Azimio leader Raila Odinga boarded a public transport vehicle (Matatu) to work on Monday morning.
Raila was in the company of former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya and other aides.
His matatu ride was broadcast live on his various social media pages.
“Embracing the experience and camaraderie of public transport,” he captured the live video.
While in the matatu travelling along the Ngong-Nairobi route, a few passengers cried to Raila about the high cost of living.
The tout sought an audience with him and mentioned the increasing cost of fuel. The passengers went ahead to mention that the country is not headed in the right direction.
“Baba you must not stop. Continue pressing on until such a time when the traffic police shall have stopped taking bribes and fuel prices significantly reduced,” the tout urged Raila.
His boarding the matatu was in line with the declaration he made to Kenyans on tax boycotts. He urged Kenyans on June 27th, to start carpooling.
Carpooling is meant to reduce the amount of fuel being purchased and by extension, reduce the amount of revenue the government can collect. This is due to the increased VAT on fuel proposed by the Finance Act 2023.
” Let us deny Ruto the fuel tax by limiting consumption of fuel and petrol. One way to do this is to carpool… cut down on non-essential travel and walk instead of driving whenever possible,” He said in a rally.
Raila ditched his high-end vehicle and was seen walking with his bodyguard to the bus stop. He interacted with a few people, bought a newspaper and then boarded the matatu.
