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National Dialogue: Cost of living still a priority for Raila team, says Wandayi

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National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

The Azimio coalition has said that it will not relent in its quest to address the high cost of living in the country, even as it engages in a National Dialogue with the Kenya Kwanza administration.
Speculation has emerged that the Ruto- Raila talks team may have forgotten mwananchi, and failed to consider the high cost of living issue during previous sit downs.

But National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi, in an interview with Spice FM on Tuesday, October 17, said that the cost of living issue remains a priority for the Azimio team and that they will push for legislative actions to remove certain taxes that burden Kenyans.

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