Ruto’s Plan to Lower Cost of Living Hits Another Block

With the rising expense of living since they took over from Uhuru Kenyatta at the beginning of this year, President William Ruto and his Kenya Kwanza cabinet have been having trouble sleeping.

To ensure that the cost of essentials like sugar, rice, soap, cooking gas, and maize flour among others decreases, Ruto has been coming up with innovative initiatives.

As the Head of State continues to execute various measures in an effort to lower the prices of important commodities, he has taken a significant hit as a result of what nations like India, the United States, Brazil, and Argentina planned to do.

As Ruto works to import the commodity to shield customers from the product’s high pricing, India has restricted the export of sugar and rice to safeguard the local market.

Kenya now has less access to maize since South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina have lowered the world supply. A shortage of wheat has been experienced by Kenya and other countries due to the failure of the Black Sea passage agreement with Russia.