Much of this is due to the political choice made by Ruto and his influential but polarising economic advisor David Ndii to prioritise debt repayments and reduction and subject Kenyans to two years of fiscal austerity...

Having struggled to meet debt repayments earlier this year – delaying wage payments for thousands of public servants – Ruto's chief economic advisor David Ndii has spent several months preparing Kenyans for new taxes and austerity...

After days of silence from the Treasury it was Ruto's chief economic advisor David Ndii who finally explained the cash-flow crisis to the media...

The 'hustler economics' narrative drawn up by Ruto's strategist David Ndii is the closest thing UDA has to ideology...

The 50 billion shilling ($480 million) Hustler Fund was at the heart of Ruto's pledge of 'bottom up' economics drafted by economic strategist David Ndii focused on boosting the thousands of small businesses that form the backbone of Kenya's economy and society...

The ten-person advisory team unveiled in mid-October is led by David Ndii who designed Ruto's 'bottom-up' campaign and is now chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisors...

Ndung'u with fellow Nairobi University academic David Ndii drew up the Ruto campaign's 'bottom up' economic blueprint...

The President's earliest economic policy moves appear to have been influenced by Nairobi University academic David Ndii the driving force behind the 'hustler nation' election campaign and the promise of 'bottom up' economics...

The promise of a 'bottom-up' economic model by Ruto's campaign to support this constituency – the brainchild of David Ndii the former University of Nairobi academic who previously advised Odinga – tapped into the public mood...