In response to a string of attacks from Ruto, the Nairobi Senator, who has declared his intention to unseat the President, outlined his economic priorities, including reducing wastage in national spending. Nairobi Senator and Linda Mwananchi presidential aspirant Edwin Sifuna says he will reduce taxation, establish a national data bank of schools in Kenya and ensure hospitals are paid for services rendered within 30 days if elected President.In an interview covering a range of issues, Sifuna declared President William Ruto a failure as he fired back at the Head of State, who has previously described him as being “empty.”“They (team of experts) are telling me that it is possible to have a balanced budget in 15 months by doing certain specific things. Number one, they can cut from the budget between Ksh.500 billion and Ksh.1.8 trillion in wastage, and we can go line by line and say this is where the wastage is. You can remove VAT on fuel, you can remove the housing levy, you can reduce VAT on electricity,” said Sifuna.In the education sector, the leader of the newly unveiled The Equitable Party (TEP) said he would begin by establishing a national data bank for schools, arguing that the sector, which receives a significant amount of government funding, has for years been vulnerable to misuse of public resources.“In education, the government does not have data on anything. The gove...
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