CORD and Jubilee should avoid divisive politics

By KEN OPALO

It is not yet too late for President Uhuru Kenyatta to keep his word on working to unite Kenyans. As I have argued before, it will be near impossible for him to achieve the goals set out in the Jubilee manifesto if the country remains deeply divided along regional and ethnic lines. Our challenges, as a country, – endemic poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, et cetera - are great, and will require a collective effort to surmount. I reiterate: It is not enough to shout about grand plans from the mountain top, the president and his team must work to convince Kenyans to believe in the plans and to work hard in their own small ways to achieve those plans.