President William Ruto's speech on Mashujaa Day

President William Ruto started his Mashujaa Day speech at 12:45pm on Thursday and ended it at 1:55pm in what has been termed online a “long-winded speech”.

Contrary to his address to the Bicameral Parliament on September 30 which lasted only 33 minutes, the Mashujaa Day address fell short of a full football match by 20 minutes.

A section of journalists said they were struggling to find catchy phrases from the president’s speech to use in the subsequent news bulletins.

Others said the speech was heavy on boardroom lingo, failing to address the pressing needs of ordinary Kenyans.

A majority of online users said they were hoping the president would address the high cost of living and the measures his government would take in the coming days to cushion the citizens.

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