Head of state William Ruto is now between a rock and a hard place following the worrying press statement released by Azimio la Umoja One Kenya minority leader hon Opiyo Wandanyi amid the economic crisis give William Ruto an ultimatum to correct those mess before things get out hand
Hon Wandanyi has dismissed the allegations by leaders allied to his excellency William Ruto that the problem Kenya is facing now was as a result of handshake between former president Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, says KK Kwanza are misusing taxpayers money on unnecessary things.
Few days ago Azimio-OKA raised alarm over the financial catastrophe building up in the country, with indications that the country is facing bankruptcy as inflation reaches new highs, food prices skyrocket, and the country’s finances dry up.
However according to Wandanyi this near collapse of finance sector is exacerbated by high government non-priority spending, high taxes that have hurt businesses, massive loan obligations to China, weakening shilling and foreign exchange reserves at their lowest levels ever. Following their previous statements he revealed that the state of Kenya’s national revenue collection by the Kenya Revenue Authority is worse than they thoughts
He therefore maintained that KRA and the National Treasury owe Kenyans a lot of explanation on the whereabouts of their money, Ungunja MP said that this madness of telling Kenyans to tighten their belts because things are going get more worst must stop adding that people have suffered enough
According to the lawmaker it’s now high time that they force Kenya Kwanza regime to start seeking for solutions rather than giving excuses everyday. As Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition recommended that they need a committee of legislators and finance experts to urgently examine the expenditure regime, administration, and policies obtaining at the National Treasury, the Kenya Revenue Authority, Registrar of Persons, Kenya Airports Authority, Kenya Ports Authority and associated public bodies in the revenue generation
They also recommended that Ruto must cut or completely abolish money being spent on political operations that are disguised as relief food distribution or fundraisers. It makes no sense at all for a Cabinet secretary or a principal secretary to spend Ksh20 million on a chopper to distribute 1 million shillings worth of food. That is a job a chief or assistant chief or even MCA can do. It makes no sense for a principal secretary to spend Ksh10 million on a chopper to deliver Ksh200,000 on a fundraiser. This madness must stop in the interest of austerity.
Unnecessary domestic and international travel, conferences and workshops, training must not only end but must be seen to have ended. We have advised Kenyans on what to do with any such conferences and retreats by government officials whose value is not clear.
However should government fail to respond swiftly then they are going to be forced to with the commencing of phase two of countywide mass action.
