GACHAGUA’S ALTERNATIVE ECONOMICS TRIMMING STATE OPULENCE AND SLASHING PUBLIC DEBT TO CUSHION THE OVERTAXED MWANANCHI
Democracy for the Citizens Party DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua addresses a press conference in Nairobi where he unveiled a radical alternative budget model to challenge the government's fiscal framework By Maximilla Wafula Democracy for the Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has mounted a fierce counter-offensive against the Kenya Kwanza administration, unveiling a radical alternative budget model aimed at tackling what he calls a twin evil of high taxation and runaway public debt. Speaking at a high-stakes press briefing in Nairobi, the former Deputy President positioned himself as the champion of the overtaxed mwananchi, claiming his party would dramatically downsize the national budget from an ambitious Ksh 4.8 trillion down to a leaner, more manageable Ksh 3.7 trillion. The crux of Gachagua’s alternative plan relies on an aggressive restructuring of how public funds are distributed, taking direct aim at what he describes as state-sponsored opulence. Front a...