The Chairperson of the Presidential Council of Economic Advisors, David Ndii, on Saturday, July 27, hit out at the anti-government protesters whom he accused of plunging the country into anarchy.
Taking to his X account, the economist warned youths against demonstrating, claiming the government would take decisive action against those instigating violence.
He underscored the need for peace and expressed confidence in the government, claiming Ruto's administration had made more achievements.
Ndii further attributed his current political freedom and liberty as the president's advisor to an individual effort and called on the youths to embrace the same trajectory.
"We are very happy with our achievements. I am enjoying the political freedom and civil liberties I fought for," David Ndii remarked.
"It is up to you to fight for whatever you want but we are not going sit by and let a mindless mob undermine our achievements," he added.
Ndii made the sentiments while lodging a rebuttal to an online user who accused the president's advisor of being part of the generation that plunged the country into the current economic turmoil.
"Your generation messed up this country by agreeing to relax...we will be stupid to repeat the same mistake and expect different results.....we will change this country, by hook or crook," alleged the online user.
Ndii's statement comes hardly a month after he addressed the controversy surrounding this year’s Finance Bill. In a post he shared on June 22, David Ndii accused past regimes of plunging the country into huge debts through corruption.
According to Ndii, part of those demonstrating against the defunct piece of legislation were children whose parents were part of the past corrupt regimes.
“You want to know where the money went? Look around you, visit your aunties, ask your parents. It bought the houses, the cars, the holidays, paid your college,” Ndii stated.
Ndii reiterated that the government would not be intimidated through street demonstrations to change its stance on the Finance Bill 2024.
He further urged the protesting youth to concede and support the government's proposed tax measures that he claimed sought to revitalize the country's economy.
