Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has ignited debate after claiming the country has no public debt, just days after filing a petition against President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta on the same issue.
While speaking during a Bunge la Wananchi forum on Saturday, April 19, Omtatah, who has emerged as one of the fiercest critics of the Kenya Kwanza government in recent times, challenged any official claiming that the country is struggling with crippling debt to substantiate the claims. "I want to say here today, Kenya, we do not have any debt.
We have paid all the dues, but they keep saying we are in debt," Omtata told a crowd on Saturday.
He added, "We want to know about this money which they keep saying we owe.
