” I thought he said Ford Foundation was sponsoring maandamano?’ Kenyans react after President Ruto meet Ford Foundation president just a month after accusing them of funding geez protests.

• President William Ruto travelled to the United States of America to attend the 79th session of the UNGA.
• President William Ruto on Tuesday 24th September held a meeting with the President of Ford Foundation Darren Walker in New York.

Ruto said the country appreciates the Ford Foundation’s commitment to safeguarding democracy.The president appreciated the Foundation for its continued support to Kenya’s calls for reforms in the global economic institutions, modern technology regulation and climate actions.

This comes bare a week after President Ruto accused Ford Foundation of funding chaos in Kenya through the gene protests. In video, the head of state was seen furious taking it out to Ford Foundation, questioning their credibility and what they are bound to gain by sponsoring ‘chaos’.

In a dramatic twist of events, President Ruto yesterday praised Ford Foundation, terming the as very committed to safeguard democracy in Kenya.

Kenyans were taken by surprise by the Presidents remarks towards Ford FGaoundation, wondering whether it is the same Ford that the President had called out for sponsoring ‘chaos’

“Si alikuwa amesema hao ndio walikuwa wanasupport maaandamano..This people are full of pretence” One user commented

“I thought President Ruto told us few moth ago that Ford Foundation were responsible for sponsoring Genz maandamano” another one aded

“Did they supported gene pretest as you had claimed?” another one asked.