Owing to President William Ruto's recent tours of the country, questions abound about whether the Head of State has his eyes fixed on the 2027 General Elections. While on his recent tour in Kisii, President Ruto said the government has embarked on a program that will see young people from the region get connected to jobs abroad including the US, Germany and Canada. This and other roadside declarations have ignited a debate on whether the President is in campaign mode. The scales, Bigambo said, are different because of the issues of instruments of power, access and control of resources that government has. "Kenyans are yet to understand who is Ruto and grasp Ruto of leadership because they are still comparing him with his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta.

Source: The Star July 25, 2023 23:37 UTC