President William Ruto has been ranked as the worst head of state the country has ever had since independence.
According to an online poll conducted by President Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) fun page, late President Mwai Kibaki was ranked the best-performing president in the country’s history.
By the time we were going to press, out of 1,575 voters, 90 percent of them had voted for William Ruto as the worst president.
The Kenya Kwanza government led by President William Ruto has been facing backlash from citizens over the recent hike in the cost of living, coupled with high taxation as well as a high rate of unemployment.
For instance, the majority of Kenyans are either in severe financial distress or struggling to make ends meet pointing to the urgent need to correct the country’s economic situation before things go further south.
An Infotrak survey conducted in Kenya’s 47 counties and 8 regions of the country revealed that only 5 percent of the sampled population are comfortably managing economic situations.
“The hard economic hardships have had various impacts on Kenyans including; increased stress and anxiety (48%), strain on personal relationships (32%), physical health issues (21%), and mental health effects (18%) among others,” notes the study.
“Most Kenyans are pessimistic that the cost of living, school fees, cost of energy, unemployment, the cost of fertilizer, the exchange rate of the dollar against the Kenya shilling will continue to increase in 2024.”
Despite criticism from Kenyans and opposition leaders, President William Ruto has defended his tax regime, saying it is the only way Kenya can avoid more debts that are not good for the country.
He said Kenyans must pay their taxes diligently if the country is to return to a state similar to President Mwai Kibaki’s regime when he said the economy boomed.
