While addressing Kisii Residents on Wednesday, President Uhuru said that he will continue working with Raila on national reconciliation.
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday said he will continue working with opposition leader Raila Odinga in ensuring that the country achieves sustainable national reconciliation, unity and peace.
He said the Building Bridges Initiative which was crafted after the historic March 9, 2018 handshake with Raila aims at bringing all Kenyans together by working on the inclusivity agenda.
He added that there is no greater legacy for him than to leave a peaceful, healed and united nation where all Kenyans feel included in matters of socio-economic development.
President Kenyatta said only inclusivity that encompasses equality and equitable sharing of resources will take the nation to the next level of development.
“I will continue working with Raila Odinga. We need to be inclusive on how we manage our affairs. We must be inclusive to foster peace, development and prosperity,” said President Kenyatta at Kisii High School where he met leaders from Kisii and Nyamira counties.
“We must move together as a nation where no Kenyan feels being left out,” he added.
President Kenyatta, who was accompanied by DP William Ruto and Raila Odinga, said only inclusivity that encompasses equality and equitable sharing of resources will take the nation to the next level of development.
He said the Building Bridges Initiative which was crafted after the historic March 9, 2018 handshake with Raila aims at bringing all Kenyans together by working on the inclusivity agenda.
At the meeting, Kisii and Nyamira leaders, led by Governor James Ongwae, engaged the Head of State on various development issues before he proceeded to the upgraded Kisii Teaching and Referral hospital where he unveiled several new facilities.
Despite prodding by local leaders to declare his position on the ongoing debate on a referendum to amend the constitution, President Kenyatta refused to be dragged into the matter saying his agenda for Kenya was development, completing ongoing programs, improving national security and winning the war on corruption.