Nakuru County gubernatorial candidateJohn Mututho. [Photo/classic105.com]
John Mututho was floored in the Nakuru County gubernatorial primaries by Lee Kinyanjui and it seems he has begun his pay back to the ruling party, Jubilee. As everyone is protecting the government about the maize saga, Mututho has taken a different direction despite being a Jubilee affiliate politician. He joined NASA leader in blaming government cartels for the shortage of the basic commodity. The former Naivaisha MP attributed the mess to five top families.
“The five are manipulating the prices of flour despite Parliament passing the Monopolies Act. It's time the Agriculture CS took action,” Mututho said as quoted by the Star.
He dispute the claims by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett about the scenario being a natural phenomenon. He says it is all articial to benefit a few individuals.
“When I was in Parliament the same cartel was responsible for hoarding the commodity and later releasing it to the market at a high price. We have ships fully loaded with maize in Durban, South Africa, seeking a market and thus it’s possible to buy any consignment at the shortest time possible,” he said as quoted by the paper.
The former Nacada chairman also said that the money being invested in irrigation schemes like Galana-Kalula ia a waste if Kenyans starve. He was seconding NASA flag bearer Raila Odinga.
“I have in the past visited the scheme. It is time the management of the National Irrigation Board, which runs the scheme, improved on productivity,” said the aspirant who has also served as Nacada chairman