“As a country, for a very long time we have always told negative stories; what should be done, how it could be done better. We’ve never sat down and solidly asked ourselves, how do we showcase what we have achieved?” he replied. After Deputy President Ruto called the Eurobond scam “the greatest lie ever told in Kenya,” President Kenyatta went even further to put Jubilee’s borrowing in context. The Uhuruto pair’s signature project is the soon-to-be-completed first phase of the Standard Gauge Railway from Mombasa to Nairobi. I know a security guard I got into a conversation with certainly appreciated hearing directly from the country’s two top leaders.

Source: Daily Nation April 19, 2017 07:06 UTC