{"id":136439,"date":"2024-01-04T05:20:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T05:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/04\/president-ruto-claims-opposition-lacks-solutions-for-addressing-cost-of-living\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T05:20:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T05:20:14","slug":"president-ruto-claims-opposition-lacks-solutions-for-addressing-cost-of-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/04\/president-ruto-claims-opposition-lacks-solutions-for-addressing-cost-of-living\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ruto Claims Opposition Lacks Solutions for Addressing Cost of Living"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-277959\" alt=\"\" width=\"913\" height=\"476\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rutoraila.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-277959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rutoraila.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"913\" height=\"476\"  \/>President William Ruto has criticized the Azimio La Umoja opposition coalition for criticizing his development strategies for the country without presenting practical alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>The president specifically pointed out that the opposition lacks ideas to tackle the cost of living and pull the country out of an economic crisis.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGive us viable alternative views if you have any. The opposition is empty and has nothing to offer. It has no plan. All they know is protests,\u201d<\/em> charged the President.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto reiterated that the coalition led by Raila Odinga cannot be resorting to demonstrations on any given issue.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cInstead of disturbing citizens through protests, please tell Kenyans what your plans are compared to ours. We have said paying taxes is the only way to save our country from debt. What about you? Don\u2019t tell us it\u2019s through mass protests,\u201d<\/em> said the President.<\/p>\n<p>In response to pressure from the opposition and civil society to reduce commodity prices, Ruto stated that his administration had already implemented policies aimed at easing the burden on ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n<p data-orginal-font-size=\"14\" data-orginal-line-height=\"24.08\" data-orginal-letter-spacing=\"0\"><em>\u201cWe already have 200,000 sacks of fertilizer in the country. 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