Ruto: Expect an even broader government in 2025

President William Ruto says he will continue to expand his broad-based government in the New Year as part of efforts to bring political and economic stability to the country.

Dr Ruto said on Sunday that his administration would address the socio-economic challenges affecting Kenyans by ensuring inclusivity in government.

“I want to assure that I will expand the broad-based government and unite Kenyans so that we are able to deliver on our mandate and make Kenya a great nation,” Dr Ruto said.

Speaking at Koiwa AIC during a Sunday service, Dr Ruto said he was committed to changing the country for the better and for the benefit of current and future generations.

He has recently brought on board allies of former president Uhuru Kenyatta and former prime minister Raila Odinga and appointed their allies to his Cabinet and other government positions in what he calls a broad-based government.

The move is seen as an attempt to tame critics who have taken on his government since the June Gen Z protests.

“I’m committed and determined to change this nation for the better and I’m calling on Kenyans to support and pray for me in the course of this journey of uniting the people in the new year (2025),” Dr Ruto said in his last Sunday service of the year.

“We have seen God’s hand and blessing in 2024 and we are grateful to God for what he has done for our country. God has been faithful and blessed as a nation. We are now a more united country than before.”

He added, “We need to make the society better for the next generation of Kenyans so that they can succeed in their endeavours and take it to the next level.”

Femicide, drug abuse and alcoholism, according to the President, are challenges facing the country that need to be addressed.

The President noted that interventions in the agricultural sector, particularly the subsidised fertiliser programme, have begun to bear fruit with increased production of food and cash crops.

“As a result of the subsidy programme and good weather, tea growers produced more green leaf and earned Sh210 billion as compared with the Sh180 billion last year.”

Maize, sugar, wheat, rice and coffee production also increased significantly with better and higher yields expected in the next harvest season.

As a result of the increase in agricultural production, he said, the government had stopped importing what was produced locally, including dairy products, which he said had opened up export markets.

“Already, 1.5 million bags of subsidised fertiliser have been delivered to farmers and we are expecting the remainder of the 7.5 million bags to be shipped into the country by February 2025,” Dr Ruto said.

Dr Ruto also said the Social Health Authority (SHA) will address the challenges faced by Kenyans over high medical bills at various hospitals.

“We will ensure that Kenyans no longer have to sell their land or cattle to pay for hospitals bills,” Dr Ruto stated.

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