Former presidential candidate Mohammed Abduba Dida has weighed in on President Uhuru Kenyatta's concern over poverty levels in the country.
Earlier this week, reports emerged indicating that President Kenyatta did not understand why Kenyans are broke.
Responding to the reports, Dida drafted a message to the president explaining to him why Kenyans are broke.
According to Dida, Kenyans are broke because of the massive contracts the government has with China.
He said Chinese companies need to be denied tenders in the country, because they are always importing all materials they need during the construction process.
The vocal politician said Kenyans cannot benefit from the huge contracts, if Chinese companies import all raw materials from China.
In addition to this, Dida said Kenyans are broke because some billionaires have been evading tax, and the government has not done enough to protect local businesses.
"Dear President Uhuru, this is why Kenyans are broke: Your gov't has given all contracts to China, Chinese contractors are buying all materials from China and only using Chinese workers, billionaires are evading taxes, you don't care about local businesses. Thank you," he tweeted.