Dennis Itumbi, the newly appointed head of Creative Economy and Special Projects in the President’s Executive Office, has faced online backlash from Kenyans. This occurred after he released what he claimed was evidence that President William Ruto had repaid his HELB loan.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Itumbi’s evidence came just days after the president recounted his personal education experience, stating that he funded his university education with a KSh 55,000 loan.
During his speech at a town hall meeting at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Sunday, August 25, Ruto mentioned that after becoming a member of Parliament, he used his first salary to repay the loan.
He highlighted that his repayment included a 2% interest, bringing the total amount to KSh 69,000. “I went to university in 1987 as a fresher, and I had a loan just like you do. My loan was KSh 55,000 with an interest of 2%. The statistics are there with HELB. I paid my loan of KSh 69,000 with my first salary job as a member of Parliament,” the president revealed.
Itumbi took to his X account to present what he described as evidence that the head of state had indeed cleared his loan. He shared a photo of a loan statement bearing HELB’s logo as his evidence, captioning it with a message urging media houses to focus on reporting the truth.
Kenyans online quickly reacted to Itumbi’s tweet, with some expressing doubt about the evidence he presented…CONTINUE READING>>
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