WILL THE 6OOOKSH BE A RELIEF OR BURDEN TO KENYA’S ECONOMY?

Azimio la Umoja coalition recently laid out their manifesto touching all sectors from education to police bodies. Among his ten stipulated 10 manifestos, there was one that enthusiased every citizen. Raila said through “Inua jamii” citizens will get 6000ksh every month to help them and mostly single mothers.

From a recent interview held, the chairperson of the Azimio presidential campaign board governor Ndiritu Muriithi said that already the households that are to get the 6000ksh have already been identified. He said the money aims to help those families that are not in a position to provide for themselves on a day-to-day routine. He said two million households have already been identified.

This is to mean that every identified household will get 6000KSH. There are two million households at hand, that is to say, every month, Azimio’s government will set aside 12 billion KSH for the “Inua jamii” implementation. Also, that is to say, annually Azimio’s government will be releasing 144 billion KSH to citizens. Every year 144 billion will be included in Azimio’s budget to cater to citizens.

The Kenyan government as of 2021 had a budget of 2.91 trillion. In 2022 it had a budget of 3.31 trillion. Remember the budget kept is not always enough and Kenya has had to borrow loans from other countries like China. Currently, Kenya is working at a debt of 8.02 trillion that is yet to be paid back to the countries they borrowed money from. Where will the Azimio government get the 144 billion annually to give to citizens yet the budgeted amount that they will have annually will not even be enough for the normal allocations that are always done? Is this to mean that the Azimio government will be borrowing money from other countries as well in order to be able to sustain giving citizens the promised 6000Ksh monthly?