BBC Expose Causes Panic In Ruto’s Government As Mwaura Swings Into Action

A BBC expose that painted Ruto and his government on a bad light over the state of the economy, high taxes and exit of firms from the kenyan has caused an evident panic in government.

This has led to the Government’s Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura coming out to defend President William Ruto after the expose. In a statement, Mwaura stated that Ruto has engaged over 270,000 youth in the job sector since taking over from former President Uhuru Kenyatta.

According to Mwaura, the BBC expose is falsely claiming a jobless state of affairs in the country because President Ruto has also successfully negotiated 350,000 job vacancies abroad expected to be filled by Kenyans in the coming months.

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“President Ruto is the most committed leader that Kenya has ever had in implementing ‘the plan’, a manifesto that is aimed at transforming Kenya. He has kept his promise of creating job opportunities for Kenyans. It’s thus untrue that there is a net job loss.”

“In fact, over 270,000 Kenyans especially the youth, have been engaged by the government with over 56,000 employed as teachers, 100,000 Community Health Promoters (CHPs), and 120,000 jobs created through the affordable housing program, in 33 sites alone. The president has also negotiated for over 350,000 jobs for Kenyans to work abroad.”

Speaking about the issue raised by BBC on the hiked certification fees, Mwaura said that there was no hike because the fees of acquiring both birth certificates passports and IDs remain unchanged.

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The article by BBC seems to have thrown panic in government as the government has come out trying to defend itself on matters that are evidently happening.

BBC has however corrected some of the issues that the government noted and corrected their article in part.

“Correction and update: This article has been corrected to reflect that the price of ID cards and other official documents has not taken effect. It has also been updated to reflect the government’s position on its record on spending, job creation and tourism,”

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