Busia County Senator Okiya Omtatah has warned that using propaganda to manage a country’s economy is unsustainable.
Omtatah took to his official X account on Sunday, to argue that, while propaganda is powerful, effective economic management necessitates transparent policies, accurate data, and fact-based decision-making.
“Propaganda is so powerful because everyone is susceptible to it, however relying on propaganda to manage a country’s economy is fundamentally flawed and unsustainable,” Omtatah stated.
“Effective economic management requires transparent policies, accurate data, and sound decision-making based on factual information.”
The activist-turned-politician went on to say that the economic consequences of using propaganda cannot be ignored, regardless of whether politicians score political points.
In his statement, Omtatah emphasizes that a successful economy is built on trust, stability, and informed participation.
A thriving economy, according to the vocal lawmaker, will be felt by all citizens, businesses, and international partners of a country.
“While it’s easy to score political points using propaganda the economic net effects cannot be gainsaid,” Omtatah stated.
“Throw out the carpet and clean the house thoroughly. A successful economy thrives on trust, stability, and informed participation and will be felt by all citizens, businesses, and international partners.”
Omtatah has been an outspoken critic of Kenya’s various administrations, the most recent of which is led by President William Ruto.Omtatah vowed on Saturday, July 27, 2024, to form a shadow Cabinet to oversee the government after President Ruto appointed opposition leaders to his cabinet.
According to Omtatah, Kenya will no longer have a presidential system in which the minority and majority parties in parliament hold the executive accountable.
“If that Cabinet is established, some of us will be constrained to set up a shadow Cabinet because what will be happening now we shall no longer be having a presidential system where we have the minority and majority sides checking on the executive,” Omtatah said.
Omtatah also claimed that the parliamentary system would be unable to check the government because power would be concentrated in the State House.
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