Protestors confront Raila over food prices

By Anderson OjwangKisumu County
Wananchi waving placards to protest high cost of food and fuel attempted to disrupt a university graduation ceremony in Kisumu attended by Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
The nearly 100 residents of Muhoroni constituency shouted "Njaa! Njaa!" (Hunger! Hunger!) at the ceremony at Great Lakes University of Kisumu. The placards bore messages that read in part: "Vision 2030 ni njaa. Bei ya unga ni juu. We are starving. We want kazi na unga."
However, the Prime Minister ignored the protestors and continued with his speech. He challenged the private sector to expand to meet the ever-increasing demand for employment opportunities.
Raila said the Government has only 500,000 employment opportunities that have already been filled and annual vacancies in the Government account for a paltry 25,000.
"The private sector should expand to meet the demand for employment. We want local investors to take advantage of the good economic climate and create jobs," he said.