Kenyan president calls for measures to curb high inflation

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Kenyan president calls for measures to curb high inflation

STORY: Kenyan president calls for measures to curb high inflation DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:07 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street shots in Nairobi 2. various of Kenya president at press conference 3. various of Telcos and banks executives 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) WILLIAM RUTO, Kenya's President 5. various of street shots 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) PATRICK NJOROGE, Central bank governor, Kenya 7. various of street shots STORYLINE: Kenya's President William Ruto on Wednesday asked financial institutions to come up with a credit model that will allow small businesses to access affordable loans to cushion them from the harsh effects of high inflation. During a meeting with financial institutions, Ruto said lowering the cost of credit is part of multiple interventions to lower the cost of living. SOUNDBITE 1(English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenya's President "I'm very confident that if we give shiku (common Kenyan) and her team and many of them in Kenya the opportunity to bo

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