President William Ruto addressing residents at Ol Kalou town in Nyandarua county on April 03, 2025 during his Mt Kenya Region tour. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] At the midpoint of President William Ruto’s first term, the conversation around Kenya’s economic performance is as polarised as it is complex. Earlier this week, economist David Ndii, one of the chief architects of Kenya Kwanza’s economic strategy, joined an X Space where he fielded open questions from the public. .fade-out-overlay{position:absolute;top:-80px;left:0;width:100%;height:60px;z-index:1;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0),rgba(255,255,255,1))}.paywall-container{position:relative;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto;padding:25px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;border-radius:8px;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.1);background-color:#fff}.paywall-container h2{text-align:center}.paywall-container a{text-decoration:none!important}.paywall-header{font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:15px;color:#333;text-align:center}.price-highlight{font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#d40511;margin:15px 0;text-align:center}.price-highlight .original-price{text-decoration:line-through;color:#777;margin-right:0}.divider{border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0;margin:20px 0}.subscribe-button{display:block;width:100%;padding:12px;background-color:#d40511;color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:4px;font-size:25px;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;margin-bottom:20px;transition:background-color .3s;text-decoration:none}.subscribe-button:hover{background-color:#b0030e;text-decoration:none}.features-list{margin:20px 0;padding-left:20px;list-style:none}.features-list li{margin-bottom:10px;list-style-type:none;position:relative;padding-left:25px;list-style-type:none!important}.features-list li:before{content:”✓”;color:#d40511;position:absolute;left:0;font-weight:bold}.existing-subscriber{text-align:center;color:#555;font-size:14px}.existing-subscriber a{color:#d40511;text-decoration:none}.existing-subscriber a:hover{text-decoration:underline} Get Trusted News for…
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President William Ruto addresses residents during the groundbreaking for the construction of Narok International Airport in Narok North Constituency, on May 6, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] When I recently shared on social media that I would vote for President William Ruto in 2027, I faced significant backlash. Many interpreted this as blind loyalty or ignorance of current economic pains. But my reasoning comes from a simple, globally proven idea: Transformative development requires leaders to make tough, sometimes unpopular, decisions whose benefits are not felt immediately. Let me explain this logic, using examples from countries that dared to plan for decades,…