Ruto: I can account for every day of the 1,000 spent in office

President William Ruto has said he can account for every single day he has been in office since assuming power in August 2022.

In what appears to be an acknowledgment of the Nation Media Group’s ongoing project to scrutinise his administration’s successes and failures, the President says his government has made notable progress, particularly in reducing the cost of living.

“I can account for each of the 1,000 days in office. When I came in, it was after the Covid-19 pandemic when things were not going well. The dollar was soaring and inflation had hit 9.6 percent,” President Ruto said.

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Speaking at the State House on Monday night during a meeting with a group of artistes, the President said his administration had made tough decisions to stabilise the economy and avert a debt crisis.

“I had to make very difficult decisions to stop Kenya from defaulting on its foreign obligations. Those decisions, though tough, have yielded results. Today, we are reaping the benefits,” he told the group.

He noted that inflation has dropped to around 3.8 per cent, down from 9.6 per cent, attributing the achievement to deliberate and collaborative policy choices within his government.

His remarks come as the Nation Media Group, through the Daily Nation and NTV platforms, runs a series assessing the Kenya Kwanza administration’s performance against its campaign promises.

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The series scrutinises key pledges including job creation, upholding civil rights, and ending abductions and forced disappearances.

It also highlights the government's handling of the June 2024 anti-government protests, in which over 60 people lost their lives.