Three MPs from Uasin Gishu have urged Kenyans not to give up on supporting President William Ruto’s economic recovery plan.
Recurrent tax hikes have elicited an outcry from Kenyans grappling with shrinking incomes and wary of public waste and corruption.
Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi said although some of the economic measures are painful, the end result will be long-term gains for Kenyans.
"We are already 75 per cent successful and by the end of this year, things will be different," he said.
He was in Eldoret along with Turbo MP Janet Sitienei and nominated MP Joseph Wainaina.
Sudi said Kenya will be freed from heavy foreign debts and the cost of living will drop drastically, he said.
“Let us not get tired but continue to stand with our President because his vision for this country is working already. In a few more months, the country’s economy will be very stable,” he said.
He castigated leaders bent on introducing politics based on tribalism in the country.
“Kikuyus should stop this thing of calling themselves Mt Kenya groups yet they are national and found in all corners of the country,” Sudi said.
Wainaina also assured Kenyans that despite resistance to increases taxation, the money collected is for the good of Kenyans.
“We will pass the Finance Bill in Parliament because we know it has provisions that will benefit Kenyans,” he said.
Wainaina said the bill contains more measures that will enable the government to raise more money so that it is able to provide quality services to Kenyans, especially on healthcare and education.
“We should look at the positives in the bill which are more, and also consider the long-term gains for our country,” the MP said.
Sitienei said Ruto’s plan is to ensure that ordinary Kenyans enjoy better access to quality and affordable healthcare, education and also food.
“When we look at sectors like agriculture, we note that already, measures like distribution of subsidised fertiliser are paying off, with increased food production in all parts of the country,” Sitienei said.
Sudi asked leaders to stop drifting from the development agenda and focus on politics because time for elections is still far away.