OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT RUTO, KENYANS NEED ANSWERS.

By Muthoni Shallom, Student, KCAU 

Photo: President William Ruto

Dear Mr. President, Kenyans Need Answers, Not Empty Promises.

Dear Mr. President,

A journalist as per say is the light of the community, I choose to be one to convey the message herewith. 

To start with, when you launched the Hustler Fund, you promised to empower ordinary Kenyans, the famous mama mbogas and the boda boda riders, the jobless youth with big dreams but limited means. You spoke with conviction. You painted a picture of a government that understood the struggles of its people and was ready to walk with them.

But fast forward to today, and that promise feels distant. Many of the people you spoke for are still hungry, still unemployed, still drowning in hopelessness.

What’s even more puzzling is the recent revelation that the famous Hustler fund has allocated money and has savings for unborn children, billions of shillings for those born between July 2024 to 2073, really Mr. President? How did they register for hustler fund? While their parents can barely afford food or healthcare. How do you expect a mother in Mathare or a boda boda rider in Kakamega to celebrate allocations to a child yet to be born when they can’t even afford basic necessities today?

Public hospitals are collapsing. The much-hyped SHA has only deepened the healthcare crisis. Kenyans are dying from treatable conditions because hospitals lack drugs, machines don’t work, and doctors are demoralized.

University graduates roam the streets, degrees in hand, but no job in sight. Others are dropping out because HELB disbursements never came on time. Yet, deductions from salaries continue, even for the unemployed and underpaid. You told us we were building a nation for hustlers, but the reality on the ground shows we are building it for a privileged few.

Mr. President, do you ever ask yourself how many young dreams have been crushed by this broken system? How many families are skipping meals while taxes continue to rise? How many Kenyans have lost all hope that things will ever get better?

You still have two years. Two years to act, not talk. Two years to prioritize real needs. Two years to fix a broken healthcare system, restore sanity in the education sector, reduce taxation, and cut the burden on overworked, underpaid citizens.

Kenyans are not asking for miracles. They are simply asking for fairness. For policies that reflect their struggles. For dignity. For a government that sees and hears them.

We are watching. We are waiting. The ball is in your court.

Disappointed,

Muthoni Shallom

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The writer is a student of journalism and digital media at KCA University.

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