Ruto warns African leaders against making promises their budgets cannot fund
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NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 22 – President William Ruto has warned African leaders against making development promises they cannot afford to deliver, saying governments must match their ambitious plans with money to implement them.
Ruto said African governments risk losing credibility when they make commitments without securing the resources needed to fulfil them, a challenge that resonates with Kenyans grappling with taxes, public debt and demands for better services.
“Every programme we agree upon must be matched by the resources to deliver it. Otherwise, our communiqués will promise what our budgets cannot pay for,” Ruto said on Thursday while addressing the COMESA Summit in Harare, Zimbabwe.
