LIVE: President Ruto roundtable with journalists

LIVE: President Ruto roundtable with journalists

[@vincentnjenga8144]

Can't believe the man finished with the words soul searching yet he has no soul

[@TRUEBRAINZ]

How do you send police to Haiti and the army to the kids?

[@bochaberinyakundi7148]

Maybe start raising money by cutting politician salaries...start there.

[@ElizabethMakokha-fj2ik]

Linus that guy does not have feelings he has a stone in place of the heart.

[@Theproudkafir]

These gentlemen are good at pressing on questions. I like them. God protect them with their families

[@ambassadorkalid1837]

Kenya is democratic country ( Africa can see president questioned in front off the public with out fear journalists asked what they want even evidence salute Mr president.

[@georgembugua1882]

What abuot the cop who fires his rifle into the people for fun?

[@KelvinmburuGithenya]

Mr ruto umetaabika sana kubali nikutoe niku sucriferce uende to roho safi

[@emmanuelmasinde7879]

are those killer officers also lined for court?

[@kaneamaya8952]

Mtukufu lies

[@TRUEBRAINZ]

Those criminals were not part of the gen z and we all know that

[@niyibizicelestin1574]

How can you diferrenciate rooters and rioters

[@happinesshappiness418]

So painful but zakayo can't feel anything😢😢

[@robertamoko2898]

The GenZs of Kenya you have inspired youths across Africa. Right now all the youths of Africa are watching at you. Should you succeed; Africa succeeds. You're the only hope. The revolution you've started is the beginning of removal of the current systems Colonizers put in place crafted to serve them only. The elders have betrayed you for the longest time. They continue to rule Africa with a mindset Africa still belongs to the Europeans. It's time to take back what's rightfully belongs to you. The GenZs of Kenya you've the Pride of Africa ❤❤.

[@MyaNubianqueen]

This was painful to watch

[@zulusimmonsnyamache434]

They have also said that you resign and go home completely.

[@yuls-zz4ny]

Soul searching must have been code for more snipers on the ground,more abductions basically more terror cause YOH THIS MAN!!!!

[@maringaireri]

I cannot continue watching this man lie to my face. Avoiding every question asked and thinking we are okay with that.

[@SriTejasri]

Remember when he talked about the USA and said the dollar would not be accepted in Kenya. Well that did not go over well with the USA. They held a big dinner in his Honor at the White House recently. So what do you think happened? I think he was severely threatened, it appeared he was fighting to free Kenya but now he is under the Western Power. Wakeup and read between the lines.

[@zuri4life]

Judiciary is super corrupt. There is no justice there. If there was, my dad would be in prison for MURDER but because of the so called judiciary system, there is NO JUSTICE. When the accused is rich, they just buy thrir way out, when the accused is poor, they have the book thrown at them whether they are guilty or not, whether they had appropriate representation or not. This guy came with talking points, not actually coming to engage with questions or concern.

[@charletsada8779]

Unanikera ,uko n madharau.mulizeni about our lands,second hao raisi aliekuwa mbona mambo yalikuwa yaenda bila kuinicress vitu bei.

[@gilbob]

Why are police wearing masks and not in uniform when making arrest?

[@obarelida]

tell Charlene to go and contribute her expensive cars?

[@mejamunene7793]

I don't think this interview achieved the image the president wanted to portray. He dodged and/or diverted from very simple and direct questions. I wish he just had a candid conversation instead of trying to save face on issues like Police brutality, abductions and extra judicial killings. At least we know he spoke with the CS interior and the IG I'd assume. What those conversation held about the Githurai massacre would be interesting. But if they spoke, and these are his appointees, then is it safe to assume that he gave the command?

[@mrsb1946]

Yes. I feel that I left with more questions than answers 🤔

[@EOO-Stand]

I have one question, if the offices being mentioned here are to be eliminated, why did they have them in the first place and funded them if people were to live within their means?? another thing, a question was asked of extravagant spending of the government, that question was dodged with other things to fill the space. if you ask me, this roundtable did not sanitize Mr. President in my judgement.

[@Theproudkafir]

Lies lies lies and more lies.

[@obarelida]

113 the finance does not say that we will pay land tax and if you dont you will lose your ancestral land

[@byaruhangadennis2446]

The issues and points of Ruto are valid debt issue, housing project and digital jobs for young people it's just his actions speak another thing how he is over travelling, the increase civil servant and they budgets are ridiculous hence Kenyans have lost trust. To regain the trust it may take awhile but time will tell.

[@justcruised]

Kenya is very open and fair this will never happen in 99% of African countries hata hapo TZ it will never happen. Much respect to Kenya na muwe proud kws kweli. Hivyo vingine can be fixed with dialogues like these

[@georgembugua1882]

THANkS to GEN-Zees, I am seeing a whole PRESIDENT speaking like every other 2-balled Kenyan man! Ngaaii! Venye amekawa akiongea nilidhani ako na sita!

[@Theproudkafir]

He's good at giving hope. See how he's sweet talking on JSC teachers and clinical officers when they had been on the street demanding their pay. And every time on stage he says no money for JSC teachers and clinical officers.

[@emmanuelmasinde7879]

this guy is trying to justify himself and from my understanding,, it is a trait of those who are guilt.

[@MrNicong]

Good job taking him to task. You guys should have also asked him about capturing the parliament. My take however is taht Ruto has his mind made up about what he wants to do and nothing is gonna stop him short of kicking him out.

[@stephenivuto6213]

What i actually feel or rather see is that, we want production where there is no input... The only major issue is how we gonna reduce this parliament salaries n put the money elsewhere

[@ntinyarimwirigi1058]

Why do you need to borrow instead of cutting your expenses on the parliamentary salaries and extravagant spending on renovations,houses,buying lavish cars.,,etc…that where the taxpayers money is…😊

[@Kelekdental]

Today Ruto sounded like Oscar Sudi in English.

[@ntinyarimwirigi1058]

To be honest,,there is no point made yet on the cause of the matter…let him say here against what he said when he was elected…let him say what he has done to the people of Kenya,and let him say what he is planning to do..hakuna kubalance maisha ya wananchi na corruption…rubbish!!!at some point nafeel atoke hapo akafanye vile anataka..let him watch Kenyans living without jobs,etc if dropping the bill took us back to 2 years,heri ikae hapo 2 years ,it was better and we had legit fertilizers

[@josephkinyaika2547]

Linus why are not talking about the burning of the parliament and the properties destroyed... Are the peaceful protestors doing all this ? And how did they manage to enter the parliament building? Linis do expect not to be deaths and injured people as the forced themselves in the parliament or the police were to open the gates for them to burn down the parliament?

[@dorothyobuya2318]

How do you feel Mr Ruto, How do you feel

[@ek.kalunde6753]

Citizen are stressing the President for no reason na wao wako kwa street to tiktok.i saw them 😢😢

[@obarelida]

finance bill was going to take kenya big step forward, forward into more deaths and gone with our fatherland, I am shocked

[@obarelida]

okay I live in Germany is unga 100 shillings

[@dan5156]

Huyu jamaa hajawahi pea mtu nafasi ya kuongea...anajibu sana instead of allowing questions

[@ZacMahenge]

anaongea sana,, hataki maswali mengi

[@obarelida]

why are we renovating the VP house that was built 4 years ago for 400 million, now renovation costing 600 million

[@obarelida]

Education is th greatest equalizer but if most parents cant send their children to school, what is this money talking about

[@ntinyarimwirigi1058]

They voted yes because they will benefit from it anyway..rubbish!!!

[@obarelida]

default default default default default, let kenya go back to reset

[@zuri4life]

When you say something, then add, but you just negated what you said and are justifying your actions

[@georgembugua1882]

In a State where every project has to have a kick-back attached to it and we DO NOT TRUST YOU because you've been long named the high priest of graft, wrong projects are given precedence. Today we need to see less recurrent expenditure even if there are no development expenditures! Seriously, we are capable of living happily in poverty without paying dearly for what we never get anyway! It is of NO SENSE to have a million graduates without jobs! It takes capital to educate a child, and CAPITAL to create an enterprise!

[@georgembugua1882]

I haven't heard Ruto say he's going to look on how to create more opportunities for the youth and the unemployed, he's only talking on money and cuts! This guy is CLUELESS!

[@alicea7084]

What is 2 Billion to him???? He spends more than 2 Billion for just petty stuff like snacks!!! SMH!!!

[@mutungamusa]

Chip !chip for controlling every one!! we don't need that..

[@obarelida]

let us go back two years, why should we borrow, let us default, by borrowing you will not pull kenya out of the death trap, let the consequences come, streamline your government, fires all the CS they are doing nothing

[@alicea7084]

He is trying to “bully” the interviewers and disgracing to unnecessary wordings!!!

[@obarelida]

36 minutes the mp who voted yes are the true heroes, now Ruto is a narcissist he should go

[@obarelida]

what did kenya do with the money they borrowed, show us the project that was done with the borrowed money

[@bochaberinyakundi7148]

That's the thing...these politicians are misappropriating those funds. ..stealing on loans...and they are not paying any of that back. Kenyans have to be the ones to carry that load. It's honestly embarrassing. Ruto needs to start weeding those people out.

[@stephenivuto6213]

Linus don be personal, youths unemployment did not start with this regime. And we agree there is a problem so far in our country

[@greenegreene8644]

People, children have died. Yes it's become personal as it should. Well done Linus.

[@EOO-Stand]

Maybe your communication team failed??? Maybe they don’t qualify for those positions

[@knyyattah]

RUTO. MUST. GO.

[@danielwwahai8664]

Ruto is a good President and he love his country and his people and he respect the law, remember no president can explain things like this in AFRICA, I feel his pain 😢

[@greenegreene8644]

Take him, we give you and Gachagua just for good measure.

[@danielwwahai8664]

@@greenegreene8644 no president will come to ur house and give u money, even if Ruto and Gachagua leaves power

[@obarelida]

ruto puppet

[@ek.kalunde6753]

That is the truth they don't want to hear watalie mwishowe

[@bochaberinyakundi7148]

I have to say...I will commend him for taking the hot seat...even showing up to get grilled is a step forward. I have grown up in a kenya with Moi...he would never. Fought fire with fire. I'm not a Ruto fan ..but he sat here and took it...dodged questions...but took it. Kenyans need to get smarter about who they are electing. Not voting in goons like Babu Awino and smiling about it.

[@definbitutu9287]

Wueee

[@ianmaiyo]

John Dutton can run this country

[@mokayalebryne6845]

Toa hyo mzee stage wtf

[@ntinyarimwirigi1058]

Why borrow when you are using millions to renovate one top officials house….

[@eunicemulaa939]

This interview was meant yo embarrass him, he should have declined it. Poor advisors yet again.

[@rah704]

Rutomustgo

[@ketalanoue200]

💯

[@alainehwamb5664]

Ironic how we Kenyans behave like the very dictators we claim to fight..That things must and must be done in our way failure to which we will burn parliament and statehouse..and how we bully and abuse our presidents one after another from Kibaki, to Uhuru then now WSR... We should hold ourselves to the same moral highground we hold our leaders to.

[@eunicemulaa939]

That's the only language they understand, you are of sound mind though.

[@lilyrunya9584]

How do you claim that Kenya is financially challenged while at the same time creating unnecessary possessions for your wife, children, friends, and friends.

[@zuri4life]

Thank you! This whole interview inashangaza. How can we be in a financially dire situation and there is still unnecessary spending from this govt. He has made no effort to recover any money from corruption. His only solution he has is either to raise taxes or borrow...wth

[@georgembugua1882]

Are police being 'independent' in defending your regime also allowed to ABDUCT other Kenyans?

[@obarelida]

the fake fertilizers 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@josephpearson7646]

He is hiding something

[@MrJackjohn11]

pathological liar..!

[@charletsada8779]

Mr ruto Acha kushauri cwashauri wako

[@charletsada8779]

Why are borrowing mr ruto

[@zuri4life]

no, we don't give a crap about parliament being burned, we care about human lives lost on your watch. This guy is full of lies that only he believes!!

[@ntinyarimwirigi1058]

To be honest,,there is no point made yet on the cause of the matter…let him say here against what he said when he was elected…let him say what he has done to the people of Kenya,and let him say what he is planning to do..hakuna kubalance maisha ya wananchi na corruption…rubbish!!!at some point nafeel atoke hapo akafanye vile anataka..let him watch Kenyans living without jobs,etc

[@alicea7084]

I wish they replay his campaign promises to remind him how he’s doing the opposite!!

[@georgembugua1882]

Mr. President, the mistakes of previous administrations need NOT permeate your ADMINISTRATION; the Government should desist from being Baba na Mama to Kenyans who are a very hard working and creative lot; what we need is NOT a giving government, just one that makes us want to invest here, and bring in foreign investors because it is make business sense! Yo are busy killing business and investment, the government is the biggest employer because NEPOTISM is the driver! When you continue the same error for selfish hold on power, you refuse to allow dynamics of business to work, and we remain THIRD WORLD! In 1972 we were doing better than South Korea, today S. Korea summons YOU to a conference! Simply for selfishness!

[@niyibizicelestin1574]

These journalist are not helping president to handle problems, they are like politicians

[@cellekarenmasaba1602]

😢😢😢😢

[@alicea7084]

Too much crap to listen to…NO TRUTH..

[@charletsada8779]

Wahurumia nani wewe ba watu hawana job hao wanavote yes juu watataka pesa juu ya family zao.protet ya mavii,walichangia wenyewe na wewe unaumia juu ya Mali zilipotea hao waliokufa mbona sikuoni ukiwa na pain

[@HassanAhmed-np2ys]

Kenyans should recognize and must know the weight they carry, no matter how much you hate the president’s policies, and whatever your disapprovals are for the job that he’s doing, you should know your limits as a loving citizen that wants to voice their disagreement. Lives and business were lost and it was preventable. Don’t fall into the trap, this is trap that’s well coordinated. Just take a look at your neighbors. And let me just say one thing, you can never achieve anything through violence, and yes, you may think it’s about forcing Ruto out of the office, and believe me, It’s not.

[@greenegreene8644]

No peaceful protester was killing another protester, the Government did. No peaceful protester vandalized people's property, goons did so please don't besmirch the cause and see that the system cannot keep up with the knowledge and courage of this generation.

[@georgembugua1882]

I'm Gen X first born, Ruto's senior by one year BUT identify with my kids who are Gen-Z because I never identified with looters; It's their future. And I will tell you there were positives in the 2024 Finance Bill but are now lost. I want to invest and create employment for 2 or 3 yet I have hardly ever earned a coin in this land, and I am of mind to leave my money where it is for my progeny as it is. Unless and until I can be guaranteed the corrupt wont be asking for a cut, my money stays where it is safe, where Ruto is keeping his too.

[@georgembugua1882]

Now Mr. President is humbled, can we just be gracious and leave him to have his TANO AENDE Gen-Z? PLEASE?

[@josephpearson7646]

He is lying

[@emmybett]

My president ❤️❤️💯