Gachagua bombshell: Ruto has broken all promises that swept him to power

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto of breaking promises made to Kenyans during his election campaign. Gachagua made the accusation while delivering his four-year performance audit of the Ruto administration.

Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe also announced his departure from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), citing the administration's failure to honour key campaign promises made to residents of his constituency. Kagombe mentioned stalled infrastructure projects, including the Mau Mau roads, which have remained in poor condition for over four years, despite the constituency's strong backing of the Kenya Kwanza administration.

Gachagua also alleged that the government "steals" about Sh3 billion from Kenyans every day, with the public debt rising from Sh8.66 trillion in August 2022 to Sh13.02 trillion. According to Capital FM Kenya, Gachagua claimed every Kenyan carries a debt burden of about Sh221,898.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Standard Kenya, KahawaTungu, People Daily Kenya, Capital FM Kenya — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.