President William Ruto has vowed to fulfill every commitment he made to the people during his 2022 general election campaign.

Speaking in Kimana, Kajiado County, on Sunday, December 1, 2024, Ruto highlighted what he intends to achieve as per his promises.

One of the issues he addressed is equality in society, and the Head of State gave an example of how Jesus fought for the same in the community.

“Katika harakati ya kuleta usawa, tunataka tuhakikishe ya kwamba vile Yesu alikuja dunia hii, hakukuja kwa watu wa asili moja, ailkuja ndio tuwe na usawa. The same thing we want to do.

“Tukizalisha chakula, tunahakikisha kila mtu, hata yule maskini wa chini anapata pia chakula.

“Tukipanga hii mambo ya ajira, tunataka kila mtu, hata yule ambaye labda hajasoma vizuri anapata pia nafasi ya kufanya kazi,” Ruto said.

SHA defended

Ruto also defended the Social Health Authority (SHA), his government’s programme that has faced criticism since it was rolled out.

“Tukiwa tunapana mambo ya matibabu na unajua, tuambiane ukweli, mambo ya matibabu inaweka watu wengi katika hali ya umaskini. Mtu akienda hospitalini bill ikuje elfu mia mbili, elfu mia tano, milioni moja au milion tano, unauza shamba, unauza ng’ombe, unauza mali mwisho, unakuwa mtu maskini.

“Na ndio nilisema ya kwamba, hii mambo ya afya, lazima tuwe na mpango ambayo itahakikisha kila mkenya, bila ya kujali uwezo wake wa kifedha anaweza enda hospitalini, aende nyumbani bila ya kuulizwa pesa,” he added.

Affordable Housing, another programme that has been received with skepticism, was also fervently defended by the president.

“Haya mambo yote nilisimama hapa Kimana nikasema tutafanya mambo ya Affordable Housing, inaendelea, nilisema tutafanya mambo ya market, inaendelea, nilisema tutasaidia wakulima. 

“Nilisema hii mambo ya afya ya kwamba ile NHIF tutabadilisha ndio hii inaendelea, because it is a contract I have with the people of Kenya,” Ruto continued.

He promised to fulfill everything he told Kenyans before he was elected president.

“And I have every intention to make sure that I fulfill the commitments that I made to the people of Kenya for the transformation of our nation,” he concluded.