The country’s political leadership has expressed optimism that 2019 will bring good tidings, rallying Kenyans to take advantage of the current tranquillity to spur growth and development.
The leaders, both in Government and in Opposition, were united in offering their messages of hope to Kenyans as 2018 comes to a close, all agreeing that the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga on March 9, changed the country’s trajectory.
Uhuru, who is waiting to usher in the new year from Mombasa, yesterday attended a church service where he said that uniting the country was at the top of his agenda. He promised to ensure that Kenya is not torn apart by divisive politics.
“My key agenda for 2019 is to bolster the Building Bridges initiative born out of the handshake with Raila Odinga,” said Uhuru.
He also promised Kenyans that his administration would continue the fight against corruption, which has lately gained momentum, with high profile arrests and prosecution of suspects.
He gave a message of hope to the many jobless Kenyans that the coming year will see the acceleration of the implementation of the Big Four agenda of universal healthcare, affordable housing, food security for all and improved manufacturing, which he said will help to create more jobs.
“We will be building a robust economy to allow the implementation of my Big Four agenda,” he promised.
Deputy President William Ruto reiterated calls for a united country in 2019, saying that would be the only way to actualise the transformation agenda initiated by the government.
“One priority area is technical education, which will produce young men and women with competencies and skills to lead industrialisation, achieve sustainable development and shared prosperity,” Ruto said calling for constructive engagements among the leaders.
Meanwhile, NASA leaders have maintained that their focus would be ensuring the gains of the handshake spur development, calling on leaders to shun the succession politics and instead focus on development.
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