Nairobi - President William Ruto is set to address a joint sitting of lawmakers from both houses of Parliament on the State of the Nation. During one of his calls, the head of state had a conversation with Alice Nato, a maize farmer from Bungoma. Why will Edwin Sifuna skip Ruto's addressEarlier, Nairobi senator Edwina Sifuna excused himself from Ruto's State of the Nation address. "The standing orders require that the head of state in an address to parliament be heard in silence. Ruto's address comes in the wake of outcry from the public over the unending new tax regimes that the citizenry is set to grapple with.

Source: Daily Nation November 09, 2023 20:20 UTC