The decision by State House to move this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations from Kajiado to Narok has been blamed on “leadership incompetence”. Elected leaders said the decision “disappointing” even as Governor Joseph Lenku yesterday claimed he was part of the team that advised President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kajiado’s inability to host the event. County Assembly Speaker Johnson Osoi termed the State House decision “unfortunate and heartbreaking”, adding that he hoped the President would give Kajiado an opportunity to host national celebrations soon. A member of the national steering committee that had been mandated to undertake the construction of Kajiado stadium commended the decision, saying it would have been untenable. On Monday, Interior CS Fred Matiang’i led the national celebrations committee to State House to brief President Kenyatta on their preparedness to hold the ceremony in Kajiado.

Source: The Star February 26, 2019 21:07 UTC