25/09/2018
Via Gordon Opiyo
The Standard Newspaper started a very key discussion yesterday..... I hope they do not stop there.
They asked a question - How comes Roads in Kenya are now being built at the cost of 1 billion per Kilometer? They then gave comparison with Ethiopia and other African Countries, and showed that the amounts are far less than we are paying.
The Standard Group should not stop there......KTN, Radio Maisha etc should ask the same question. Why are we paying 1 billion per KM?
Then after that, they should ask - Why are we building 57 Dams NOW, at an average cost of 15 billion? Why? Why?
Then they should ask, why are we pouring billions in Galana Kulalu, only to come out with 10,000 bags? Why not take the Money to the North Rift?
Then they should ask- Why are we having all these Power Projects? Mara Turkana Wind, Mara Lamu Coal, Mara Garissa Solar, Mara Geo Thermal etc
To be sincere, if we are to be honest to each other this 3 trillion shilling budget is simply a scam created by brokers in power. I am 100 % sure that the we can do very well with less than 2 trillion shillings.
Since we have no one to speak for us, the best we can do is to have the media do what Standard did yesterday.
At least we can pay the heavy taxes, knowing who is eating....then one day, one day when the tide changes, they will be forced to return the loot.