1Yesterday, former president Uhuru Kenyatta caused some commotion among Kenyans, especially those drawn from the ruling party. The former president, while speaking during a public event, applauded the decision by US President Donald Trump to cut all aid especially medical aid that would have affected major countries in Africa.Sang, Cherargei clash over Sh40 billion county funds – The Standard
President Uhuru said that Kenya should start being independent and give basic services and goods to its citizens instead of crying for help from the US. Uhuru noted that it’s not the duty of the American government to offer aid and that it is at their own discretion to do so if they wish. He even said that we should not be crying because we do not pay taxes in America.”STOP CRYING,AMERICA SIO KWENU”UHURU KENYATTA REACTS TO TRUMP WITHDRAWING FOREIGN AID & DEPORTATION
“I saw some people crying that Trump has removed funding. Why are you crying? It is not your government or your country. He has no reason to give you anything. You do not pay taxes in America. Instead of crying, we should ask ourselves what we can do to support ourselves.” Uhuru Kenyatta 29th January 2025.
His remarks however angered a section of leaders with the likes of Senator Smason Cheragei telling off the former president of hypocrisy saying that he was one of the presidents who relied on foreign aid to run his government. Cheragei even noted that Uhuru took loans amounting to trillions of money during his 10-year tenure as president.
“Uhuru who is lecturing Africa/Kenya about depending on foreign aid is a hypocrite! When he took over from H.E Kibaki the foreign public debt was 1.3T but he borrowed selfishly up to 11.5T when he left office in 2022 & there is nothing to show for it in terms of development. Why the double standards now? He once admitted that Kenya lost 2B per day through corruption. Hizi ni hadithi na hekaya za abunuwasi ….” Senator Cheragei reated.
By Nairobi