Kenyans have been criticizing the Kenya Kwanza government on social media since the recent review of fuel prices, accusing the President of breaking his campaign-related pre-election promises.
The Kenyan shilling has lost value against the dollar during the past year, despite President William Ruto’s promises to Kenyans that he would lower fuel costs in order to lower the cost of living.
The accusations Ruto and his lieutenants made against then-President Uhuru Kenyatta during his final term as deputy president, accusing him of failing to control the skyrocketing cost of living, are now coming back to haunt them, particularly in cyberspace.
Call it “eating your own words” if the country’s full prices are at a record high after one year in power. His foot troops’ justification for the current predicament is the same one they used under the Kenyatta administration.
Then-Deputy President made the accusation that the government was not responding to the actual circumstances on the ground during the campaign.
“These people don’t understand the damage they are doing to the people and the economy of Kenya through taxes,” Ruto said.
Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadia also hit out at the Uhuru regime during the campaign period over the skyrocketing cost of fuel.
“Kenyans in our villages and towns are in great distress, many families do not know where their next meal is coming from and even when they get a meal it is not enough to meet household needs, with the increased prices of paraffin and other fuels the situation is likely to get worse,” he told a press conference.
The price of petrol, diesel and kerosene are all now over 200 marks, with kerosene now selling for even more than diesel.