President Ruto's Nyota Yangu and Hustler Fund Initiatives Questioned as 2027 Election Ploys - February 2026

Several articles question whether President William Ruto's empowerment initiatives are genuine efforts to improve livelihoods or simply campaign tactics for the 2027 presidential election. The initiatives under scrutiny include the Nyota Yangu forums and the Hustler Fund. These empowerment forums are being viewed as potential political ploys rather than genuine upliftment programs for Kenyans. The analysis specifically notes that the president's tokenism targets payslip holders in what is described as a populist ploy.