Raila pledges to revive Mt Kenya’s economy
Raila Odinga, the presidential flag-bearer of the Azimio One Kenya Coalition has assured people from the Mt Kenya that he will revive the economy, improve the already existing infrastructure and ensure that famers are reaping maximum benefits from their produce.
In an attempt to get votes in Mt Kenya, he said that his presidency will ensure that fertilizer subsidy, farm inputs as well as an assured market for their farm produce.
“This way we will ensure that agriculture enriches our farmers,” Raila said.
To further ensure that education is accessible to all, Raila assured that his government would priorities free education both in primary and secondary school.
In a rally in Nyeri county, Odinga criticized Deputy President William Ruto’s bottom-up economic model saying that his government would offer the best solutions in terms of access to job opportunities for Kenyans.
“We want the youth to have money in their pockets. We will also support entrepreneurs to have access to loans on which they will have a repayment grace period of seven years so that they can be able to repay the debts,” he said.
While promoting his social welfare programme ‘Babacare’ Baba insisted that all Kenyans will benefit from access to free medical care. An additional Sh6, 000 stipend will be given to the vulnerable.
“Under Babacare, every Kenyan including children will have access to health care. I will also support single mothers and widows,” he said.
Roads and infrastructure will also be a major pillar of his presidency.
“I have been a Prime Minister and I know where the money is. We I will ensure we continue from where Kibaki stopped,” he said
Odinga was in the company of Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua and former Gatanga MP Peter Kennneth.
Other leaders who accompanied him were Kieni MP Kanini Kega, Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu, Nyeri Senator Ephraim Maina, Nyeri Deputy governor Caroline Karugu, Murang’a woman rep Sabina Chege, former Nyeri Woman Rep Priscillah Nyokabi, and Azimio Executive Director Raphael Tuju.
