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With only weeks to go before August 9th’s presidential and parliamentary polls in Kenya, Presidential hopeful William S. Ruto promised to tackle the country’s growing debt and youth unemployment.
With only weeks to go before August 9th’s presidential and parliamentary polls in Kenya, Presidential hopeful William S. Ruto promised to tackle the country’s growing debt and youth unemployment.
He said in his election rallies that matters of youth employment are matters that are a national crisis. The country should have a Marshal plan on youth unemployment. He promises to invest over two hundred billion shillings to build industries around leather, textiles, and the wood industry, agro-processing value addition, and manufacturing to create opportunities for young people.
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The 55-year-old former agriculture minister and current deputy president are seeking to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta. The former president will demit office after serving a maximum of two five-year terms. William S. Ruto has criticised Kenyatta over his economic policies, including the country’s huge debt burden of almost US$70 billion, vowing to undo them upon his winning power in August.
