'Mambo matatu' that Ruto must pursue with ruthless precision

Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot. [Samson Wire, Standard]

With each passing day, President William Ruto continues to record and shape his legacy with defining actions and pronouncements that inform policy shifts. In his quest to change the country for the better, Dr Ruto should not relent on the fervent commitment he made to the people during and after the campaign trail that included economic recovery from the base up, draining the swamp of vicious cartels and making institutions work.

'Mambo matatu' has found itself in our lingo and would be a clarion call to crush the rapacious cartels that have permeated the inner sanctum of our governance systems. By ruthlessly going after them with the three options that have no escape route, Ruto will have done something that will surely outlive him. The noise and relentless defensive antics employed by purveyors of graft and merchants of impunity clearly tell us that the 'mambo matatu' spur struck a raw nerve.

When Ruto is done fixing healthcare, chronic unemployment and soaring cost of living through agriculture and other long-term interventions, he must devote energies to cementing an enduring legacy on how to inject verve and working systems in public service. It is common knowledge that much is not expected in public services that are characterised by a bad working culture, laissez-faire attitude and weak accountable systems that have subjected the public sector to ridicule.