How DP Ruto’s Economic Bottom Up Mirrors Kibaki’s Legendary Approach!
Kibaki’s economic policies ensured that Kenyans had money in their pockets through extensive interventions in infrastructure, financial markets, and taxation. Ideal economic approach His policies were people-centric and benefitted the ordinary citizens more than businesses and the rich though he had been part of the establishment for most of his career. Popularly referred to as ‘Kibakinomics’, his policies steered the economy back to a growth trajectory and uplifted the general welfare of Kenyans without indulging in purely populist politics. The departed leader’s approach to the economy is one thing that the current crop of leadership should emulate. Kibaki even during the 1992 and 1997 elections had a well-articulated approach to fixing the economy which he put first. Ruto's bottom-up model And as Kenya head to the polls on August9, the top presidential contenders are selling their policies but it is Deputy President William Ruto whose economic policies mi...