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| President William Ruto has amazed Kenyans on social media with his inaugural speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Ruto gave his long speech at the UNGA, which is currently going on in New York, which seemed to have been much awaited by Kenyans on Wednesday, September 21. A section of Kenyans was impressed by how the head of state gave the long speech fluently and flawlessly, and without struggling. Many netizens thought that the head of the first in command was giving the speech off the head without reading from the teleprompter. However, we understands that the head of the state was reading a speech from the teleprompter. In his speech, Ruto said he was thrilled to have joined the UN General Assembly as the newest member after winning the August presidential poll. "I am grateful for the immense privilege to join Your Excellencies in this distinguished Assembly, a privilege made possible by a peaceful, democratic transition following free and fair elections in Kenya on 9th August 2022," he said. The head of state noted that the COVID-19 pandemic stripped UN nations of many illusions and exposed stark justice and solidarity deficits in the face of existential crisis. "It brought into sharp focus the global economy’s two-lane highway, repressively patrolled by a rising tide of exclusionist nationalism," the president said. However, he assumed that Kenya is ready to work with other nations to achieve the pan-Africanisation of multilateralism and a more just and inclusive global governance system. Kenyans' reactions to the speech: Eric Ndemange: HSC Reading from a teleprompter wasn’t bad, but our President Ruto’s Speech was top notch Aha! We were to make a mistake, Raila angeweza to bring that speech to international kweli ? 22_Savage: President Ruto articulated all issues around 17 sustainable development goals and Kenya's commitment and partnership in achieving them. A proud moment for us but our focus was on the teleprompter. Never a dull moment. Willys juma: Thanks to president Ruto for exemplary representation at UNGA, the Azimio leader could have slept before the end of the speech. JK: Kenyans, we have a president who cannot let us down even at international forums ....We were excellently represented, so eloquent.Pongezi @Ruto: for a top-notch relevant courageous speech ...made us proud, President Ruto teleprompter Dennis itumbi citizen TV. Ruto popularises bottom-up economic model During the speech, Ruto took his opportunity to popularise the bottom-up economic model with international leaders. Ruto called for the inclusion of the marginalised working majority in the economic mainstream. Mike Sonko: "Our Cirries" Ruto's speech; the orator He observed that climate change had brought forth adverse aftermath to a host of countries, thus calling on the international community to help mitigate the crisis and cooperate with the affected countries toward realising a lasting solution. Ruto explained that building back was the rallying call after the pandemic, but the need was to build from the bottom. "Building Back Better is the universal rallying call to incorporate lessons learnt into doing more, in a better way to recover from the shock. I suggest that we have a golden opportunity to faithfully adhere to this motto by augmenting it, in word and in deed, with an additional “B”: Building Back Better, from the Bottom." President William Ruto gave his maiden speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, United States He centred his speech on climate change, the debt status of middle-income countries and his bottom-up economic model The president appeared to be speaking with much clarity and composure before a section of Kenyans established that he read from a teleprompter. Ruto centred his speech specifically on climate change, debt relief for middle-income countries and the bottom-up economic model that he sold to the Kenyan electorate while seeking office. "I call on the Member States and all relevant stakeholders to demonstrate strong political will and showcase effective cooperation by supporting the most affected countries financially and sharing land restoration and climate adaptation technologies. It is through collaborations to expand inclusion that we can attain a new paradigm in multilateralism," he said. With the current Kenyan debt status, the president used the opportunity to expound on the prevailing economic state, further underscoring the need for a friendly debt-settling mechanism. The Kenyan public debt has skyrocketed to upward of KSh 8 trillion over recent years. Ruto noted that in tandem with the ballooning debt, Kenya is among the nations grappling with the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic and the after-effects of climate change. William Ruto Popularises Bottom-Up Economic Model at UN General Assembly: "Building Back Better" He asked the international lenders and G20 countries, which address the global economic issues, to reschedule the debt repayment terms for middle-income countries where Kenya belongs. "On behalf of Kenya, therefore, I join other leaders in calling upon the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and other multilateral lenders to extend pandemic-related debt relief to the worst hit countries, especially those affected by the devastating combination of conflict, climate change and covid-19," said Ruto. The teleprompter question Ruto's speech elicited mixed among Kenyans who were following. Whilst a considerable chunk hailed him for the composure and calmness with which he delivered the speech, others observed that the president banked on aid. The doubting Thomases argued that the eloquence and fluency of the president were not original and that he did not speak from memory. Ruto had before him two teleprompters from which he read the speech. Those lauding his speech, however, chose to overlook the argument that he used an aid, adding that his message was spot on regardless of the manner in which it was delivered. "I refuse to be told and believe that President Ruto was reading from a teleprompter. Clearly, there was none. Let's accept that President William Ruto was well prepared to deliver his maiden address at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly," said Alinur Mohamed. "Barack Obama gave the most memorable speeches using a teleprompter. There is absolutely nothing wrong with President William Ruto using one at the UN. The content of his speech is what is important," added John Njenga. Experts' perspective Far from the arguments, speakers prefer teleprompters when giving speeches to an audience. The technology ensures that the speaker looks as natural as possible and has no risk of losing or forgetting lines from the speech. However, experts recommend that speakers have a copy of their speech in front of them when using a teleprompter. The experts argue that even the very best teleprompters can fail from time to time. When the device fails at some point, the speaker will always be able to pick up from their speech no matter what happens. They are advised to flip the page in the copies of their speeches as they speak from the teleprompter. | |||||||||
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Tuko News
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