President William Ruto has vowed not to abandon his development agenda like the affordable housing plan to engage in populistic politics despite mounting criticism and advice from his allies.

Ruto said he was determined to put the country in the development trajectory despite advice from even his close allies to abandon unpopular projects opposed by majority of Kenyans "I'm not scared of those with traps and bhang smokers who could not beat me in 2022.

This country has plans but lacked leaders to implement them.

I will do that," he said On his second day of a tour in Kakamega, the President said both the manifestos of Kenya Kwanza and Azimio la Umoja prioritized the housing plan and those opposed to it were insincere. "I've been in this politics for long.