Presidential candidate Professor George Luchiri Wajackoyah has the country unexpectedly talking about his campaign ahead of August elections.
There’s little doubt he’s creating a buzz among the youth. Among other unconventional ideas, Wajackoyah says marijuana will solve Kenya’s economic problems.
“Raising the debt ceiling is a non-issue because we have the solution – the growing of marijuana. It will enable this country to pay its outstanding debts, and ensure Kenyans have enough money wherever they are so that we can sustain and arrest the [debt] situation,” Prof. Wajackoyah claimed.
“One sack of marijuana, and, I’m not talking of these sacks that you see people carrying – there are sacks scientifically made for marijuana, goes for $3.2 million. If you grow 1,000 acres of land and harvest 1,000 bags, then definitely…,” said Wajackoyah.
But do his economics of ganja add up?
Africa Check, a fact-checking organisation did the math.
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