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Shahbal said he respected Ruto as President but would not follow his suggestion, arguing that his decision to remain in politics was driven by his desire to use his abilities to serve the people.
Kituyi argued that Ruto’s conduct would be different if his advisers were genuinely able to influence his decisions. He said some of the actions taken by the President would not have happened had he been willing to listen to those around him.
Addressing the Bomet County Assembly on Wednesday, the President also credited Bomet for taking an early lead in implementing the Community Health Promoters programme, which he said had strengthened the link between households and health services.
The former Attorney General warned that the country was already dealing with several challenges that could be made worse by extreme weather. Farmers are facing the risk of crop losses, food security remains under pressure, while the health system continues to experience strikes and other disruptions.
The President pointed to several commitments he made at the 2023 summit which he said had since been implemented. These include removing VAT on exported services, allowing verified tax refunds to be paid within six months or offset against future tax liabilities, and ending premature taxation of shares allocated to startup employees.
The survey, conducted between June 13 and 22, 2026, shows opposition to the arrangement was nearly twice the level of support. Another 15% of respondents said they had no opinion, while 4% said they were unaware of the cooperation between President William Ruto and the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga
Speaking at the AmCham Business Summit in Nairobi on Wednesday, Ruto said Kenya wanted to move beyond traditional donor-recipient relationships and develop partnerships that combine American investment, technology and expertise with Kenya's human capital, natural resources and growing markets
The President Ruto said he had personally advised Shahbal against seeking the county's top political seat, arguing that Kenya could benefit more from his entrepreneurial skills and involvement in major investments.
The developments have highlighted tensions between domestic efforts to protect jobs and businesses and Kenya's commitments under the East African Community's integration framework
Ngirici said the Mt Kenya region should also rethink the political choice it made in the 2022 election, when it largely supported the Kenya Kwanza alliance
Ruto recalled his official visit to Italy in April 2026, saying the engagement had helped give fresh energy to relations between the two countries.
In a statement on Monday, Musyoka said the scenes of hundreds of small-scale traders seeking emergency travel documents outside the Burundian Embassy in Nairobi ahead of a government deadline showed how the exercise was being handled.