The new fuel prices are about to hit us, followed by tough times ahead
I was telling my close friends, when the govt goes around dishing out “development” funds all over the country to villagers without looking at how
it will increase production,create employment and hence increase the tax base, kuna watu wataumia…and the usual suspects are the working class in Kenya, - people on formal payrolls, teachers, doctors, etc… after that the govt will focus on increasing taxes for common goods like fuel and such…and as usual the culprits are the same…the formal working class…(who for some reason call themselves the middle class)
We have overburdened the same tax payers with taxes without an attempt to widen the tax base…
The masses in the country who are not in formal employment and don’t pay taxes from their income are the ones who put these leaders in power, it’s the same crowd that will vote in corrupt leaders and then when you try reason with them they ask “kwani ni pesa yako inaibiwa”.
The leaders know the working class in this country don’t have the guts to protest effectively, they will just use hashtags and facebook posts and when the next big breaking news come,they just forget and move on.
Have you ever realized the problems that affect the slum-dwellers and the un-employed directly eg prices of unga are solved immediately??? why ? because this crowd is the one that participates in rallies and political processes, the rest of the “middle class” is too classy to get dirty, or even be seen complaining about prices lest they are seen
to be poor or struggling.
THE WORKING CLASS IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE THE POWER AND MEANS TO CHANGE THE GOVT OR INFLUENCE IT, THEY JUST LACK GUTS…
Example…if all people driving to work just switched off their vehicles at an agreed time like 8am on the roads to protest fuel prices,something would be done…
in summary
We need leaders to put our tax money where production will be boosted and jobs created.