Government responds to reports of going after Uhuru, Raila business empires
Government through DP Rigathi Gachagua on reports of going after Uhuru, Raila business empires
Government through DP Rigathi Gachagua on reports of going after Uhuru, Raila business empires.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua clarified reports that the Kenya Kwanza administration was going after Azimio leader Raila Odinga and retired President Uhuru Kenyatta’s business empires.
On Sunday, March 5, Gachagua emphasized that they will end monopoly by allowing more rivals into the market and so driving prices down.
Gachagua was speaking at a church service at Jesus Winning Ministries in Nairobi County.
He added that doing so would eliminate middlemen and aid nearby farmers.
The DP was responding to a piece that appeared on Sunday Nation.
“We saw a headline on Nation, regarding our plan to destroy businesses by two families.
“In terms of gas they have been selling because of monopoly hence we have decided to bring in more competitors for the price to go down.
“In terms of milk, there has been a monopoly by one person, we’re opening that sector for competition to benefit the farmer and the prices to go down.
According to Gachagua, the Uhuru regime groomed Raila Odinga in a bid to continue monopolising the businesses and allegedly safeguard their interests.
“They knew why they did not want us to take the throne because they wanted to continue with State Capture.
“We are going to open up the sectors and ensure we all benefit,” he stated.
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According to the report by Sunday Nation, the government banned the importation of powdered milk that was linked to Uhuru’s dairy business- which controls around 40 percent of the market share for processed milk.
In addition, the government sought to open the market for other players in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry- a move that would significantly hurt the dominance of East Africa Spectre Limited- linked to the Raila Odinga family.
According to the Spectre website, the company prides itself on being the leading and largest cylinder manufacturer in the Eastern and Central African region with a capacity of two million units in a year.
DP Gachagua also promised to release details regarding how Ksh16 billion was allegedly stolen before the Kenya Kwanza administration took over.
The DP also announced a Ksh5 million donation towards the purchase of church equipment.
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