What Mt Kenya wants are real solutions, not marketing slogans

Laikipia Governor Ndiritu Muriithi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Mt Kenya region looms large in next year’s presidential election thanks to its seven million votes. And for the first time in three decades, the region does not have very strong presidential contenders, raising the stakes for all candidates as they scramble for the hearts and minds of Kenya’s most populous region. As the debate stands now, it is all about the economy.

While endorsing Raila Odinga last Wednesday, a section of the region’s leadership sought to reinforce the point that the people of Mt Kenya care more about the economy than politics, and that the economic issues facing the republic are complex, and should not be reduced to slogans.