President William Ruto now says that weekly anti-government protests being led by Opposition leader Raila Odinga have nothing to do with the cost of living but the 2022 presidential election outcome.
Speaking during an interview on Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW), Ruto accused Odinga of using demonstrations as a decoy of unconstitutionally getting a share of the government.
“The riots in Nairobi are not so much about the cost of living. It is so much about some election results which is actually a settled matter but because cost of living is a pregnant issue; it is an emotive issue, our competitors are trying to take advantage, but I think the people of Kenya are a lot wiser,” Ruto said.
“The opposition is asking for some discussions about an election that was held some six months ago. An election that was given a clean bill of health by the EU, AU and all observers. An election that was witnessed by international and local observers. That conversation is a conversation outside the Constitution,” he added.
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Ruto however, said his government is working to addressing the challenges of the high cost of living.
“We have had to rethink about our agriculture how do we do things differently so that we avoid dependency on the global supply chain of these commodities because we have had challenges accessing fertilizer and grain,” said Ruto.
At least four people have been killed and property worth millions destroyed since last week when the protests started.
