One thing I have deduced from going through this thread is the little or lack of critical thinking skills which can be attributed to people putting emotion ahead of thought. Okiya, the BBI brothers, et al.
I will use an example from what Ruto said about a day or two days ago to traders at Karen.
Decriminalization of enterprise. My brother used to own a movie shop and I remember the numerous licenses he got just to start the business. Even then he still got harassed by kanju.
Don't forget the MCSK and its various arms that have since been chopped off that each ate from the license fees leaving nothing but peanuts for the artists.
We have so many barriers to starting a business in this country that by the time you start, you are already in a capital or debt hole and once you start selling your product it is taxed highly so that recovering your capital and paying debts is practically impossible.
A bottom up approach would consist of a policy that brings all these various fees under one license to make it easier to register a business, get government out of internal borrowing thus opening up credit or creating a non-restrictive govt fund that offers loans at lower interest rates. Finally, a tax break/tax discount for young businesses.
These policy changes will probably outlined in the manifesto that Ndii and others are working on. If you haven't been keen enough, in those regional economic forums ruto has been having, Ndii has been also present either recording or presenting the policy agenda.
But like Ndii said, if you are skeptical then go and vote for someone else. Nobody is going to hold your hand.