“Please give us a chance to settle down, we are working” – Ruto’s advisor David Ndii begs Kenyans
Popular Economist and Ruto’s advisor David Ndii has pleaded with Kenyans to give the administration to settle as they start addressing different challenges currently facing the country.
Taking to his Twitter account, Ndii suggested that they were receiving many calls from supporters just two days after assuming office.
“Friends, supporters, well-wishers. Please please give us a chance to settle down. If we don’t pick or return your calls, we are working.”
Friends, supporters, well wishers. Please please give us a chance to settle down. If we don’t pick or return your calls, we are working.
— David Ndii (@DavidNdii) September 15, 2022
Ndii was the Key player during Ruto’s campaigns as they pushed the bottom-up economic model.
Kenya Kwanza promised that the model was a blueprint targeting to promote investments of ordinary Kenyans and empowering them financially so the country can generate taxes to spur the economy.
Ruto argued that the trickle-down approach has failed because it bred cartels.
He said it has failed since it aids patronage and cronyism that breeds cartels and monopolies that benefit a few.
The bottom-up economic framework is anchored on a programme that promotes investments and financial instruments that target millions who are unemployed, hustler enterprises, farmer groups and fishermen, president Ruto said.
His supporters think it is the solution to bridge the widening gap between the rich and the poor.
Ruto said the model has the answer to the country’s economic woes as it will help more than 15 million jobless Kenyans.
“I will work hard to implement every aspect of what I am pledging. The bottom-up economy will work and must work, this I can assure Kenyans and I will be accountable to them,” he said on May 4.
Some of the thinktanks crafting the DP’s blueprint include former Central Bank Governor Njuguna Ndung’u, economist David Ndii, former Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir, who is an ICT expert, and Larry Gumbe, a former ally of ODM leader Raila Odinga.
Others in the team are Augustine Choge, Jason, Edward Kisiangani, Mugambi Mureithi, Raphael Munavu, former Raila ally Eliud Owalo and communications expert Barrack Muluka.
So after taking power, pressure is now on him to implement his manifesto, especially the ‘Bottom-up economic model”.
Will he manage? Let’s give his government time and see….
