Source: UGCThe papers also reported on President William Ruto's many foreign visits that are costing taxpayers millions of money. Taifa LeoThis newspaper reports that Ruto is seemingly following his predecessor, former president Uhuru Kenyatta's footsteps by taking many foreign visits that are costing the Kenyan taxpayers millions of shillings. Between September 13, 2022, when Ruto took over the country's reins, and October 25, 2023, the head of state has been on a whooping 38 trips, with his current foreign visit being to Saudi Arabia. To put this into perspective, Uhuru took 13 foreign trips in the first year of his first term between March 2013 and March 2014; former president Mwai Kibaki took a total of 33 foreign visits in his 10-year tenure. "I regret to note that politicians have hijacked the operations of TSC by grabbing positions advertised by the commission.

Source: The Star October 25, 2023 11:53 UTC