Ruto caught in a Catch-22 over IMF and restless Gen Z demands

Apart from undertaking reform of State-owned enterprises, the government was also challenged in May last year to stop the drain on budget resources stemming from, among others, Kenya Airways and Kenya Power.

Kenya first found itself under IMF's purview in April 2021 when it secured a Sh276 billion loan under the special drawing rights with more conditions being imposed in July 2022 putting Ruto, who succeeded Uhuru Kenyatta in October 2022, in a fix as his government prepared its budget.