State of the Nation Address is gone, now time to act and deliver results

President Uhuru Kenyatta when he delivered this year’s State of the Nation address.

On Thursday, President Uhuru Kenyatta delivered this year’s State of the Nation address. Notable was the note by the President that he had heard the cries of the people of Kenya as he navigated issues around job creation, government reforms to improve service provision to all Kenyans, safety of all Kenyans and their property, inclusion, cohesion, unity and respect for all Kenyans.

The President reiterated the determination to “gift our children a better Kenyan than we found.” What now remains is for President Uhuru to follow through his words and not let this speech pass as just another one that will remain only good on paper. There must be action to complete and complement the words. Among them is the fight against corruption in which Kenyans have lost a good chunk of money that should be improving lives.