2027 presidential hopeful Jimi Wanjigi has declared that eradicating poverty will serve as his central goal if elected head of state, arguing that economic hardship remains the root cause of Kenya’s persistent challenges. Speaking during an interview on the Thee Alfa House YouTube channel, Wanjigi continued to position his 2027 presidential bid around structural economic reform while calling out official policies that fail to deliver direct financial relief to ordinary households. The Safina Party leader noted that while the country has made strides in healthcare and education since independence, successive administrations have failed to eliminate poverty. He referenced the vision of Kenya’s founding father, President Jomo Kenyatta, who identified poverty, disease, and ignorance as the primary hurdles facing the nation. “The whole goal of this is that there are three things that have eluded us since independence. When we got independence, Jomo Kenyatta was very good at anchoring three problems: poverty, health, and education. 63 years later, are we still not in those challenges?” Wanjigi posed. “I will remove poverty,” he added. “Mine is to remove poverty, because once you remove poverty, you remove all the others.” The Human and Economic Toll of Poverty To illustrate the severity of the crisis, Wanjigi cited poverty metrics showing that roughly 32 million Kenyans are classifie...
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