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Kaluma warns of impending crisis over ethnic and regional inequality
05th August, 2025 03:37 AM
Homa Bay Town Member of Parliament (MP) George Kaluma has raised alarm over growing ethnic and regional disparities in Kenya, warning that continued exclusion and unequal distribution of national resources could trigger a national crisis.
In a statement shared on his official X account on Monday night, August 4, 2025, Kaluma said national unity can only be sustained through fair treatment of all citizens and equitable access to opportunities and development, regardless of their ethnicity or region of origin.
“National unity only thrives where there is equal treatment of all citizens and equitable and inclusive sharing of national resources,” Kaluma said.
The vocal MP lamented that Kenya has been grappling with deep-rooted inequality and exclusion, driven by ethnic and regional favouritism in resource allocation and public appointments.
“What we have in Kenya is ethnic and regional inequality and exclusion, a perfect calm before the storm!” he added.
Regional resource balance
This comes after the legislature defended his controversial remarks regarding access to national resources and the dynamics of political power, saying all citizens deserve equal treatment regardless of how they voted in the last general election.
On Thursday, July 3, 2025, he clarified that his sentiments were grounded in the constitutional principle of equality among citizens.
“In a Nation, all resources are equally owned and should be equally shared by all citizens, not just by citizens whose presidential candidate is installed as the President,” he stated.
The MP insisted that his actions and those of others from his region were not acts of favour-seeking but rather a rightful claim to what is constitutionally guaranteed.
“And so, we have just taken our rightful share of national resources, which some people have been taking on top of their due share,” he added.
Kaluma also took a swipe at those he claimed feel entitled to government benefits simply because they supported the winning side in the 2022 General Election.
“Those who voted President Ruto into office have decided to learn how to demonstrate on the streets, for nothing is their problem,” he said.
He further commented on recent demonstrations across parts of the country, suggesting that such actions are self-defeating.
“Let them run every day, destroy their property and loot their businesses as other communities progress,” Kaluma said in a statement.
