Hussein Mohamed, a spokesman for the State House, has defended the economic achievements of President William Ruto's administration since it succeeded Uhuru Kenyatta in September 2022.
Ruto, who served as Kenyatta's deputy for ten years, has frequently accused Kenyatta of causing the nation's economic woes, claiming that he led the country into unmanageable public debt.
Despite criticism, he has imposed many new taxes since taking office, which he insists are the only way to get Kenya "out of the danger of debt distress."
Yes, President @WilliamsRuto was Deputy President then. However, it's important to note two crucial facts:
1. President Mwai Kibaki was Vice President to President Moi. When entrusted with top leadership, he made bold decisions to correct the mistakes of the Moi regime and put… pic.twitter.com/qmlaXkjcvE— Hussein Mohamed, MBS. (@HusseinMohamedg) January 14, 2024Did you read this?
The State House spokesman released an infographic on Sunday based on a newspaper article about X that described the nation's economic situation under the late President Mwai Kibaki's administration starting in 2007.
The graphic, which contrasted Kenya's GDP collection rate under Presidents Kibaki and Uhuru, demonstrated that the rate under President Kibaki stayed above 20 percent for five years, from 2007 to 2012.
Additionally, it demonstrated a declining trend in Kenya's tax collection as a percentage of GDP since Uhuru's ascent to power in 2013.
Kibaki became president in 2003, thereby succeeding Moi. The gap in between is immaterial because Moi was president all along. Kibaki's inauguration speech while sitting on a wheelchair castigated Moi and said he was inheriting a dilapidated economy ravaged by corruption...
— Chessie boy (@LagattMike) January 14, 2024
1. Wrong. Kibaki quit Kanu in 1991 and formed DP after the repeal of section 2A. In 1988, Kibaki quiped that trying to dislodge Kanu was like trying to cut a mugumo tree with a razor blade. 2. Ruto widely quoted saying... Where is the evidence? That is bar talk.
— Chessie boy (@LagattMike) January 14, 2024
Like how Ruto served as Kenyatta's deputy during the Jubilee administration, Mr. Mohamed said that Kibaki, who took over as President Daniel Moi's vice president, also revolutionized Kenya's economy.
Kenyans must exercise patience as President Ruto is already revitalizing the country's economy, according to a spokesperson for the State House.
