{"id":79017,"date":"2023-01-01T14:41:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T14:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ruto-joins-other-leaders-for-prayers-to-usher-in-new-year"},"modified":"2023-01-01T14:56:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T14:56:18","slug":"ruto-joins-other-leaders-for-prayers-to-usher-in-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ruto-joins-other-leaders-for-prayers-to-usher-in-new-year","title":{"rendered":"Ruto joins other leaders for prayers to usher in New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>President William Ruto on Sunday joined other Kenyans for a prayer service to usher in the New Year at State House, Mombasa. The President used to opportunity to call on the civil servants to serve all Kenyans equally irrespective of their political affiliations. He said he will work together with all leaders, elected at all levels, to advance the development agenda of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Present during the service were First Lady Rachel Ruto, Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, governors Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir (Mombasa), Gideon Mung&#8217;aro (Kilifi), Issa Timamy (Lamu), Salim Mvurya (CS for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs) a host of MPs and other leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto said the government is committed to reviving the economy and will not shy away from making tough decisions that will enable sustainable economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>He said the removal of subsidies on basic commodities saves the country over Sh25 billion monthly. The President added that the government was also implementing a debt management plan to lessen the country&#8217;s loan burden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. President William Ruto on Sunday joined other Kenyans for a prayer service to usher in the New Year at State House, Mombasa. The President used to opportunity to call on the civil servants to serve all Kenyans equally irrespective of their political affiliations. 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