President William Ruto has firmly declared that he will fulfil every promise he made to Kenyans, vowing to prove wrong those who have accused him of over-promising during his campaign.
Speaking during the consecration and installation of Africa Inland Church (AIC) Machakos Area Bishop Benjamin Kalanzo at AIC Bomani Masaku Service grounds, the President said he remains committed to delivering on his pledges, despite growing criticism.
“I want to state that it is not over-promising; we are raising our ambition as a nation,” Ruto said.
“For too long, the ambitions and dreams of Kenyans have been average. We must strive to be better and excellent. That is my mission.”
The President shared that a bishop once advised him to walk back some of the promises he made during his campaign, suggesting they may have been made for political convenience. But Ruto said he rejected the idea outright.
“He told me I might have said some things just to be elected. He asked me to find a way of moving away from some of those promises. But I told him I have no such intention. I intend to keep every promise I made,” Ruto asserted.
He went further, challenging his critics directly: “Those saying I am not fulfilling my pledges — I will shame them.”
Addressing the state of the economy, Ruto said that his government’s strategies are already bearing fruit, despite scepticism.
“I want to tell Kenyans — what I said about the economy, I meant it, and it is happening. Our economy is growing, and the numbers show it,” he said, adding that the country is on the path to transformation even as “many Doubting Thomases” continue to question the changes.
The religious ceremony was presided over by AIC Presiding Bishop Abraham Mulwa.
Bishop Kalanzo was officially installed as the new shepherd for AIC Machakos Area, taking over from the retired Bishop Philip Muia. Amos Ndunda was also installed as Assistant Bishop.
Other notable attendees included Machakos Governor Wavinya
Ndeti, Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua, and MPs
Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West) and Vincent Musyoka (Mwala).
