Concluding his article in a local Saturday paper on June 6, 'Why Kenya's Regional Powerhouse Status is under Serious Threat', Karuti Kanyinga stated that the energies required of the Jubilee Administration for regional leadership are being consumed by an inconsistency of development action and institutional corruption.
I see his viewpoint as an assertion on governance challenges rather than failures in external relations. May I point out that I do not hold brief to or for the administration. This is because without such a disclaimer, political affiliations have increasingly become a touchy subject in this country.