Kenya protests expose jet-setting President Ruto's neglect of discontent at home
President William Ruto addressing the media from State House Nairobi, Kenya on the chaos that have rocked the country following the demonstrations against the Finance bill 2024 on June 25, 2024. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG
In the two years since he was elected, Kenya's President William Ruto has wowed global climate activists under the Eiffel Tower, brushed shoulders with global tech titans in Silicon Valley and was toasted as a global peacekeeper at the White House.
As he notched up dozens of foreign trips, however, citizens back home endured gruelling economic hardship.
