Africa-Press – Kenya. Despite the active creation of jobs and purported drop in the price of household products by the Kenya Kwanza Government, Kenyans continue to report a lack of money in their pockets.
According to National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, the failure of Kenyans to partake in productive economic activities is the reason why they are broke.
“Money comes from economic activities. So long as you have a huge sector of the population that is not engaged in productive activities, there will be no money in their pockets,” Ichung’wah stated.
Speaking during an interview at KTN on Wednesday, Ichung’wah listed several projects the government had undertaken to improve the cost of living of Kenyans in the two years they had been in office.
To start with, he highlighted the fuel shortage experienced in 2022 as well as the high price that he affirmed has been going down month by month.
As expected, he also mentioned the drop in the dollar exchange rate from Ksh162 to Ksh129 and the inevitable drop in the price of unga.
“As much as Kenyans could still argue about the high cost of living, it’s nothing unique. In the US election campaigns, they were also arguing about the cost of living. Even in the UK over the weekend there were demonstrations on the same,” Ichungwah stated.
He also expressed that he believed the Kenya Kwanza government would soon be vindicated and the practices they have been putting in place over the past two years would soon bear fruits.
“Time will vindicate us. I believe that in due course Kenyans will see that what they perceive to be lies is actually not what they perceive,” he said, adding that this confidence was backed by his belief in President Ruto’s dream for Kenya.
Addressing the anger in Kenyans despite the government reportedly working tirelessly to provide jobs and income, the Kikuyu MP said that bashing by his constituents was something he accepted before deciding to join politics.
“If I wanted a job where I would not be bashed, I would have continued in the business I was in of selling meat,” he stated.
“In this time and space, you must be magnanimous enough to accept and appreciate that you will be bashed but so long as you remain focused and are confident you are doing the right thing.”
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