The race to ascend to the country’s top most seat seem to be gaining momentum with the head of state apparently breaking his silence on the same.
The President was yesterday in a developmental tour of the Nyeri region where he cautioned the leaders from Mt. Kenya from engaging in pre-mature politics. He instead ordered them to focus on their core mandate which is development.
Speaking in his native language, an obviously fierce President Kenyatta said that come 2022, he will pull major surprise that will shock many people.
“Some think I have kept quiet because I am not capable of talking politics. I am still a politician. They will be shocked when that time comes, but for now I want to concentrate on delivering my pledges to Kenyans.”
In an attack directed to leaders engaging in politics and not development, the president said: “Most leaders have the tendency of talking too much about tomorrow forgetting to fulfill today’s needs of the people,”
The President Uhuru then went ahead to say that “any leader who will not serve his people is well off at home and should pave way for another who will do his or her job better.”
He then asked the crowd “or what do you think my people?” to which they chorused “Yes.” He said the leaders had misplaced their priorities by engaging in endless and empty politics about 2022. Drawing examples from his meeting with western Kenya leaders, he told Mt Kenya MPs to get their priorities right and meet with members of his Cabinet to highlight priority areas.
The President also revealed that his administration was focused in supporting various development projects in all the counties in order to benefit every Kenyan across the country.
It is my Administration’s intent to support the various development projects in all Counties to the benefit of every Kenyan across the country #TwasongaMbele pic.twitter.com/upLIn6OEXz
— Uhuru Kenyatta (@UKenyatta) November 1, 2018
This comes in the back drop of various demands in regards to development made by leaders from Central Kenya. The leaders claimed that the Jubilee government had neglected the region in terms of development. They demanded at least 60% of the country’s collected revenue with claims that they also contribute to 60% of the country’s GDP.
Over 70 Mount Kenya MPs met in Naivasha. Here, they agreed to halt the 2022 succession talks and focus on development issues. They made claims that the region was entitled to 60% of the country’s revenue claims that have been rubbished by political leaders from other regions and Kenyans at large.
“We have developed a detailed development matrix that we shall forward to the President for implementation and Mt Kenya region must claim its rightful share of development in the country, within the remaining four years of this current administration,” said Cecily Mbarire.