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People can't eat markets, even though Prezzo Ruto has built 400 of them countrywide

President William Ruto in a past function. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Prezzo Bill Ruto, who purports to be better than all his four predecessor put together, without specifying how he earned the distinction was at it this week, claiming he has built more than 400 markets since he took power, compared to one previous, unnamed leader who reportedly built one market in five years.

I have no idea how construction of markets is evaluated as development, because one can't eat a market, but then Rutonomics use a complex matrix of self-assessment.

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