The suffering of the poor is not a currency to be cashed in.
By Abdullahi Alas
Journalist and public policy analyst
What you need to know:
The majority of our politicians, from members of county assemblies to the highest offices in the land, came from poor backgrounds.
They talk of “broadening the tax base”, but what they mean is simple: the poor must pay more so that the powerful can keep spending.
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