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mzeiya said:
Journalists and even the general public are aware that Ruto is a more hardworking president than Uhuru. Meetings start early, and his energy levels are way higher than those of the former president. Meetings meant to start at 11am used to begin hours later when Uhuru occupied the house on the hill and you are a liar if you disagree that Ruto is more pragmatic.

Are we yet to see the results of this? Barely and time will tell.
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You are a level-headed guy so let me engage you and others on this.

As you know I voted for Baba, for my own reasons. However, the moment Ruto won, and won fairly, he became my president. I started to root for him because if he succeeds, Kenya wins. Wakati wa siasa umekwisha.

Now, do I support all of Ruto's policies and actions so far? Of course not. My support for his govt is conditional - that he works to improve the economy and well-being of Wanjiku.

In this regard I for example support Ruto's efforts so far to balance the budget, improve agricultural productivity, fight banditry, and even launch Hasora Fund.

I am a little more concerned, in fact dismayed, by his appointment of people with questionable backgrounds, and his obsession with the last regime. He is the president now, and he should get on with the business of governing. You don't go forward by looking endlessly in the backview mirror.

As president, Ruto should also know that he will be the butt of criticism, both fair and unfair.

When unfair criticism is directed at him and his govt, like has become the pre-occupation of @Mwalimu-G and his ilk here, those of us ho are level-headed will call out the BS for what it is; BS.

An economy the size and complexity of Kenya is like an oil tanker - you just can't turn it around in months or even one or two years. Blaming Ruto for high electricity prices, like one post has done just today, for example, is low-IQ bonobo escapism. We all know who signed those crazy IPP contracts. Similarly, blaming Ruto for high unga prices when we are experiencing the worst drought in a 100 years is outright raving mad. A maize crop planted when Ruto was sworn in September would not even have been harvested.

Like you, my view is that Ruto holds the potential to become a transformational president if he only he tames some of his base instincts. Can we help by holding him to account fairly, or do we try to score cheap political points like some of my compatriots here?

The answer is rather easy for fair, level-headed patriots. I for one will not suffer anybody spewing nosense lightly. I love this country too much.
 
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