I’d be relieved! David Ndii reacts to Ruto's plan to reduce advisers

Reacting to a newspaper headline "Why days are numbered for Ruto advisers", Ndii said he will be glad to be relieved of his duties as one of the key advisers to the president. 

"You don't know how relieved I’d be," Ndii said.

Asked why he can not resign from his position, the controversial economist said he is not a quitter, adding that quitters are losers.

He said he cannot resign because he is not a loser. Ndii insisted on staying put until the day Ruto himself fired him. 

This comes after Ruto announced a list of austerity measures he plans to take to cut down government spending, following the rejection of the Finance Bill 2024.

Among the measures is the reduction of advisers in government by at least 50% with immediate effect.

Ruto also announced the removal of budgets allocated to unconstitutional offices of the First Lady, the second and spouse to the Prime Cabinet Secretary. 

Further, Ruto said confidential budgets in Executive offices will be removed and that at least 47 state corporations with overlapping functions will be dissolved, with employees in those corporations moved to other ministries.

The austerity measures were as a result of sustained countrywide protests that saw protesters storm parliament when MPs passed the controversial Finance Bill 2024.

The protests turned tragic, with at least 42 people killed by security forces. Ruto was forced to eat a humble pie and rejected the bill.