Babu Owino challenged President William Ruto to keep his promise to the hustlers by ensuring food prices go down. Bread prices hike a threat to Kenya KwanzaHe accused President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza administration of neutralising the remaining hopes of many Kenyans living below the poverty line, a group he had vowed to economically empower in his Bottom-Up Economic model. "With the cost of living already unbearable, where does the government expect Kenyans to go by sitting aside and watching prices of basic items like bread and sugar? Such a trend is dangerous to the life of many Kenyans and the country as a whole," Babu explained. This comes just a few days after sugar prices increased to over KSh 400 per 2kg pack igniting uproar from Kenyans.

Source: Daily Nation May 25, 2023 03:08 UTC