Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has slammed the ‘one man, one vote, one shilling’ mantra, describing it as myopic and destructive to Kenya’s future.
Kindiki claimed in a statement on Friday that supporters of the slogan, including Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, do not understand its implications and long-term effects for the nation.
Kindiki went on to suggest that the slogan lacks substance because it is not based on any scientific or economic principles, but rather appears to have been taken from casual conversation, and that it cannot be relied on to manage Kenya’s complicated economic difficulties.
“The cliché is neither a scientific principle nor is it an economic model of any kind. It is a mantra picked from casual banter and will fall flat when juxtaposed with the constitutional ideals and values upon which our nation is founded,” said Kindiki.
Additionally, the CS stressed that every region of Kenya should have the opportunity to prosper, not at the expense of others but as integral parts of the whole nation.
“Every part of Kenya is entitled to prosperity not alone or at the expense of any other part of Kenya but rather, as part of the whole,” he said.
“The destiny and success of Kenya is inextricably linked to the destiny and success of each part of Kenya. One nation, one flag, one people.”
DP Gachagua spoke of the ‘one man, one vote, one shilling’ revenue sharing formula during a women’s economic empowerment event in Samburu County on Friday.
Samburu Governor Lati Lelelit criticized the formula, telling the Deputy President that it will deny the Northern frontier counties their rightful growth.
