President Uhuru Kenyatta, now is the time to take charge

President Uhuru Kenyatta's candid admission that we have fallen short of the expectations of the heroes who freed Kenya from the yoke of colonialism was sobering.

That we have eschewed the values that make us one people, one nation and instead embraced those that undermine our nationhood, our humanity and thereby compromised our forward march is an understatement. John P. Kotter, a Harvard professor renowned for his teachings on leadership and change, says the first step to transforming any organisation is to establish a sense of urgency.