On Tuesday, December 13, the dailies broadly covered the Jamhuri Day fete that was presided over by President William Ruto. 1.The StarPresident William Ruto used his first Jamhuri Day celebration since assuming office to outline some of his achievements, promising to deliver on election pledges. President Ruto said the fertiliser subsidy programme has seen farmers access affordable fertiliser at KSh3,500 per bag from the initial KSh 7,000. The StandardThe daily reported that Azimio leader Raila Odinga criticised Ruto for passing off proposals from the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) as his own. Raila said that during the BBI process President Ruto argued that a president cannot initiate constitutional amendments, yet this is what he (Ruto) is currently doing.

Source: Daily Nation December 13, 2022 03:18 UTC