Kenya's Ruto defends economic measures despite criticism

His state of the nation address came a day after Finance Minister Njuguna Ndung'u conceded that the country was in a "difficult financial position".

Kenyan President William Ruto (R) next to the Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya Moses Wetangula (L) delivers the State of Nation address at the Kenyan Parliament in Nairobi on November 9, 2023

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

AFP

Nairobi, Kenya

Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday defended his push to slash "unnecessary" public debt despite widespread anger over the removal of subsidies

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Kenya's Ruto defends economic measures despite criticism

His state of the nation address came a day after Finance Minister Njuguna Ndung'u conceded that the country was in a "difficult financial position".

Kenyan President William Ruto (R) next to the Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya Moses Wetangula (L) delivers the State of Nation address at the Kenyan Parliament in Nairobi on November 9, 2023

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