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From SHIF Mess To Taifa Care Mess. That Is President Ruto’s Plan for Healthcare in Kenya

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Kenyans need to feel sorry for their president Mr. William Ruto. It is just pitiful to see the president twisting in the wind with no clue on what to do for Kenyans that will make their lives better.

Nobody in Kenya has been complaining about the name of their healthcare program.

Kenyans have been crying that the new Ruto healthcare program was useless because they go to hospitals to get healthcare and many were being asked to pay cash which they don’t have. The hospitals needed the cash because there was nothing for patients in the new plans.

I have a plan for President Ruto to solve this healthcare nightmare for Kenyans very quickly. Rename the health plan as Almighty Ruto Care. Once the hospitals see the name of the president and King in their patients’ health plan they will be shaken and will provide medical services even for free.

I know I am not getting paid to do David Ndii’s job of giving President Ruto some solid and workable plans for the country but when everything is falling apart around the president he can take my advice for free.

I am just being a Kenyan patriot who is loyal to his excellency and his country. Let him take my advice on this and he will see Kenyans dancing wildly in the streets with joy because all their healthcare problems would be solved by the Almighty Ruto Care Plan.

The other big announcement the president made in his speech is that the deal from that thief Adani to take over JKIA and the electric power systems in Kenya has been canceled now. The Ruto usual clowns are screaming all over the place about how great this is and how smart the president was to pull this off.

The real question Kenyans want to be answered is how did President Ruto pick up such a rotten guy and company for Sh. 355 billion in Kenya? Where did William Ruto get this guy from and the one thing that emerges is that the Adani Group are experts in paying big bribes to get projects.

How much money did Adani pay President William Ruto and group to approve the whole project in 17 days?

The deals under scrutiny included a proposed Ksh. 260 billion agreement to renovate Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and a Ksh. 95 billion project to develop Kenya’s power transmission lines.

William Ruto can personally pay back the bribes from Adani because the money is in his private bank accounts. The bigger problem is that if this huge money deal was already signed by the Ruto government, the Adani group is going to sue the Kenya government for a breach of contract.

Under international laws such a case would go to court most likely in India and if Ruto and Kenya lose we could be talking about some free billions from Kenyan taxpayers to these Adani criminals because the Kenya government found them as the right partners for their own scams.

Ruto’s announcement is that he is cancelling the deal with Adani. Common sense would tell us that you can only “cancel” something which already exists. If there was no deal at all they should just walk away and not announce a “cancellation”.

These were exactly my thoughts about the planned robbery of Kenyans by Adani and President William Ruto.

Read: Adani JKIA Disaster could be worse for President William Ruto than The Gen Z Rebellion

One of the most telling things Kenyans noticed when President Ruto announced he is canceling the crazy Adani Group deal to take over the country’s infrastructure the MPs and Senators stood up dancing for him as a great leader.

The sad story is that it is those same MPs who have been cheering William Ruto for getting the Adani deal and they have been telling Kenyans that a crooked deal will solve a lot of problems in the country. Why are they dancing now when Ruto cancels the same deal?,

Immediately after the announcement, cheering and clapping Kenyan lawmakers from across the aisles and the two chambers got up on their feet, forcing President Ruto to pause his speech, as the live broadcast camera swung towards the members.

Kenyan MPs get up from their seats to cheer President Ruto’s cancellation of deals with the Adani Group.

The drama tells you that William Ruto is not the president of Kenya but the King to the MPs whom he controls both in parliament and the senate. Once upon a time Kenya had functioning parliament with MPs talking the truth as they know it. Today all MPs and senators just need to know what Ruto wants and it is done as he wants it.

Even during the brutal Moi dictatorship Kenyans had many very principled MPs who spoke for the country and were not afraid even after some of them were detained by Moi. Today there is practically no need for parliament. The MPs should stay home eat all that CDF money by themselves and visit State House when Ruto invites them and then sing and dance for Ruto. They have no other job.

The other point President Ruto made in his national speech is that from now he will fight against corruption in Kenya and get back taxpayer money from the hands of thieves.

Here is the problem, if your name is William Ruto you know a million things about how to be corrupt in Kenya, be fabulously rich and even be the president of the country. You should have a PhD in that and be very proud of it. Shouldn’t you, just based on public records and cases?

Ruto's Weston Hotel Secures 37 State Tenders Worth Sh57.9 Million

The Weston Hotel, owned by President William Ruto, has emerged as a prominent recipient of government contracts among Nairobi’s hotels since the Kenya Kwanza administration assumed office in September 2022.

Data from the Public Procurement Information Portal reveals that the hotel has secured 37 tenders valued at Sh57.9 million, outpacing other local establishments such as the Fairview Hotel which obtained 15 contracts. These tenders, awarded by various state corporations, agencies, and counties, have primarily been for the provision of diverse services.

Never mind that Weston Hotel is on stolen land owned by KAA, President Ruto has now turned this hotel on grabbed piece of land into a huge money grab for hosting government events. Talk about shamelessness in the leadership of Kenya today. President William Ruto’s Weston Hotel double theft sums it all. There is more to come and Kenyans know that and they will continue fighting.

The God of corruption in Kenya, which is what William Ruto is, cannot fight corruption and that is just a simple fact. In fact, since taking office Ruto’s DPP has specialized in asking the courts to drop cases of corruption every week and in fact the EACC is now at war with Ruto’s DPP every day.

William Ruto started by freeing the biggest robbers of public money in Kenya. He got Henry Rotich responsible for Sh. 68 stolen from donor money to build dams in Rift Valley area where Ruto himself comes from. We have had cases where witnesses are called to court but the DPP orders them not to talk so they stand up and tell the court they have nothing to say.

If getting all corruption thieves free in Kenya by dropping all charges against them by EACC dropped if the best way to fight corruption, then President Ruo is doing a wonderful job. He is getting them all free and others whose stolen money was held by the government have orders to have that money given back to them.

In fact Rigathi Gachagua after the elections when he was Ruto’s DP and best buddy had all corruption cases against him withdrawn and he was given Sh. 200 million which had been held by the courts as proceeds of theft from the public. So the so called war on corruption is dead and gone under President Ruto.

And look at the people William Ruto is appointing in state jobs right now.

Ruto appoints retired KDF boss Robert Kibochi and former MPs Gumbo, Mishra to State jobs

Ruto appoints retired KDF boss Robert Kibochi and former MPs Gumbo, Mishra to State jobs

President William Ruto has appointed former Chief of Defence Forces General (Rtd) Robert Kibochi as the new Chairperson of the Board of Directors for Mwai Kibaki Referral Hospital. 

In addition, former Rarieda MP Nicholas Gumbo has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Kenya Sugar Board, while former Kesses MP Swarup Mishra will serve as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Kenya Biovax Institute Limited.

Why the heck would a retired Chief of Defense Forces be appointed by Ruto to be in charge of the Board of Directors to run Mwai Kibaki Referral Hospital?

 What does this person Kibochi know about running hospitals? Nothing, but if he is the man President wants on the job the MPs doing the vetting will cheer him and tell him to bring his army skills to run the hospital.

Some former M.P. Gumbo has been appointed to run the Sugar Board and we are talking about a guy who most likely has never even stepped into a sugarcane farm or sugar processing company.

President William Ruto in his speech also refused to address the horrific violations of human rights in Kenya during the Gen Z demos from June to August 2024.

The mounting number of Kenyans killed by the Ruto police, the endless arrests and abductions and then dead bodies of Kenyan activities some shot by police live on TV and others found buried in dumpsites. That is the regime running our country today and Kenyans are ready to deal with it.

The Ruto government through the new police keep saying only 29 people are missing and of course another 20 plus killed by police. There is nobody missing and Kenyans should get that clear. Either those abducted by the Kenya police and are now claimed to be missing are dead and buried by the Ruto police in some caves or they are in police custody.

Rex Kanyike’s burial sparks calls for Ruto’s resignation
Casket bearing remains of Rex Kanyike Masai during his burial ceremony at Kamuthanga Secondary School in Machakos County on July 5, 2024. 

Rex Kanyike Masai, the 29-year-old man killed during the onset of anti-Finance bill protests  was laid to rest at his parents’ home in Kamuthanga village, Machakos County with the family calling for justice for their son. 

Rex’s father, Chris Odawa, eulogised his son as a humble boy whom he had expected much from. 

“It is so painful to lose my firstborn child for no reason. On that fateful day, it was just a phone call away and Rex was no more,” Odawa said amid wild cheers from the mourners. 

Rex’s mother, Gillian Odawa, accused police of causing the premature death of her son. 

“To the policeman who fired a bullet in my son’s body, I think you are happy now, but remember God cannot be bribed. You will pay with your own blood. May your fourth generation never know peace,” she said   

If all William Ruto’s tricks fail to work as is happening now, there is a solution for the country and President Ruto knows what it looks like.

Youths demonstrate in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya against the Finance Bill on June 25, 2024.

Adongo Ogony is a Human Rights Activist and a Writer who lives in Toronto, Canada

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