Nairobi Lawyer’s Impassioned Plea to President Ruto

A Nairobi lawyer with close ties to the presidency Donald B. Kipkorir has written an open letter to President William Ruto pleading with him to scrap out altogether the contentious Finance Bill 2024.

“Dear H.E. President William Ruto:

Your Excellency,

We’ve known each other & been friends since 1992! Many decades before all those surrounding you now had ever heard of you. Long before Gen Z were born. Those close to you now are Court Jesters: they will tell you what you want to hear because they are in it to enrich themselves. Before they joined your Government, their stomachs were small, they drove small cars, lived in humble estates & didn’t have money to speak about. Now, those close to you have hanging stomachs, wear designer clothes, drive big cars, have bought or built palatial homes, walk around with bundles of millions of shillings. The Youth are crying that those benefits are not trickling down to them. Many a leader lost power because Palace Advisers & Cronies lied to the leader that all was well. When the people of France kept complaining about hard economic times, Royal Advisers told King Louis XVI & Queen Marie Antoinette that all was well. The false advise ended with the execution of the King & Queen and ended the Bourbon Monarch. The youth demonstrating across the whole country simultaneously; an unparalleled action, are not mad. They say Voice of the People is the Voice of God. Listen to them. And cancel the entire Finance Bill

Advert

You told me last year that after ten years, we will enjoy retirement in our City of Eldoret. I want you to retire that time with solid legacy. Please hearken to the cries of the youth … #RejectFinanceBill2024”