Politics and Its Effect On Cost Of Living

[Waziri Mayai Wa Maradhi]

So many people avoid talking about politics but heh! We are protesting rising fuel prices, but let’s be honest about who ultimately carries the burden. The driver will still drive. The matatu will still operate. The fuel cost is simply transferred to the passenger through higher fares.

Abiria is stuck in the same economy. Same salary. Same employer. Same struggles. Only now:
° Transport costs more
° Food costs more
° Basic goods cost more
° Survival itself costs more

The transport sector adapts because the customer absorbs the shock. Woe unto the common mwananchi. That is why the common citizen suffers the most during fuel hikes. Not because they consume the most fuel, but because fuel prices quietly increase the cost of almost everything else.

And maybe that’s why we should stop expecting other sectors to “save us” or fully stand with us. Every sector protects its own survival first. In the end, it is ordinary people who carry the heaviest economic burden.

Wacha tu nishike mgongo because punda amechoka.

 

[Tlaatlaah]

So many people avoid talking about politics but heh! We are protesting rising fuel prices, but let’s be honest about who ultimately carries the burden. The driver will still drive. The matatu will still operate. The fuel cost is simply transferred to the passenger through higher fares.

Abiria is stuck in the same economy. Same salary. Same employer. Same struggles. Only now:
° Transport costs more
° Food costs more
° Basic goods cost more
° Survival itself costs more

The transport sector adapts because the customer absorbs the shock. Woe unto the common mwananchi. That is why the common citizen suffers the most during fuel hikes. Not because they consume the most fuel, but because fuel prices quietly increase the cost of almost everything else.

And maybe that’s why we should stop expecting other sectors to “save us” or fully stand with us. Every sector protects its own survival first. In the end, it is ordinary people who carry the heaviest economic burden.

Wacha tu nishike mgongo because punda amechoka.

there is no miracle that can stop oil prices to rise up or whotever,

na,
suluhisho pekee dhidi ya ongezeko la gharama za mafuta kote ulimwenguni ni mwananchi kuzidisha juhudi na maarifa katika kufanya kazi. Full stop.