Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has urged Kenyans to be more patient with President William Ruto’s administration, saying the government had rolled out various strategies to stabilise the economy. 

While acknowledging that Kenyans were bogged down by numerous challenges that needed to be fixed, Prof Kindiki enumerated some of the efforts and initiatives the government had done to make lives better.

Addressing worshipers at Gospel Outreach Church in Kyuso, Kitui County where he attended a Thanksgiving service, the Deputy President said that two years after Ruto came into office, the economy had shown good signs of growth, with the shilling gaining steadily against the dollar.

“The economy is on a rebound. The inflation is coming down leading to a significant drop in prices for most of the basic commodities such as unga and sugar. Through hard work and God’s grace, the President is really trying to stabilise the economy,” Kindiki said. 

The DP took time to explain some of the controversial government programmes such as the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). He also praised other government initiatives such as the fertilizer subsidy which he said had contributed to bumper maize harvests, leading to drop in flour prices.

On SHIF, Kindiki urged Kenyans to register for universal health insurance, which he explained that unlike the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), it seeks to cover all Kenyans irrespective of their economic standards and income.

“NHIF benefited only those who were in the formal employment but with Taifa Care, all Kenyans will be covered. We acknowledge the teething problems being experienced at the initial stages but trust me, it will work,” he said, revealing that so far, 15 million households have registered with the health insurance scheme.