Tighten your belts a little longer as Ruto fixes economy, says Shollei

The National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gladys Boss Shollei has urged Kenyans to give the government time to stabilise economy and bring down the cost of living.

Shollei said it is a fact that Kenyans are suffering because of high cost of living but said President William Ruto had put in place the right measures and soon Kenyans will enjoy the benefits.

Speaking at Bware SDA church in Kabondo Kasipul, Homa Bay county during a funds drive in aid of the church, Shollei (pictured) said Kenyans should be patient.

“The President has always assured Kenyans that adequate programmes have a been put in place by his administration. I just want to urge our people to give him some time and the country will be back to her normal place, the future is much brighter,” she said.

“Currently the living conditions Kenyans are going through are a bit hard. People are complaining of high cost of living and lack of school fees for their children but I want to tell you that nothing comes on a silver platter. We must bear the pain as President Ruto tries to fix the country.”

The Deputy Speaker said Kenya’s problem is over dependence on imports.

“In Kenya the main challenge is not even about the price of petrol which has increased the exchange rate of a dollar but we are unable to produce essential commodities which leads to importation of essential commodities which we can produce on our own,” she said.

The Deputy speaker was accompanied by former Ndhiwa MP Aghustino Netto and his former Kabondo Kasipul counterpart Sylvance Osele.

“President Ruto has promised to assist our farmers to increase their yields until we reach a point where we can produce enough food to feed our people,” she added.