The trickle-down economical model is to blame for runaway corruption because it focuses on capital-intensive projects, Kipchumba Murkomen has said. Speaking on Spice FM’s Situation Room, the Elgeyo Marakwet senator said the bottom-up strategy as preached by Deputy President William Ruto will reduce, if not end, corruption. Murkomen said mega projects that cost billions of shillings present easy access to siphon money compared to small village projects that would cost hundreds of thousands. “Either expand what we already have or use that money elsewhere.”But the bottom-up economy is not a new idea. Asked to explain how this is different, he said, “In all those administrations, the hawker was not on the table.”The Hustler nation bottom-up strategy is not just an economic model, it is also an issue of governance, Murkomen added.

Source: Standard Digital August 02, 2021 09:45 UTC