I can’t advise DP Gachagua; David Ndii
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David Ndii says he can't advise Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over the crackdown on illicit brew in Mt Kenya
David Ndii says he can’t advise Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over the crackdown on illicit brew in Mt Kenya.
David Ndii, the Chief Economic Advisor to President William Ruto, stated on Sunday that he will not advise Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on how to carry out his campaign against illicit brew, particularly in Mount Kenya.
Speaking on the recent crackdown primarily targeting Mt Kenya counties which is being spearheaded by the Office of the Deputy President, the economist said that the handling of the issue was misguided and would likely backfire.
Moreover, he contended that the banning of traditional liquors by the late President Daniel Moi in 1979 was the catalyst for the proliferation of illicit brews.
“The problem is economic but its roots are demographic, geography and politics,” he explained.
Responding to the post, a Kenyan asked, “Why don’t you advise the Deputy President to do the right thing?”
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The Chief Economist then used a phrase to remark that he did not have the patience to explain to the Deputy President.
He further added that just because the DP was his boss did not mean he was mandated to advise him.
This happened a day after the Deputy President reiterated that the government would not relent until illicit brew was permanently eradicated.
In defence of his sentiments, Ndii quoted a past article he had authored noting that consumption of illicit brew in Mt Kenya had been exacerbated by migration.
He explained that over 30,000 young Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in different parts of the country were in 1994 dumped in Kiambu and other Mt Kenya regions.
He explained that due to that, the young Kenyans being homeless and unemployed resorted to cheap liquor.
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