Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, rubbished some of President William Ruto’s key projects, in his message to the United States of America Vice President and Democrat candidate Kamala Harris.
Salasya, in a statement shared via his official Instagram account, in which he tagged Harris, urged the Democrat candidate to reach out to President Ruto, should she win the US elections, and address him over two key policies which the lawmaker says have failed.
Salasya on UHC
The controversial youthful MP wants Harris to let President Ruto know that he has no capacity to run a successful Universal Health Care (UHC) system like the US does.
According to the MP, the country should have just continued with the now-defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).
He expressed confidence that Harris would win the US polls.
“All the best team Kamala she is a tough woman. It’s today we only need 270 electoral votes. It’s today @kamalaharris but when you win tell Ruto that he has no capacity on how to carry out a successful universal healthcare system like in USA, better we continue with NHIF system in Kenya,” Salasya stated.
Salasya on Affordable Housing
He further argued that Kenyans do not want a communist country, citing the government’s affordable housing project as one of the unpopular policies that should have failed.
According to Salasya, no one understands the affordable housing project apart from the president himself.
“We don’t want a communist country we want a capitalist country. Even his affordable housing programme no one understands its future plan unless himself,” Salasya wrote.
US elections
Millions of Americans have today, November 5, 2024, taken to the ballot to elect their 48th president.
This year’s presidential election pits former president Donald Trump and the current Vice President Kamala Harris.
In the US, elections are not decided by the popular vote but by the Electoral College.
Under that system, states get a number of electors based on their population size. The vast majority award all of their electors to the candidate who wins the most votes in that state.
To win the election, a presidential candidate must win 270 Electoral College votes, something that makes for some interesting electoral math.
