High hopes as Uhuru ends Central visit with basket of promises

Students of Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls in Mathira, Nyeri, pose for a selfie with President Uhuru Kenyatta and the school’s Board of Management Chairman Polycarp Igathe (holding cellphone) yesterday. [PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD]

President Uhuru Kenyatta wrapped up his tour of Central Kenya with a promise to address the region’s grievances. He pledged to look into the settlement of squatters, revive the coffee sector and step up the war on illicit brews.

The burning issue of squatters, especially those who were concentrated in colonial villages during the State of Emergency in 1952, was sealed with a pledge that he would come back after two months to give out title deeds.