{"id":3702,"date":"2026-06-16T13:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=3702"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:01:39","slug":"ruto-demolished-kenya-in-less-than-five-years-maraga-vows-to-rebuild-the-nation-from-scratch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=3702","title":{"rendered":"Ruto Demolished Kenya in Less Than Five Years&#8221; \u2014 Maraga Vows to Rebuild the Nation from Scratch"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><em><strong>By Hellen Mbithi \/Reporter<\/strong><\/em><\/pre>\n<p>Former Chief Justice David Maraga has launched a sharp critique of President William Ruto&#8217;s administration, arguing that the country has experienced significant decline under the current government.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nSpeaking during a public engagement, Maraga claimed that it had taken President Ruto less than five years to &#8220;demolish&#8221; the country, citing concerns over governance, accountability, the economy, and public confidence in state institutions.<br \/>\nMaraga expressed confidence in his ability to steer the nation in a different direction, stating that he would require only one presidential term to restore order and strengthen institutions.<br \/>\n&#8220;It has taken Ruto less than five years to demolish this country. I need five years to call this country into order,&#8221; Maraga declared.<br \/>\nHis remarks are expected to intensify political debate ahead of the 2027 General Election, with supporters viewing him as a reform-minded leader while critics dismissing the comments as political rhetoric.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/images-2026-06-16T155328.739.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3703\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/images-2026-06-16T155328.739-300x168.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/images-2026-06-16T155328.739-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/images-2026-06-16T155328.739.jpeg 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The statement adds to growing discussions about the country&#8217;s future leadership and the direction Kenya should take in addressing economic challenges, governance concerns, and the aspirations of its citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Hellen Mbithi \/Reporter Former Chief Justice David Maraga has launched a sharp critique of President William Ruto&#8217;s administration, arguing that the country has experienced&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-updates","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3702"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3705,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3702\/revisions\/3705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}