David Ndii, President William Ruto’s Economic Advisor, came under harsh criticism after stating that he wished Kenya Kwanza lost to Azimio in the August 2022 polls.
Led by journalist Mutuma Mathiu, Kenyans asked Ndii to stop complaining and blaming everything on Uhuru since he vacated office over one year ago.
Instead, a section of Kenyans asked Ndii to help Ruto find solutions to lower the cost of living or else pack his stuff and leave office instead of wasting taxpayers’ money.
“You can still pack your stuff and get out. You are not nailed to the office walls. Instead of crying every day and you live in a cocoon where you earn $1500 a day, you don’t pay rent, power, fuel, fees, or anything. Just shut up and eat our sweat,” Mathiu wrote.
This was after David Ndii stated that he wished Kenya Kwanza lost the elections to Azimio. Ndii argued that Uhuru depleted Kenya’s forex reserve.
He blamed Uhuru for the current slump of the Kenyan shilling alluding that the former President set up Ruto for this economic turmoil.
“Uhuru did nothing of the sort. He burned our forex reserves propping up both the shilling and interest rates artificially, and now we become the falls guys for biting the bullet. You don’t know how often I wish we lost the election to see the dynasty brothers wading in their sh*t,” Ndii wrote.
Ndii projected tough economic times for the country, asking Kenyans to brace for the worst as debts mature.
He said the situation has been made worse with the shilling which is on a freefall against the dollar.
”If US rates don’t ease for markets to open for frontier economies…its a wing and a prayer. Over to you churchgoers,” he said.
Speaking about the country’s maturing debts in the coming year, Ndii said Uhuru left a debt legacy nightmare that has forced him to think that it would have been better if Kenya Kwanza lost the elections.
”Uhuru’s debt legacy nightmare. A trillion domestic redemption in 2023. It’s a miracle we’ve not defaulted. Foreign redemptions double in 2024,” he said.
