Why Kenya Kwanza's 'The Plan' increasingly looks like long con

When President William Ruto unveilled UDA's manifesto dubbed 'The Plan' at Kasarani complex, Nairobi on June 30, 2022. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

In his quest to become Kenya's fifth president, William Ruto, like the other three candidates, made sweeping promises that were both unrealistic and, as it is turning out, unfortunate. And those promises won him the election. At least, that is what the electoral agency declared, and the Supreme Court unanimously validated.

The issue is not that Dr Ruto made grandiose promises. Politicians can do and say anything to endear themselves to the people, sometimes giving the impression that they are indeed ready to deliver humanity from all scourges, stretching to levels that even the real Messiah never got to.