Leaders from the Western region have lashed out at Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka for questioning the issuance of bonus payout to sugarcane farmers in the region, urging him to keep off the initiative.

Led by the National Assembly Speaker Hon Moses Wetang’ula, the leaders – who had accompanied President Dr William Ruto on a development tour of the region – put the wiper party leader on notice over his remarks which alleged the action was meant to bribe and coerce the region into backing the government.

“Kalonzo’s outbursts on issuance of cane bonus to our struggling farmers is misplaced and should keep off the matter because he is not privy to the untold suffering cane growers have been encountering,” said Wetang’ula.

Speaking at Kinjavi market in Nambale, Busia County, Wetang’ula called out the former Vice president on for what he termed as selfish and divisive politics meant to stop the western region from benefitting from development programmes initiated by the government and allied agencies.

“Why is Kalonzo not asking questions when tea and coffee farmers get bonuses and investors benefit from stock dividends and only criticises the government when it issues cane bonuses for the first time to farmers!” posed Wetang’ula.

He added: “Cane farmers are entitled to bonuses just like their coffee and tea counterparts in other parts of the country.”

“If Kalonzo will not stop engaging in negativity that divides the people from this region through spreading falsehood about development programmes implemented by the government, we will not be strained to tell the truth about him.” He warned.

President William Ruto too hit out at the former Vice President over his remarks…

“I have seen them question the source of monies used to pay the sugarcane farmers, where do they think the money paid to tea farmers comes from? Where does the money for for coffee farmers come from? They all come from the same source,” he stated.

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