The nation newspaper carried a great excerpt yesterday which
in my opinion has been one of the most comprehensive and biased look at issues
as we approach the election next year. I have been seeing politicians launch
their party to great pomp and color but lacking has been substance in form of
manifesto’s with a clear road map of what presidential candidates wish to do
given a chance. Two of the politicians gunning for president have come up with
their 5 point agenda’s. In my opinion some of these agenda’s are very shallow
and are not informed by population needs but you can give these two politicians
Charity Ngilu and Peter Kenneth for trying.
The following we’re the issues which according to nation
newspaper should be addressed by the next chief executive;
1.
Job Creation
2.
Food Security
3.
Health Care
4.
Education
5.
Energy
6.
Water & Environment
7.
Social Protection
8.
Public Infrastructure
9.
National Security & Foreign Policy
10.
Boosting Exports
11.
Devolution & Public Service Reform
12.
Ethnicity
Compare this with what presidential aspirant Peter Kenneth
wishes to address;
1.
Water
2.
Infrastructure
3.
Health care
4.
National Security
5.
Education
You will find he falls short in a great deal. The issue of
job creation in my opinion is cardinal in this campaign which is lacking in
peter Kenneth’s agenda. It is now four months to election date and other major
presidential aspirants TNA’s Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM’s Raila Odinga are yet to
present a clear agenda as to what they intend to do for this country.
So what have these
aspirants been doing?
What I have been observing in the last few months;
·
Presidential candidates have been going across
the country populising themselves
·
Coalition talks have been taking center stage
with breakfast meetings & lunches and night meetings between different
presidential candidates
·
Regional offensive travels. This has been true
for TNA’s Uhuru Kenyatta who has visited Tanzania, Sothern Sudan and Burundi
while Narc Kenya has been to Southern Sudan
