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Campaign pledges prove a tall order for Kenya Kwanza

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President William Ruto speaking during the the home coming of National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi in Suba Siaya County. [Michael Mute, Standard]

During the campaigns, it was promising galore. The old, the infirm, the expectant, and even the unborn had something to look forward to. Millions of Kenyans believed in these promises, eagerly waiting for President William Ruto to take the oath of office.

The hustlers-peasants and small-scale traders-anticipated a fund that would lift them from poverty. Kenyans also expected the establishment of a commission of inquiry into state capture, aimed at investigating former President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was then considered a political adversary.

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