Wajackoyah pleads with President Ruto to legalize bhang

Roots party leader Prof. George Wajackoyah now wants President William Ruto to conduct proper research into the bhang business with the aim of finding out its profits and how the proceeds can be used to boost the economy.

According to Wajackoyah, who spoke on Monday in Emuhaya, the President Ruto-led government should legalize bhang for commercial, industrial and medicinal purposes.

He went ahead to add that the proceeds of bhang from these three uses can be pumped back into the National Treasury’s coffers, which he intimated are presently relatively empty.

The former presidential candidate also wants the country’s security organs to halt all arrests against those found growing bhang terming it as medicine.

“Ningependa kumwuliza rais Ruto aangalie hii maneno…ama tukae chini kama leaders wa this country tujadiliane tulete bangi yetu ya Bunyore na Nyamira. Bangi ndio itaokoa ata hawa vijana wa talanta…mambo ya kudanganywadanganywa hapa ati pesa itatoka kwa serikali…serikali haina pesa,” he said.

“Mimi bado nimesimama na huo mpango, ikiwa Ruto ataniskiza aniskie…kama hataki ni sawa. Lakini bangi lazima ipandwe na Bunyore ndio itakuwa nchi ya bangi. For commercialization, industrialization and medicinal use…kuvuta sio kitu, inavutwa ata leo. Tunataka polisi waachane na watu upande wa bangi…bangi ni dawa, tafadhali mtoe hiyo kipengo ya kusema bangi sio halali.”

The controversial Roots party boss further held that snake farming is a multi-billion shilling business that also needs to be explored for the benefit of the people and the country.

Wajackoyah added that he has since engaged Baringo Governor over the same and received assurance that the county is not short of snakes that can be reared and its venom sold.

“Niliongea na gavana wa Baringo juzi akaniambia kwamba Baringo kuna nyoka nyingi sana na wameanza kufuga nyoka. Saa hizi ukitaka kufuga nyoka kuna leseni kwa KWS…mimi nilikuwa nafikiria kwamba hakukuwa na sheria, kunayo,” he stated.

“Kama mna nyoka tafadhali fugeni nyoka…ile kitu ambayo hatuna ni progression ya kutoa venom. Gram moja ya venom ni USD 6,000…ngozi ya nyoka inaenda Italy na Turkey kutengeneza viatu na jackets…nyama ya nyoka tutapea Chinese maanake hii deni imezidi.”