To fix the economy, William Ruto must employ his presidential campaign's brutal efficiency

William Ruto (centre) receives vegetables and fruits from Githurai-based small-scale traders in Karen, October 2021. [DPPS]

The discipline President William Ruto used to narrowly win the hotly contested election in August 2022 is an arsenal he may want to deploy to get his Cabinet to act coherently in dealing with the severe economic headwinds the country faces. Government officials seem confused in implementing the campaign manifesto on which they were elected.

One of the first actions of the newly minted President was to eliminate food subsidies signalling he would focus on supporting production and not consumption.