Jubilee claims mischief in travel advisories

NAROK, KENYA: Jubilee coalition MPs has termed the West travel advisory against its tourists to Kenya as a scheme by the Western powers to destabilize jubilee government's administration.

 Addressing journalists in Narok Hotel yesterday the MPs led by Kajiado West legislator Moses Ole Sakuda, the MPs said that the Western powers are looking for ways of undermining the success the government is achieving.

Sakuda said that the West has sensed the failing of the ICC cases and now they have improvised ways of trying to destabilise the economy of the country.

“The government will not shy away but will continue to market its tourist’s products across the globe in a bid to counter the Western tactics,” said Sakuda.

Narok West MP, Patrick Ole Ntutu said that the advisory was total mischief as the country depends largely on tourism and termed it as an economic sabotage.

He said the West was not happy by the recent visit of the Chinese Premier who together with President Uhuru Kenyatta signed over 15 development agreements.

The legislators said terrorism is an international menace that calls for concerted efforts in fighting it.

The MPs also dismissed plans by the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (Cord) to impeach President Uhuru Kenyatta over the Government decision to pay Anglo Leasing companies.

They supported the move to settle the debts, adding that the coalition will use its numerical strength to shoot down the impeachment motion.

They said the Government has started issuing Euro bonds for the pay out to the companies and dismissed Cord as a spent outfit that was on the verge of collapse due to lack of leadership that has been occasioned by the absence of its leader Raila Odinga.

“It is the Government obligation to settle the debts because if it fails to do so, the country’s credit rating will be in doubt which will lead to a snub by international lenders. If that happens, the Government will be forced to borrow from the money markets, a move that will push up the interest rates,” said Benjamin Langat, Ainamoi MP.

High interest rates, he added will stifle economic growth because local borrowers will be unable to access credits for investments.