Kenyans Stunned as USIU Student Spends KSh 232k in Month: “Ruto Tax Them”
- A TikToker went round the USA Worldwide College (USIU) asking college students about their expenditure
- One pupil confirmed his M-Pesa assertion indicating that he spent KSh 232,000 in January
- The video surprised many Kenyans on social media, who reacted with humorous feedback
A United States Worldwide College (USIU) pupil has left social media customers gobsmacked after disclosing he spent over KSh 200,000 a month.
Supply: TikTok
How a lot do USIU college students spend month-to-month?
Interviewed by TikToker, Omar Mwangi, the coed disclosed that he spent KSh 232 000 in January 2024.
The coed’s 12-month expenditure over 2023 stood at a staggering KSh 2,041,574.
He was amongst choose college students challenged by Omar to disclose their expenditure for January by publicly sharing their M-Pesa statements.
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Three others shared that they spent KSh 37,757, KSh 176,449 and KSh 47,726, respectively.
Reacting to the clip, social media customers stated their disclosures had been surprising, proving that the price of dwelling was not impacting all equally.
Umess:
“Weuhhhhhh. How does a pupil casually use KSh 2 million?”
Seio:
“Somebody spends KSh 48,000 and thinks it’s nothing.”
Me:
“The second man’s spending must be a joke. There isn’t any means he spent my entire life’s financial savings in 12 months.”
John KG:
“They may discover it troublesome to discover a first job paying something near that. One in every of them ought to simply begin his agency.”
Sandrap Theeman:
“Are we nonetheless speaking about college students right here or mother and father?”
Morris Alex:
“At UoN, if you happen to spend KSh 8,000, they are saying you’re laundering cash.”
Kay:
“Ruto go get cash from these children.”
Dr Lesley Akali:
“Possibly I would like to check extra and turn out to be a pupil at USIU.”
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Njeri:
“When our mother and father married for love, theirs went for the bag and located love.”
How costly are USIU elections?
Whereas not each pupil in USIU is a wealthy child, a major share of those that attend are drawn from amongst a few of Kenya’s elite households.
In September 2023, the college’s pupil elections turned heads after candidates in search of elections campaigned in high-end autos.
Footage posted on TikTok of the autos included a Mercedes Benz G Wagon and Bentley Bentayga, whose complete runs into tens of tens of millions.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, present affairs journalist and replica editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Supply: TUKO.co.ke