‘Am determined to change this country’ – Ruto says amid protests
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President Ruto says he's committed to transforming the country despite the hurdles he is facing
President Ruto says he’s committed to transforming the country despite the hurdles he is facing.
Speaking in Garissa town after presiding over the 5th graduation ceremony at Garissa University, Ruto outlined his vision to ensure the livelihoods of all Kenyans are changed through bold decisions.
“This country will change, I promise you. We are going to change it because we are determined to make whatever decisions to unlock its full potential,” he said.
He was accompanied by Cabinet secretaries Ezekiel Machogu (Education) and Aden Duale (Defence) among other leaders.
Ruto’s pledge comes at a time when Kenyans have strongly opposed the new tax proposals as contained in the Finance Bill, 2024.
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Protests were witnessed for the better part of Thursday in major towns across the country.
MPs have, however, agreed to drop some of the contentious proposals in the Bill currently before the National Assembly.
Among the tax proposals dropped are 16 percent VAT on bread, VAT on the transportation of sugar, tax on financial services and foreign exchange transactions, and 2.5 percent for motor vehicles.
At the same time, Ruto announced that he has initiated negotiations with various countries that will up to 500,000 youth get jobs abroad.
“We are signing 19 labour agreements including Germany that will see these young find employment in various parts of the world so that we can make Kenya a true country to grow the economy,” he stated.
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