Kenya: Kenyan President William Ruto Says He Has 'A Story to Tell'. Do the Facts Agree?
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[Africa Check] Ruto was accurate about inflation slowing down and the hiring of tens of thousands of teachers. He was also mostly correct about the growth of the education budget. But his claim that Kenya was on par «in nearly every measurable way»
Kenya: Kenyan President William Ruto Says He Has 'A Story to Tell'. Do the Facts Agree?
[Africa Check] Ruto was accurate about inflation slowing down and the hiring of tens of thousands of teachers. He was also mostly correct about the growth of the education budget. But his claim that Kenya was on par «in nearly every measurable way» with Singapore, Malaysia and other Asian countries in 1963 when Kenya gained independence does not hold up. The president's figures on maize production, sugarcane acreage, sugar production and imports, and tea earnings were also incorrect. Read more
