•The senior counsel notes that the President should first address the governance and rule of law deficit before we enjoy an economic revival.
•Ruto has repeatedly said he inherited a dilapidated economy.
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Lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi has advised President William Ruto on what to do before leading Kenya into an economic revival.
In a statement on Saturday, the senior counsel said that governance should be addressed first before anything else.
"Kenya's problem is not the economy. Kenya's problem is a rule of law problem. It's a false narrative that informs our current discourse on how to jump-start our economy.," Ahmednassir said.
The senior counsel notes that the President should first address the governance and rule of law deficit before we enjoy an economic revival.
Ruto has repeatedly said that the Kenya Kwanza administration inherited a dilapidated economy from the Jubilee regime and they need time to grow and raise funds in order to fulfill their manifesto.
However, he urged Kenyans including the opposition to allow the government to work, and come 2027, they can be allowed to criticised about the failed promises if he doesn’t deliver.
Increased economic hardship is President William Ruto administration's biggest failure according to a poll by research firm Tifa released in March 2023.
According to the poll, 41 per cent of Azimio La Umoja One Kenya alliance supporters think that economic hardship is Ruto's biggest failure.
Former United Democratic Alliance vice chairman Kipruto Kirwa also noted that Kenya's economy is in dire need of resuscitation.
Kirwa said President William Ruto should put in more work in reviving the country’s economy.
He, however, noted that imposing high taxes was not the solution.
"When you are resuscitating an economy, you do not increase taxation. You are supposed to give relief to the people," Kirwa added.