Why Raila Wants Uhuru to Borrow More Loans

According to the opposition honcho, government should think outside the box on how to let everyone be vaccinated to be able to resume normal activities for economic revival. He challenged Mr. Kenyatta to borrow a leaf from the US and vaccinate as many Kenyans as a possible through all means possible.

Making the remarks in Mombasa on Wednesday July 21, the opposition leader argued further that the only way out was to borrow and that the Parliamnet should expedite raising the debt cap.

“I advise my brother Uhuru to copy US President Joe Biden and unveil a stimulus program that will benefit the citizens.

“We should vaccinate a huge population and open the economy like in the UK. In Kenya, we have vaccinated nearly 1 million individuals only. No matter how expensive purchasing the drugs would cost, if we have to borrow, let us do so. Parliament should also raise the debt cap,” Raila advocated.

These sentiments from Odinga are a compete opposite of what he used to advocate for when he was still actively opposing the government. Odinga would fault the Jubilee government for careless borrowing and burdening Kenyans with unnecessary taxes.

In his recent plans to see everyone live a fairer life, Raila’s bottom-up approach promised to focus on rural areas as the new spots for industrialization. He also called upon the government to revive the Kazi Mtaani as part of his 15 point blueprint for 2022 campaign tool.