Mr President, Kenyans yearn for solutions
President William Ruto (left) Top row- New Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen, Cabinet nominees William Kabogo (ICT), Mutahi Kagwe (Agriculture) and Lee Njiru (Trade).
Dear Mr President, the current “spirit of resistance” in Mt Kenya is replicated in the entire republic, it’s only that this region is more visible than most. Various constituencies are up in arms—university dons, the Church, teachers, students etc. Kenyans are no longer at ease. They are saying something about what they feel is not going right.
The political class has perfected the art of blackmail whenever they get hungry for power or money. Why is it that they are so loud and vocal when they are out of government but immediately they are sat in government they suddenly keep quiet? They are simply dishonest!
You might have managed to silence the leadership but you have lost the masses who needed less than what your appointees will take with them.
The masses want their hospitals equipped and the personnel manning them taken good care of. Kenyans want a corruption-free government from the lowest to the highest level. They want to see a government committed to reducing expenditure.
Why wouldn’t you and your officials adopt modern methods of addressing the masses through the TV, Zoom or any other medium other than physical meetings, which are a conduit for stealing public funds? Did it ever occur to you that a small tour by your office to any location in Kenya is enough to pay salaries for say all the teachers in the area?
The appointment of “key people” from the Mountain in your government might not achieve much. William Kabogo has suffered two defeats since his first election as Kiambu governor. What expertise or masses does he bring to your government? Kembi Gitura is a great man and a gentleman but I wonder what he brings to your government other than memories of the Kemsa scandal. Nderitu Muriithi is a good economist but what is he going to do in a system riddled with corruption and incompetence?
Kenyans want to see practical solutions to their problems which could be solved by competent men and women who might not necessarily have served in Parliament or county governments. Small things will win you a second term, wrong choices in terms of policy and appointments could send you home earlier than your appointed time.
Joe Mungai, Washington, USA
