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Right policies, legal framework key to drive Big Four agenda

President Uhuru Kenyatta (C), First Lady Margaret Kenyatta and DP William Ruto (behind them). [Photo:Standard]

The Big Four agenda for inclusive growth signals a significant shift in the country’s development trajectory. This will help us focus more on policies and projects that directly impact the life of the ordinary citizen. Previously, more emphasis was on the hardware of development including roads, ports, railways, airports, power plants and factories.

The beauty of the Big Four vision is the resonance with issues that directly affect the common man such as cost of living, jobs, shelter and health care. While the “hardware” needed to drive growth is crucial, of equal importance is the “software” required to drive the Big Four pillars of food security, manufacturing, housing and universal health care. By “software” I refer to the policy and legal interventions needed to accelerate national social and economic transformation.  

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