The United Democratic Alliance party has distanced itself from the ‘Seven-Point Bottom-Up Economic Approach Blue Print’ post being circulated on social media purporting to be from the party.
The Star has verified that the post is fake and did not originate from the party which is associated with Deputy President William Ruto.
The post had articulated ‘Seven-Point Bottom-Up Economic Approach Blue Print’ and was dubbed as the ‘Wanjiku Economy’.
When reached for comment, UDA’s Director of Communications Wanjohi Githae dismissed it as a fake post.
Its first point was to review the current micro-economic policies including fiscal, monetary, and trade policies.
The second point claimed that the ‘hustler government’ shall regulate property prices including rent to ensure affordable and decent living conditions for the common Kenyans.
Many Kenyans fell for the fake post, as it used the same colours of the UDA party and the party symbol.
It had also used Ruto’s photo at the bottom end of the listed points.
Ruto had earlier proposed that UDA will seek to change the approach applied to the economy of the country as a way of involving all Kenyans across all kinds of businesses in the country, hence the bottom-up approach model.
But the party has not issued any statement regarding the same and the manifestos as the 2022 general elections approach.
The 'Wanjiku Economy' - also went further to quote one of the Bible verses, something that the DP hardly misses in his address.
It also claimed to introduce land reforms redistribution to ensure that no single citizen owns more than 10 acres of land in the country.
Another point was to promote religion and 'Godliness'.
“The government shall cover churches’ expenses including construction, utility bills, salaries, and remuneration aimed at restoring societal norms, virtues and values,” part of fake post claims.
Edited by D Tarus
