You know you are staring into a major economic crisis when your leaders can’t feign a feeling of helplessness.
“Instead of leaders sitting down and trying to find solutions, others are going out there to incite the wananchi ‘prices have gone up, ask Uhuru.’ I, Uhuru, am I in Ukraine… what would I be doing there?” said President Uhuru Kenyatta in a speech on Labour Day on May 1.
The jibe was aimed at his deputy, Dr William Ruto, who has since turned into a fierce critic of his boss.
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