Folks Day by day-‘Let us put our friendship aside kidogo’ – Salasya takes on Oscar Sudi over claims Ruto has stabilised economic system

‘Let us put our friendship aside kidogo’ – Salasya takes on Oscar Sudi over claims Ruto has stabilised economic system

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Mumias East constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya has taken on his Kapseret counterpart Oscar Sudi for claiming that President William Ruto has stabilised Kenya’s economic system.

Sudi, whereas talking at a standard operate in Kapsokwony in Mt Elgon, Bungoma county on Thursday, December 5, said that the costs of a lot of the commodities that had been excessive when Ruto took energy have since fallen.

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The controversial lawmaker listed the costs of maize flour and the depreciation of the greenback price as a number of the achievements President Ruto has made to stabilize the economic system.

Kapseret Member of Parliament (MP) Oscar Sudi. PHOTO/@HonOscarSudi/X

However, Salasya holds a special opinion. The first time period lawmaker has faulted Sudi, arguing that he shouldn’t solely base of the costs of maize flour and depreciation of the greenback to find out the state of the nation’s economic system.

Salasya on costs of commodities

According to Salasya, the costs of development supplies akin to cement and metal metals which which had been someway decrease when President Ruto took energy, have since skyrocketed.

Salasya additionally says that the pay slips of the employed Kenyans have been drastically affected, urging the federal government to have mercy.

“Let us put our friendship apart kidogo tu nikuulize mweshree suduree …unga ni sawa greenback ni sawa however inform me simiti mulipata ikiwa ksh 650 sahizi ni kah 930 per bag ,chuma ya D16 for instance mulipata ikiwa 1200 sahizi ni 2000 si ata nyinyi munaona munaibia wakenya na munawadanya …ata ile mbolea yenyu ya 2500 sijai pata market I solely purchase ya 5000 plus per bag ….na hii pay slip ya wakenya muliipata ikiwa aje na munaicha ikiwa aje.

“Let us have mercy on this innocent Kenyans for once. Let us not focus just on unga and dollar also putting in mind the international trends on the strength of the dollar globally. We shall have friendship but on key issues we shall always have a discussion with interest of Kenyans and not just populist politics,” Salasya said.

Sudi’s assertion

Sudi whereas making his remarks had additionally claimed that there was numerous propaganda in opposition to the federal government that has been fueled by the excessive degree of tribalism.

“Nataka niwaombe, nchi yetu inaongozwa na propaganda mingi sana. Na nataka niseme nikiwa hapa Mt Elgon, mnajua watu wengi wamekuwa wakikashifu serikali ya Kenya Kwanza, na ukweli wa mambo, hiyo mambo yote ni ukabila. William Ruto alipata hii serikali unga ikiwa Ksh25o, leo unga ni Ksh90, alipata dollar ikiwa Ksh164 leo dollar ni Ksh127. Alipata mambo mingi imeharibika lakini ametengeneza,” Sudi mentioned.