Kenya's President Ruto: From hustler to tax collector

Kenya President William Ruto

Kenya President William Ruto. He has dismissed criticism over his administration’s handling of the high cost of living. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

Kenya’s President William Ruto, in his trademark self-praise, declared last week he had stabilised the economy, whose troubles he blames on the "reckless policies" of his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta.

The president, speaking at the launch of a $130.5 million LPG plant set to be constructed by Tanzanian firm Taifa Gas in Mombasa, also dismissed criticism over his administration’s handling of the high cost of living that opposition leaders have sought to amplify at their recent anti-government rallies.