"No Food, No Election" - Kenyan Youths Protest High Cost of Living (Photos)
According to the outraged citizens, the price of basic goods like as cooking oil, maize flour, wheat flour, and sugar has more than doubled in recent weeks, placing pressure on families struggling to make ends meet.
Protesters even threatened that the country's elections would be canceled if there was no food for them to eat.
Business capital reported that some protesters who addressed the media accused leaders of failing to address the issue, leaving them with no option but to fight for themselves.
“Our elected leaders have failed us and Kenyans are going through so much and that is why we are here to demand the reduction of prices for basic commodities,” one of the activists said.
Another protestor said that the government shouldn’t blame the Russia-Ukraine conflict for the high cost of living, claiming that the conflict has just worsened the situation.
“The prices of food were high even before the issue of Ukraine came, we are in this situation because of too much borrowing and the money goes into the pockets of a few,” he stated.
With only 32 days till the elections, Kenyans protested that the two front-runners in the presidential race, Raila Odinga and William Ruto, are only making promises and not delivering solutions.
“Raila is a friend of the President so it’s just a phone call away, Ruto has been in government for ten years and he is also giving promises, why can’t they help us now? another protester wondered.
Government Spokesperson, Cyrus Oguna defended President Uhuru Kenyatta over the high cost of living currently being witnessed in the country.
Oguna pointed out that the Head of State is not to be blamed for the situation as he attributed it to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
“It is not fair to put this blame on one person, it is not the President. The war in Ukraine has made things difficult for nations across the globe,” he said, adding that the situation was not unique to Kenya alone.
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