Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale has chided former presidential hopeful George Wajackoyah‘s dress code, identifying only one of his photos as looking presidential.
In a post on X on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, Khalwale, locally known as the bullfighter, also told off Wajackoyah saying he should abandon his dress code for more presidential fits, stating that the others only befit bhang smokers.
“The Hon Geaoge Wajackoyah. I came across this photo, and indeed, it looks presidential. Hizo zingine za bangi awache,” Khalwale said on X.
Wajackoyah rode to fame on a controversial manifesto in 2022 which ranged from suggesting a four-day workweek with Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays being made weekend.
The Roots party leader also said that his manifesto would legalise weed and promote its commercial farming to disentangle the country from the traps of debt.
Equally, Wajackoyah, who garnered 61,969 votes in the 2022 presidential elections, had suggested that the country would export snake venom under his administration and dog meat to the Asian economies of China and others.
Wajackoyah also promised harsh penalties on corrupt government officials suspected of stealing public resources and also remarked that he would demolish the Standard-Gauge Railway and build a new one without Chinese funding.
Wajackoyah suspend Constitution
Wajackoyah had also stated that he wished to suspend some sections of the constitution and ask Kenyans how they would like to be governed, stating that countries like Israel and Canada had no written constitutions but were still well managed.
“We have countries with no constitution. Countries like the UK, Canada, New Zealand, and Israel operate very efficiently without a written constitution,” Wajackoyah told a local TV station in 2022.
He also suggested the reintroduction of the eight regions and the scrapping of the counties, a suggestion that has since gained momentum after comedian Eric Omondi embarked on a signature-collection drive towards the course.
In his argument, Omondi says the country is overrepresented, a state which burdens the government’s efforts to act on the public wage bill.
“Kenya is overrepresented. Mtu mmoja ako na president, deputy president, governor, deputy governor, MP, senator, woman representative, MCA, ako na regional commissioner, county commissioner, assistant county commissioner, chief, subchief, na village elder. A single Kenyan is represented by 16 people doing the same thing,” Omondi said during a press conference on August 20, 2024.
