Uasin Gishu Woman Representative Gladys Shollei on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, predicted that Kenya may be headed for a revolution initiated by Kenyans due to the hard economic times currently being experienced.
Speaking on Citizen TV’s Day Break show, Shollei stated that Kenyans are struggling in the hard economic times amidst other problems and have been pushed to the wall.
“If people continue becoming poor and the economy failing, there will be a revolution in this country. It doesn’t matter who will be president or not president,” remarked Shollei.
According to the woman rep, various sectors that were highly reliable have continued to fail, leading to dwindling earnings for Kenyans.
“We have many problems in Kenya. We have security problems, locusts invading our country, collapse in the dairy, coffee and maize farmers.
“If we got the ministries working, starting from the Agriculture, Trade and Tourism ministries, these problems can be easy to handle,” added Shollei.
She further challenged Cabinet secretaries to learn from other nations on methods they can apply to alleviate the living standards of Kenyans.
"I am almost embarrassed to visit my people in Uasin Gishu. What do I tell the farmers back there? I remember in 1998 I used to sell milk at Ksh 45 per litre, while today am selling the milk at Ksh 15 per litre,” the politician compared.
Shollei also held the view that using a referendum to pass recommendations of the BBI report would be a waste of resources.
The parliamentarian further suggested that if a plebiscite was to be held, it should be done in 2022 togean her with the General Election in order to save money.
“Every time we have an election, our economy slumps. We are still recovering from the last two, now we are going to go to an election that can make things even worse, Kenyans are totally angry,” added Shollei.
