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25May, 2022

Is Gender The New Agenda In 2022 General Elections?

*Participants during coffee bar Tuesday. Photo: Julius Rasat*

“Women are being chosen as running mates on matters of inclusivity and not their leadership skills or what they are bringing at the table” Participants said

Coffee Bar Tuesday this week was discussing if gender is the new agenda in political space? With political leaders choosing their women as running mates, does this mean we are achieving the 2/3 gender principle? Does this also mean that women’s voices are now being taken seriously?

This was one of the most heated conversations that we have ever heard during a coffee bar. With 25+ participants, the majority felt that women don’t need to be running mates to anyone, they can be able to run for any presidential seat.

7 of 24 participants felt that women are now being chosen as running mates because of their leadership skills, track record and their urge for better governance, 9 felt that women are being used as mobilization tool and won’t have any say when it comes to governance of this country while 4 felt that women were picked as a result of sympathy.

“Wanawake wamelia sana, wacha tuwapatia hii top seat ndio wawache kulia sana” Participant said

With examples of Wajackoyah choosing Justina Wamae as running mate, Reuben Kigame unveils Irene Kamau as his running mate, Raila Odinga choosing Martha Karua as his running mate, Moses Kuria picking Faith Mwaura as his running mate and William Kabogo settled on Esther Ndirangu means that women are being noticed at the high table. These are just examples of top candidates who have picked women as their running mates.

*Raila Odinga and Martha Karua after being mentioned as the running mate. Photo: Getty Images*

Participants believe that top politicians choosing women as running mates have a hidden agenda. One of the hidden agenda is women being used as running mates in order to get votes from women.

Trends & Insights for Africa (Tifa) released polls indicating that Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya Alliance presidential candidate Raila Odinga is the most preferred presidential candidate at 39 percent after choosing Martha Karua as his running mate. Does this mean that many people will vote for a presidential candidate who has a woman as a running mate? You have the answer.

Participants felt that women running as running mates will be puppets as soon as they win the elections. This means that after getting the votes, the deputy president office will be another occupied busy office with no moves. Others may have been selected in order to gather sympathy votes from women. Participants also argued that most of the women have nothing they are bringing at the table apart from the sympathy votes. Is gender the new agenda that the political class is using to get votes?

Others argued by the time someone is being picked as running mate, there is something the presidential candidate had seen in them. They could perform even better than their male counterparts. The fact remains that choosing Martha Karua, Irene Kamau, Justina Wamae, Esther Ndiragu among others has given hope to our young girls that leadership is not patriarchal.

Kenya is among countries with lowest proportions of female parliamentarians in East Africa with 23%. Efforts to implement the two-thirds gender have so far not beared any fruits. However, the efforts are coming into realization with more women having interest in politics and vying for various political seats. If any of them wins, we will have a new record of the first female deputy president. See you Tuesday!

19May, 2022

What Attribute Makes A Leader?

When choosing/evaluating a leader, we all have attributes/ traits that we consider important when selecting them. During our weekly coffee bar Tuesday session, we discussed some of the common attributes that most of us look for when electing a leader. Not only do the attributes apply to political leaders but also to our homes, chamas, churches, organizations and other different spaces.

*Participants during Coffee Bar Session. Photo: Julius Rasat*

Participants pointed out that there’s research done that indicates a good record, endorsement by someone popular, never been involved in corruption and gender are some of the most common attributes that they look for when evaluating and selecting their preferred leaders.

“A good track record means that you will be able to control public office/ funds.” Participant said

A good track record is an attribute that was supported by majority of the participants. Your track record portrays who you are and what you can be able to become in future in case you get power. With experience from elected leaders, someone with bad or tinted record has a high chance of not bringing change to the community.

Corruption is a still serious threat to poverty, peace and democracy. Looking at the leaders who have graft cases, most of them are yet to be found guilty and also most believe it’s a political fight. This makes it hard for many people to make a choice considering they are not found guilty at the court of law. However, this was pointed as a crucial attribute when evaluating a leader.

The Constitution Of Kenya in article 27(8) requires the state to take legislative and other measures to implement the principle of having not more than two-thirds of the members of elective or appointive bodies of the same gender. Ten years later, this is yet to be enacted. Representation of women in Kenya’s Parliament has been and remains minimal. Majority of the participants also noted that gender is something they look for when evaluating leaders. Others felt that women should be at the same level as women and the ground should be the same.

Ethnicity remains a problem in Kenya. We may not agree that politics of this country are driven by ethnicity. Participants also felt that they would rather vote for some who comes from the same ethnic group as theirs than voting someone from another ethnic group. Others also felt that they would support someone who comes from another ethnic group. Some researches indicates that ethnic divisions can have adverse effects on the economic and political stability of Kenya. However, ethnic divisions may be driven by factors other than ethnic bias alone.

One thing that stood out during the discussion is the fact that we only have two tribes in Kenya which are rich and poor. This created room for reflection on how the inequalities works.

Don’t for someone because they have been endorsed by a public figure, don’t vote for someone who has tinted track record, don’t vote for someone because they come from your tribe but vote for someone based on their ideologies, manifestos, what they stand for, their track record and also their networks. Considering that young people are the majority in this country, they can be able to bring any change that’s need. Additionally, women are also the majority meaning they can be able to support one of their own in any political seat. See you on Tuesday!

11May, 2022

Elections And Mental Health – Elections Stress Disorder

*Participants during Coffee Bar Tuesday. Photo: Peris Saleh*

“I have fear of what will happen after the voting, me and my mother almost died during the post election violence. They stopped our bus and asked which tribe we were and mom had to show her identification card. Were it not for our tribe, me and my mom would not be alive” said one participant

If your candidate/s doesn’t win, what will happen to you? Do you think it will affect you mentally? How prepared are we mentally for the coming 2022 general elections? What can we do to make sure no matter the outcome of the elections, our mental state will still be stable? These are some of the questions that were discussed during the Coffee Bar Tuesday.

15 out 20 believe that the current state of politics has caused a lot of tension during this 2022 general election and some of the political class are likely not to concede defeat. With previous experience during elections, many are not sure of whether they will be violence after the elections. Regardless of whether you will note or not, the 2022 general elections are likely to trigger anxiety, stress, and other negative mental health symptoms.

Currently, the majority of Kenyans are experiencing election stress disorder. There is a feeling that this election will divide communities and trigger anger and frustration than any other election in recent memory. Some of the signs and symptoms of election stress disorder include insomnia, concern, fear, frustration, anxiety, depression, pain, obsession with the news/updates, anger issues, withdrawal and social isolation during elections. However, this reacts differently to everyone.

Post-election stress has become a larger issue than ever before driven by previous post violence experiences. There’s a lot of tension, many feel that the 2022 general elections will not be free and fair. Some of the participants also pointed out that as soon as they were done with voting, the results will be announced while they are on their way to upcountry. This represents so many Kenyans especially those living in the capital city and other towns.

*Anti riot policemen attempt to disperse protesters in Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya*

Many are those who won’t vote because they feel their vote won’t count, others won’t vote because they feel the direct tickets have snatched them their preferred candidate. This has a major effect on their mental health by making them feel like there will be no change for the next 5 years.

“I have fear of what will happen after the voting, me and my mother almost died during the post election violence. They stopped our bus and asked which tribe we were and mom had to give her identification card. Were it not for our tribe, me and my mom would not be alive” said one participant

There was a feeling that religious leaders are no longer playing their role well. Compared to previous elections, they were at the forefront of preaching peace but lately they have aligned themselves with the politicians. This is also causing distress among many congregations.

“Nowadays religious leaders wameji allign na political class hadi instead of preaching peac eduring and after elections, wako busy kutushow who we should vote for” Participant said

With election stress disorder, how can we be able to control it or make sure that we are safe mentally? Some of the ways raised during the coffee bar session include;

Limit news and your social media activity
Choose who to talk to and what to talk about
Be secure and safe
Get out of the polling station after voting
Accept the results and move on

During party primaries, there were few cases of young people being paid to disrupt the party primaries. There are worries that these will be the same people who will be used to disrupt or cause violence during or after elections. The message is clear, no matter the state of the economy, no matter how broke you are, don’t be the reason why people will fight. Peace starts with you and your mental health should be a priority. See you on Tuesday!

4May, 2022

How Do You Sustain A Business?

*Participants during the coffee bar Tuesday. Photo: Evans Jomo*

Have you ever asked someone how they manage to sustain a business? The answers given will confuse you more. Most of the answers are usually “Ni kujaribu tu” or “Ni Mungu tu”. Others will go ahead and tell you “it’s hard work” and “knowing what you want”. Does this mean there are no recipes for sustaining a business? Does this mean since my business died, I missed hard work?

Our coffee bar session was able to create a space for people already in business and those who want to venture in business. The discussion was on how to sustain a business and some of the challenges business owners face on their daily basis. We hosted Willie from Vaa Kenya, who is a street fashion designer and has been in the field for the last 4 years. His business is among many businesses that were hit hard by the pandemic. However, he got a way to make sure that his business stands during the Covid19 pandemic.

Sticking to your passion has been a challenge to many people in business. Willie pointed out that most people would want to open a kibanda to sell vegetables but because of the competition, the person would opt to sell something else. Most people were brought up knowing that kibanda or selling vegetables is a woman’s business. This makes it hard for those with passion to defect, forgetting that there is a market for everyone.

“Tushajua kibanda ni ya mama nani, tailor ni kazi ya baba nani, tushajua hoteli ni ya baba nani. Hii inafanya hatuezi weka those businesses as young people. That’s why utapata vijana wengi hawafanyi jobs za vibanda.” Participant said

Most participants contradicted the fact that your business should be motivated by your passion. Others argued that a business should be as a result of necessity of a product/service and not passion. However, your business or venture should be able to solve a problem. You should be able to study the necessity of the product or services you want to sell to the people around you. It was also clear that people venture into business without understanding the market.

Fear of the market is something that hinders many people venturing into business. The fear of bringing something new or something that already exists has been the cause for many dead businesses. Most people will not invest in a market where they don’t see the same product/s.

Not being able to do something extra is also something that has killed many businesses. You’re selling the same product with 1000+ people, what would make customers come to yours leaving others? In running a business, you should always make sure you introduce or have something that will entice your customers. This could be packaging, offers and discounts, mode of delivery, good customer service, free delivery or at subsidized fee.

There’s freedom in running a business, you can decide what time to open or close or even when to open. As much as running a business comes with freedom, consistency is vital. Lack of consistency is something that came out loud. Most people want to open a business but they won’t open it every day making it hard for customers to come back.

Family and friends could be the reason why your business would prosper or be closed. Most people close to us would take advantage of the business leading you to closing it. This was pointed out that most people don’t know or understand the need to have boundaries when it comes to business. Being able to set boundaries with your business would really help in sustaining it.

“mama yako atakuja bila unga na bado ukose kumpatia? Utaamua aje kumpatia considering that anabeba faida na stock ya duka?” Participant said

From the conversation, business is a good venture for discipline. It helps you to understand that you won’t make money if you don’t do something extra, you will lose customers if you don’t open your business daily, your business won’t survive if you don’t create a boundary between your business, friends and family, connect your passion to solving a problem through your product or service. Finally, business is not a walk in the park and sustaining it needs commitment, hard work and going the extra mile to make your customers happy. See you on Tuesday!

27Apr, 2022

Red Fags In A Toxic Relationship You Shouldn’t Ignore

*Participant during coffee bar Tuesday. Photo: Evans Jomo*

Relationships are always perceived to be a space where partners are happy and comfortable to be around each other, it is meant to be a safe space for the two individuals. However, this is not always the case. With the rise number of sexual and gender based violence, individual don’t understand what toxic relationship entails or they assume.

Toxic relationship is a term that we often hear, but what does it mean to be in a toxic relationship? What are some of the red flags to watch out for? Why do people continue staying in such relationships? These were the guiding questions during coffee bar Tuesday held at the MuYI Hub.

If a relationship stops bringing you joy and instead consistently makes you feel sad, angry or anxious, and that your well-being is threatened, then it can be defined as being toxic. Views of toxicity in relationships however vary from one individual to another. These are some of the discussion areas that we had during the session where participants were able to identify insecurity, lack of support, lack of communication, physical, verbal and emotional abuse, being manipulative, lack of respect, lack of empathy as the major red flags in a relationship. If you also notice that your partner is jealous, competitive, and generally unhappy when you are doing well, then that’s a huge red flag

“As much as people focus more on physical abuse, emotional and verbal abuse tend to have much more effect on a partner since it messes with a person’s self-esteem and confidence, which takes time to build up once again” said one of the participants.

Despite people seeing these warning signs, some will still prefer to stay with a toxic partner because of various reasons such as: the benefits their family receive, poor background, presence of children, fear of starting over, religious beliefs and harsh judgement from society.

“ When in a toxic relationship, a person starts to change and suddenly they do not seem happy as they used to, they stop doing things that they enjoyed before and they do not engage with family and friends as much as before” was a view that a participant in the session had

Some people are fortunate enough to realize the red- flags early and leave the toxic partner while others end up facing consequences of staying. Toxic trends from toxic partners often cause feelings of low self-worth, helplessness, fear, anxiety and even depression. Severe cases such as murder and suicide have occasionally been reported due to abusive partners.

Both men and women are usually victims of toxic relationships and they should learn how to speak out in case they are facing abuse from a partner, abuse in any way or form from a partner should not be tolerated, therefore no one should feel obliged to persevere such a relationship at the expense of their mental, emotional or physical well-being, it is never too late to walk away from a toxic partner.

Remember, bravery is leaving a toxic relationship and knowing that you deserve better and letting go is an act of self-care. You shouldn’t have any justification of why you’re leaving a toxic relationship. See you on Tuesday!

20Apr, 2022

NG-CDF Is Not A Manifesto

*Participants during the Coffee Bar Tuesday. Photo: Julius Rasat*

On 19th April 2022, we held our weekly coffee bar Tuesday discussing the role of National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) formally known as Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and how it’s being used a political tool. Through the discussions, most people pointed out NG-CDF not only is it used as tool to seek votes but also as a manifesto. Most people are tricked in voting for someone because of something they received through the office or promises of what the office shall do.

According to book, the NG-CDF should have a committee. The committee should at least have 10 people from the community – There should be representation of youth, women and people living with disability. The Member of Parliament should convene public forums to elect people from the elective wards. However, it’s noted that most of NG-CDF offices are composed with committees that either belong to the same party or are supporters of the Member of Parliament.

Member of Parliament is the patron of the NG-CDF but this has changed to them controlling the funds. An example given – most of the bursaries given have pictures of the MPs which most participants felt it shouldn’t be like that since this is not their initiative.

The NG-CDF should conduct public participation to understand what community priorities are. Most of the time, projects conducted by NG-CDF are usually not community’s priority.

“Imagine a school getting a bus and they are not in a position to fuel it. The priority for that school should be a feeding program, desks or getting more classes.” Participant says

The main aim of the discussion was to understand that NG-CDF is not a favor but its a right that you’re entitled to. No one should make you feel like they are doing you a favor because you’re getting a bursary, a road or a desk. It was also noted that the community is not aware of the money allocated in each financial year or how much is allocated to different sectors such as education, health, sports and arts infrastructure or disaster among others.

There’s still confusion on county and national government projects. It been noted there are projects that have double allocations from the county and national. The community doesn’t understand which projects should be conducted by county or national government. This makes it easy to embezzle money allocated to those projects.

But with all the loopholes noticed, what can we do?

NG-CDF should not be used a manifesto
We should interact with NG-CDF office to understand how it operates,
We should not be enslaved because we got bursaries, desks, road or any help from office.
Understand the role of Member of Parliament on NG-CDF.
How we can hold the office accountable.
To understand how much is being allocated to their constituencies (Check Out NG-CDF website)

Coffee bar Tuesday is a platform for discussions on issues affecting us and how we can be the solutions to the issues. We believe change is inevitable and it all starts with you. See you on Tuesday!

13Apr, 2022

Do Direct Tickets From Political Parties Affect Us?

*Particapants during the discussion. Photo: Evans Jomo*

Do you think direct ticketing is one way of political parties to stop us from exercising our democratic rights? Do you think direct tickets affects party members in any way? Do you think political parties primaries will free and fair?

This week’s coffee bar Tuesday, participants felt that direct tickets diverts leader’s agenda to them serving their parties agenda. Most participants pointed out that most political parties will give tickets to those who fund or are likely to fund their campaigns. However, it’s noted that at times they get direct tickets through consensus or depending with popularity. Others felt that the direct tickets will not affect us in any way since we are nominating someone and not parties.

“I have a feeling that party primaries will not be free and fair but there will be an improvement from previous party primaries. This is because parties are at risk of losing their party members in case the nominations are not free and fair.” Participant said

Aspirants also have something to loose when it comes to direct tickets. All the ideologies and plans they had for community will be set aside and promote parties ideologies. For those who don’t get the direct tickets means they lose before they even get to nominations. Citizens should be given chance to nominate their preferred leaders.

We have already started to notice some complaints from aspirants of places where direct tickets were issued. Issuing direct tickets mean some aspirants are being discriminated against and citizens are denied their right to nominate someone who fits or at least someone who can represent them during the general elections.

At the end, we all agreed we should nominate someone based on their values and what they stand for and not voting them because they belong to a certain political party. It was clear that if we don’t nominate our preferred candidate, chances are the ticket will go to someone else who might not bring the change we need.

As Mukuru Youth Initiative, we continue to create spaces where community can learn and unlearn through discussions, where community and citizens can understand their roles in decision making. It’s time for change and we all must play our part in influencing and bringing change. See you on Tuesday!

21Mar, 2022

Effects of Covid19 On Livelihoods in Mukuru

*Ann Munyao siting at her house. Photo: Julius Rasat*

“I now depend on my daughter for food and medication since I had to close down my hotel business.” Says Ann.

When Covid19 hit Kenya in March 2020, no one foresaw the effects of pandemic on livelihoods. Many people were only worried and concerned about the rate of infections that were increasing on a daily basis. Few months later, curfews, lockdowns and social distancing were introduced as a way of controlling the infections.

It is with this that most of the companies/organizations had to retrench its workers to follow MOH guidelines on Covid19. A lot of people lost their jobs, others had to close down their businesses because of low productivity in the industries and even others lacked money to restock their businesses.

Ann Munyao , 53, who was badly affected by the pandemic, owned a hotel near one of the industries in Viwandani. Most of her customers were retrenched from surrounding companies translating to not having the usual number of customers she was serving before.

“ I had a hotel here in Lunga Lunga near the industries and that’s where I was getting my income from before the pandemic,” I now depend on my daughter for my food and medication since I had to close down my hotel business. Says Ann.

During the project, mapping, registration and verification of beneficiaries from the vulnerable households was done in the whole of Mukuru;- Mukuru kwa Reuben, Kayaba, Kwa Njenga and Viwandani. Ann is one of the thousands of residents who benefited from Oxfam supported project -Tuko Pamoja in Mukuru. Supporting Mukuru residents was one of the activities in the project which entailed supporting residents with 3 bars of soap, dignity kits for 3 months and 4 jerrycans of water every day for 3 months.

Through the Tuko pamoja (We’re in this together): project; a 12 Months project implementation jointly by Oxfam Wash and Gender Teams in partnership with local based organizations in Mukuru and Korogocho informal settlements, more than 2000 residents of Mukuru have benefitted with NFIs – soap, dignity kits and water.

Ann has a health condition that requires a lot of care and financial support for her medication. Most of her income she used to get was for hospital check-ups and buying medicines. With the support of the NFIs, she was able to direct that money to her medications.

“Am really grateful for this project since the items I received, I shared with my grandchildren like sanitary pads and this has also reduced some of the household expenses, I would say the support from MuYi and Oxfam came at the right time.” says Ann.

Many families are still struggling to get their lives back on track. Ann Munyao is one of the many residents in the community who find it hard to provide for themselves and ends up depending on their families or the well-wishers for support. However, there’s hope that she will go back to her hotel industry soon.

14Feb, 2022

Provision Of Water And Basic Hygiene Items To Mukuru Residents.

Story by Peris saleh.

*Jackline fetching water. Photo by: Julius Rasat.*

Jackline Mbangari is a mother of three kids, lives in Mukuru Kwa Reuben. She is one of the beneficiaries of the soap, water and dignity kit distribution through the E-voucher system under the Tuko Pamoja Project. Tuko Pamoja (We’re in this together): Project is a 12 Months project implemented jointly by Oxfam WASH and Gender Teams in Partnership with Local based Organisations in Mukuru and Korogocho informal settlements.

Jackline now depends on casual jobs of washing clothes which she does twice a month. The little money she gets is not enough to cater for foodstuffs and other household needs. Jackline lost her job when she was released from work for maternal leave. After completion, she decided to go back to work but the employer didn’t allow her back just telling her to wait. Now it’s one year and a half but still no feedback.

For 3 months, Jackline will be able to access 3 bar soap, 4 – 20 litres of water daily, and dignity kit containing 5 sanitary towels packets, 1 petroleum jelly, 4 tissues and 200g of washing powder monthly.

‘’Am grateful to OXFAM and MUYI for enabling me to be able to access water and dignity kit using the e-voucher system. Now I will be able to save up the little money I used to spend on buying water and soap putting it in other household needs.” She said.

“I used to fetch water, that is far from where I live because the water is free, though it is salty but I still use it for drinking, cooking and washing but now through the program am now able to access fresh water for drinking and cooking.” She mentioned.

Women and girls face a lot of challenges coming to their sexual reproduction health rights most of them not knowing their rights making them to be victims.

She went ahead and added “Indeed, the items especially the dignity kit will help me a lot. I have two girls and it’s difficult for me to provide for them things like sanitary towels considering the cost of one packet being sold at shillings 80 and on my case I need 3 of them, but now for the next 3 months they will be able to access them and they will be confident during their menses. “

“As for the system, it is a good way of ensuring that each targeted beneficiary gets their items with fairness and justice through receiving a unique voucher code.” she added.

‘’The vendors were well organised and served the community with the required number of items with per household. We hope that OXFAM will come up with another program so that we can benefit from it as beneficiaries from Mukuru Kwa Reuben.”

The Tuko Pamoja project objective is to drive positive behavior change to prevent and contain the spread of COVID- 19 and reduce deaths and to protect the lives and livelihoods of survivors of SGBV.

17Jan, 2022

Top 5 Wealthiest Kenyans. Kenya Billionaire and Millionaire Wealth Tax: Revenue Estimates

Using new data from Forbes and Wealth X, Fight Inequality Alliance, Patriotic Millionaires, Institute for Policy Studies and Oxfam have prepared estimates for what wealth taxes on the world’s richest people could raise. We have looked at $USD billionaires, those with $50 million dollars in wealth and those with $5 million dollars in wealth from 66 countries worldwide. We modelled the annual revenue from an annual wealth tax of 2% for 5 million and above, 3% for 50 million and above, and 5% for $1 billion and above. Actual levels of wealth taxation would be agreed in each country, and these estimates are only indicative, but nevertheless, this shows just how much revenue could be raised.

Beyond the objective of raising revenue, it is also legitimate to use wealth taxation to fundamentally reduce the total numbers of billionaires and multi-millionaires. With this in mind, in line with the work of Gabriel Zucman, we have also modelled the revenue from a 10% annual wealth tax on the world’s billionaires, which would seek to steadily reduce the total number of billionaires in the world.

1. The Super-Rich and the Pandemic

There are 1,755 households with a net worth of $5 million (Kshs.567 Million) or more, with wealth totaling $37.1 billion (Kshs.4.2 trillion).

There are 120 households with $50 million(Kshs.5.67 Billion) or more with a combined wealth of $17.4 billion(Kshs. 1.97 Trillion).

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with wealth over $50 million (Kshs.5.67 Billion) increased from 80 to 120. Their combined wealth increased from $12.73 billion Kshs. 1.44 Trillion) to $17.4 billion (Kshs. 1.97 Trillion)., an increase of 36.8%, adjusted for inflation.

The five richest people in Kenya, as of November 30th, 2021, are:

Sameer Naushad Merali, $790 million (Kshs.89.5Billion)
Bhimji Depar Shah, $750 million (Kshs.85 Billion)
Jaswinder Singh Bedi, $680 million (Kshs.77 Billion)
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, $530 million (Kshs.60.2 Billion)
Mahendra Rambhai Patel, $430 million (Kshs.48.7Billion)

2. The Rich Compared to Everyone Else

The two richest people have more wealth than 16.5 million Kenyans.

3. Annual Wealth Tax

An annual wealth tax in Kenya would raise $900 million a year(Kshs.102 Billion) (with rates at 2% on wealth over $5 million (Kshs.567 Million), 3% on wealth over $50 million(Kshs.5.67 Billion), and 5% on wealth over $1 billion(Kshs.113 Billion), ).

A more progressive wealth tax would raise $1.1 billion(Kshs.124 Billion), (with rates at 2% on wealth over $5 million(Kshs.567 Million), 5% on wealth over $50 million(Kshs.5.67 Billion) and 10% on wealth over $1 billion(Kshs.113 Billion).

4. Health Not Wealth: Impact of Revenue on Health Spending

An annual wealth tax applied to the wealth of multi-millionaires raises approximately $900 million (Kshs.102 Billion) a year, enough to increase the government health budget by 36% OR reduce households’ out of pocket health costs.