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Ruto has very little to offer today as he addresses 'broke' citizens

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President William Ruto at the NYS paramilitary Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, on December 8, 2023. [PCS, Standard]

During the inaugural Jamhuri Day celebrations in 1963, Kenya marked a significant milestone as it transitioned from British occupation to becoming a republic. Jomo Kenyatta, revered as the father of the nation, made a solemn promise to combat three formidable adversaries - poverty, disease and ignorance.

Fast forward to the present day, as President William Ruto takes centre stage today at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi to lead the nation in marking the 60th Jamhuri Day celebrations, he faces a nation seeking empathy amidst what has undeniably been one of the most challenging years in recent Kenyan history.

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