Kenya’s President William Ruto in his presidential campaigns for the 2022 elections promised to lower the cost of living within his first year in office.
However, as President Ruto marked his administration’s first-anniversary last week, the cost of living had almost doubled.
This was necessitated by the recent hike in the price of fuel which crossed the KSh 200 mark for the first time in Kenya’s history, further making the cost of living very tough.
Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu on Monday, September 18, sensationally claimed that President Ruto who is out of the country was the most affected by the high cost of living.
Nyamu, who was nominated under President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, however, promised that the Head of State was doing everything possible to bring down the cost of living.
“You can be sure if there is a person who is hit heaviest by this setback, it is President William Ruto who has been doing everything to get us out of the woods,” she said.
While admitting that the cost of living had hit historic highs, Nyamu said the economy was doing as expected.
“Fuel prices have hit historic highs around the world. Yes, this is bad for the cost of living and it is a bad sign for the economy,” she added.
A survey by Info Track last week revealed that the majority of Kenyans believe the country was headed in the wrong direction.
The survey indicated that a trend was forming where a number of Kenyans who believed in President Ruto’s Bottom-up economic model felt let down by the government as they could not afford basic needs.
