Huge infrastructure projects might boost Ruto's re-election bid

President William Ruto with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on 24. April 2025. [File Courtesy]

By law, Kenya's development spending ought to be a minimum of 30 percent of the country's revenues. However, this threshold has not been met lately, with development spending at its lowest in 11 years. According to the National Treasury, this "has been attributed to the reduced funding due to debt-servicing pressures."