The Government Must be Asleep.
President Kenyatta should understand that his regime is now living on borrowed time. His' is a government whose legitimacy has been sanitized by the opposition coalition NASA. It is evident that had it not been for the magnanimity of Raila Odinga- Uhuru's government would have fallen apart years ago. A government's most fundamental duty is to ensure the security and safety of its citizenry and their properties. It should provide conditions favorable for the growth of business across the nation. The circumstances under which the Jubilee government came into power in 2013 were marred with ingenuity, insincerity and self-protection. The Jubilee duo were ICC suspects; and their foremost agenda was to disentangle themselves from the manacles of the Hague based International Criminal Court. They had no agenda for the country other than their own interests and self-protection.
I therefore find it too naïve and irresponsible of the president to joke around with the oil prices in the country. He may have all the justifications for the heightened taxation and thus the high oil prices; but the bottom line is that this is the wrong time to subject Kenyans to such difficulties. At a time when Kenyans are facing a myriad of difficulties, any more load will be pushing us to the elastic limit. This combined with the hustler's narrative perpetrated by Uhuru's estranged partner spells doom to Uhuru's government. His Legacy is already in tatters and his regime is hanging on a thin thread, he cant afford to play with fire. President Kenyatta is a beleaguered man and it is the high time he understood his position and protected it.
The surge on oil prices is uncalled for, it exhibits the government's insensitivity and callous nature to the plight of Kenyans. We may need to understand what is the government's plan in encouraging manufacturing, it is through manufacturing that we will be able to create the much needed employment opportunities and thus increase the country's GDP. How shall we encourage investors to set up base in our country, when our taxation regime and oil prices are at an all times high. As a country we must begin a real conversation, one that will culminate to the right crop of leaders otherwise we are doomed.
Ndungata Ya Masii
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