Ruto eats humble pie as judges put brakes on trillion shillings projects

On Wednesday, while presiding over the swearing-in of 15 Court of Appeal judges at State House, President William Ruto publicly wondered why his plans so often end up at loggerheads with judicial decisions. The remarks appeared to reflect a leader humbled by a string of court losses against key Kenya Kwanza manifesto initiatives — setbacks that have stalled or derailed several multi-billion-shilling projects his administration has been rolling out.