Ruto as Vice President, said he's not in charge of the wheels to either abolish or reduce taxes for Kenyans so promised to do so when elected president subsequently.
Consequently, Uhuru Kenyatta imposed him on Kenyans amid electoral challenges and public disenchantment from the electorates.
Ever since Ruto became president, already existing taxes have been doubled, others tripled and many more obnoxious taxes have been introduced.
It took the radical approach of the over one (1) million young people of Kenya to protest daily which has unfortunately claimed lives and destroyed many state properties including the Kenya Parliament to get him to rescind his decision to pass the Killer Finance Bill 2024.
The French nations have experienced similar corrupt, wastage and overburdening the taxpayer with more unreasonable taxes through extreme circumstances such kidnapping, assassinations and coup d'etat.
The wind of oppressive resistance seems to have been blowing across the English speaking African countries.
In Ghana, we have a vice president who is the head of the Economic Management Team, who was once portrayed as the economic messiah to turn the fortunes of our country and determines the progress and development of our dear nation through his economic prowess.
Seven (7) and half years down the line, this same person has come back telling us he is only the vice president and has no executive powers to sanction certain policies and initiatives. How convenient?
Today, the vice president of Ghana just like his brother Ruto of Kenya whom he attended his inauguration as the President of Kenya, is telling Ghanaians to vote for him to become the President of Ghana before he can reduce evilly taxes and abolish some.
Dear young Ghanaian, just take a look at what's happening in Kenya under the watch of a former vice president who made same funny claims as ours and advice yourself accordingly.
We should not wait to get to the point where precious lives have to be sacrificed through public protests just to register our displeasure in the rots and ills of a president who had already failed woefully as a vice president.
A word to the wise, is certainly enough.
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