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Candid conversations on state of the nation make striking conclusions on Ruto presidency

President William Ruto after the launch of 2025 Great Wildebeest Migration in the Maasai Mara, Narok, on July 24, 2025. [PCS]

Good morning, Mheshimiwa Kabando wa Kabando aka KK. Let me say I like your candour when you go on national TV, as you did this week, to debate the state of the nation.

While I'm not at liberty to repeat the pronouncements that you made on TV 47-not because of self-censorship, but because I can't match your eloquence-I was touched by your deep conviction that no one could stop you from saying your piece.

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