DP Gachagua appeals to Raila to call off the demonstration as he admits Kenya lost KSh2bn
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Gachagua appeals to Raila to call off the demonstration as he admits Kenya lost KSh2bn because of closed businesses
Gachagua appeals to Raila to call off the demonstration as he admits Kenya lost KSh2bn because of closed businesses.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged Azimio leader Raila Odinga to call off protests, saying that the mayhem is bad for the economy and that Kenyans need to go back to work.
Mr. Gachagua said the protests were not good for business and the economy.
He said already, Kenya has lost Sh2 billion because of the closed businesses in the Nairobi CBD. However, he did not substantiate his claims.
“I am urging the Azimio leadership to call off the mayhem and chaos so that Kenyans can go back to work,” the deputy president said in Mombasa where he oversaw the flagship food donation from Ukraine.
He added that President William Ruto’s administration will do whatever it takes to protect lives and property, adding that so far, no lives have been lost in the Monday protest.
“We are happy that President William Ruto is in charge and has ensured that no life has been lost and no property has been destroyed,” said Gachagua.
“In the meantime, Kenyans should ignore being incited into violence and destruction of properties. As it is, a number of businesspeople did not open shops due to fear of looters threatening businesses. So far, the country has lost billion today from these protests across the country,” he said.
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Gachagua spoke at the Grain Bulk Handlers Limited compound where he received two consignments of food aid from the US and Ukraine.
He said he is happy most Kenyans have ignored the illegal declaration of a holiday by Raila and have gone to work as normal.
“But there are some who did open their shops in the CBD in Nairobi for fear of the protests. As a result, the country has lost about Sh2 billion in terms of business,” said the DP.
He said the chaos today will roll back the gains the country had made in terms of economic recovery.
“What they are doing is destroying the economy. We had started showing signs of recovery from the economic downturn,” said Gachagua.
He appealed to Raila to call off the mass action in the afternoon.
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