President Uhuru Kenyatta assures Meru’s Njuri Ncheke elders of support

President Uhuru Kenyatta with members of Njuri Ncheke Supreme Council of Ameru Elders when they paid him a courtesy call at State House, Nairobi, yesterday. [PHOTO: PSCU]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged Kenyans to embrace unity to fully exploit the development potential in the country’s 47 counties.

He said petty differences should not be allowed to derail the promise of rapid development envisaged in devolution.

“We shall miss out on that potential if we are not working in cohesion,” he warned.

The Head of State said political leaders, the church, women and the youth, need to work together to achieve the country’s development targets. The President spoke yesterday during a meeting with members of the Njuri Ncheke Supreme Council of Ameru Elders who paid him a courtesy call at State House, Nairobi.

President Kenyatta’s meeting with members of the Njuri Ncheke elders was dominated by discussions on the development agenda of Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties. The President assured of his readiness to work with the elders in accelerating development in the two counties. “Whatever it is that you require, whatever assistance you think you can get from the national government in order to help us achieve that goal of prosperity and security for all Kenyans, rest assured of my support,” President Kenyatta said. He said as custodians of the interests of the Ameru people, the elders should cultivate unity to ensure aspirations of the people are realised.

Njuri Ncheke Secretary General Phares Rutere assured the President of the Ameru people’s support to the government. Rutere, who also serves as the chairman of the National Council of Elders said Njuri Ncheke elders are not aligned to any political party but work and support the government of the day by ensuring peace, reconciliation and harmony among the Ameru clans and across the country.

Others who spoke at the meeting include Njuri Ncheke Chairman Paul M’Ethingia, Education Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi, and Amassador Francis Muthaura.