NARC-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has expressed her dejection with how the Kenya Kwanza regime is governing the nation.

In Karua's view, Kenya is being mismanaged by a regime that does not care about its citizens and has forced the nation to sink to its lowest pitch.

Speaking to former MP Cyrus Jirongo on the Savage Politics show, Karua argued that Kenya's current leadership cannot be comparable to the dark days of KANU's regime pioneered by former President Daniel Moi.

"The burden of taxation which is so heavy yet the budget outlook statement is clear that the burden is going to triple if not go beyond that, and the deterioration of services and quality of leadership makes me look back at where we have been," she said.

"Look at our worst and best times. Our worst being the end days of the KANU era, our best being the Kibaki days, especially the initial days. I can say without [any] equivocation that where we are is worse than the darkest days of KANU."

The 'iron lady' also blamed Kenyans for electing individuals with questionable track records in leadership rather than astute governance.

Arguing that Kenyans have "taken leadership for granted" Karua noted that some of the elected leaders cannot even qualify to be employed as a farmhand.

"The problem goes back to us individually and collectively as the voters in Kenya. We became so comfortable during the Kibaki era and the dividens spilled over to the Uhuru era. The economy was still growing and things were not as bad," she said.

Karua therefore urged Kenyans to sober up, abandon sycophancy, and vote for leaders with integrity and remain vigilant to hold them to account.

"If we really think the shoe pinching the only way to rectify it is using the power at the ballot. That is the solution but this is a debate, a question every Kenyan must answer."