Ruto: 10-point agenda is not for self-appointed supervisors
By Kiprono Keileb, March 10, 2026President William Ruto has fiercely clarified the ownership and purpose of the 10-point agenda during the joint broadband Parliament group meeting, emphasising that it belongs to the Kenyan people and not to self-appointed overseers.
Speaking during the Joint Broad-Based Parliamentary Group meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Ruto said that the initiative was a voluntary commitment aimed at improving governance and delivering results for citizens.
He emphasised that the agenda was never imposed on anyone and is guided solely by the responsibility owed to citizens. Ruto went on to address concerns over individuals who have tried to position themselves as overseers of the agenda without a mandate, stressing that such self-appointments have no legal or moral basis.
“The 10-point agenda was not imposed on us; it was our commitment, a voluntary commitment between our parties in respect to the people of Kenya. Some people want to appoint themselves supervisors, as if we commit to them, we commit to the people of Kenya, not them,” the president stated.
The President reiterated that the responsibility for executing and reporting on the agenda lies entirely with those who crafted it, not external actors or opportunists.
“Our responsibility and reporting is to the people of Kenya. We did this, and we set the standards very high ourselves because we believe that is what we should do for the people of Kenya, not because anybody forced us, but because it is our commitment that the people of Kenya deserve a higher standard of leadership and delivery,” Ruto said.
Ruto highlighted that among the key priorities under the agenda was electoral reform, specifically the appointment of commissioners to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), a topic that had generated significant debate.
“We all agree that one of the most pertinent issues in NADCO was the issue of electoral reform, especially the appointment of commissioners to IEBC. That was a very big debate, but today we have gone through the process, and we have a functioning independent IEBC that has already conducted several by-elections,” he stated.
The President concluded by stressing that the 10-point agenda remains a living framework for service delivery, guided by accountability to citizens rather than the interests of individuals claiming oversight roles.