{"id":171473,"date":"2024-04-15T05:14:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/15\/president-ruto-we-will-continue-making-difficult-and-unpopular-decisions\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T05:14:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:14:57","slug":"president-ruto-we-will-continue-making-difficult-and-unpopular-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/15\/president-ruto-we-will-continue-making-difficult-and-unpopular-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ruto &#8211; We Will Continue Making Difficult and Unpopular Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-289900\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"504\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1713158097_859_ruto.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-289900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1713158097_859_ruto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"504\"  \/>President William Ruto has underscored his administration\u2019s commitment to making decisions based on long-term benefits rather than short-term popularity.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Sunday at St. Peter\u2019s ACK in Nyeri during the retirement service of Mt. Kenya West ACK Bishop Joseph Kagunda, Ruto emphasized the importance of leadership over popularity.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIn our country, there\u2019s a tendency for leaders to prioritize decisions that make them popular. In my administration, we will continue to make tough decisions that will yield positive results in the future, even if they are initially unpopular. We were elected to lead, not to seek popularity,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p>President Ruto highlighted past decisions, such as abolishing subsidies on petrol and maize flour, which faced public backlash but ultimately resulted in price reductions.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen we removed subsidies on these commodities, we faced criticism, but now Kenyans are benefiting from lower prices. 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