Azimio la Umoja has demanded the return of the unga subsidy arguing that the current reduction of prices is not enough to prompt Azimio La Umoja to call off demonstrations.
“When we say the cost of living should go down, we do not mean that you reduce the price of maize flour,” Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has said.
“We are still going to demonstrate even if the price of unga gets reduced.”
The SG called for the immediate reinstatement of the subsidy program that had been introduced by the Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration, arguing that the suspension necessitated the high cost of living.
“Every government around the world protects its citizens through offering subsidy programs on food commodities.
“It is not a new concept in Kenya and it should be brought back or else we will continue wearing sufurias on our heads,” Kioni warned.
Kioni further remarked that they would continue pressuring the government to lower electricity prices, arguing that it was a key index in lowering the cost of living.
President William Ruto terminated the food subsidy program on September 13, 2022, arguing that it was a loophole used by a few individuals to siphon public funds.
“The subsidy that was done I was being briefed by the Agriculture ministry, the taxpayer was paying Ksh7 billion every month that could not be accounted for,” Ruto noted while discontinuing the program.
The Opposition is set to resume nationwide mass protests on Tuesday, May 2.
