Coast leaders present list of demands to DP William Ruto

Deputy President William Ruto (left) confers with Kilifi North MP Owen Baya (center) and former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar Sarai during a retreat with Coast leaders and professionals at the Sun N Sand Hotel in Kilifi County. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday launched a broadside against the government's borrowing plan, saying the ballooning foreign debt was a threat to the nation.

Speaking after a two-day retreat with Coast leaders and professionals, Dr Ruto said if elected president, he would reduce the country’s debt burden.