President Uhuru Kenyatta has stated that his second team has performed better in terms of development than his first.
According to the president, in his second term, he concentrated more on development than in his first, which was dominated by the political agenda. Uhuru said that engaging with leaders from both sides of the political divide allowed him to execute more projects during his second term in office, when he received a group of Ukambani political leaders in State House Nairobi on Monday, June 14.
At the same time, Uhuru asked leaders from all sides of the political spectrum to join together and work together in order for Kenya to achieve middle-income status by 2030.
The president also stated that the goal of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) was to bring the country together and strengthen national unity, rather than to create posts, as some have alleged.
He also warned authorities against pursuing unending politics at the price of development, claiming that certain leaders’ political squabbling and selfish ambitions were holding the country back. The delegation’s leader, former vice president Kalonzo Musyoka, praised Uhuru for the national government’s development programs in the Ukambani area, mentioning the Kenya Meat Commission and other initiatives.
This meeting with Ukambani leaders comes only a few weeks after the president received elected Nyanza politicians on May 28 in Kisumu ahead of Madaraka Day celebrations. Uhuru and Raila Odinga, the head of the ODM party, said they were committed to leaving Kenya as a unified nation.