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President William Ruto chats with a beneficiary during the rollout of NYATA funds in Garissa County on Feb 11, 2026. [PCS]
I listened to former DP Rigathi Gachagua the other day and agreed with him. A public loan taken in the name of all Kenyans must never be dressed in party colours.
This is not ideological: it is constitutional, moral, democratic, and foundational to citizenship. Public resources belong equally to all, regardless of party, tribe, region, or voting history. Once national funds become partisan tools, the state stops being a republic and becomes a campaign machine.
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