[PSCU, Standard]With exactly 13 months to the end of his term, President Uhuru Kenyatta has a litany of issues to handle and several balls to juggle to secure his legacy. At the start of his second term, President Kenyatta unveiled the Big Four agenda focusing on food security, universal health coverage, affordable housing and manufacturing. He is also navigating a frosty relationship with his deputy William Ruto and has to deal with heated succession politics and an onslaught from the Judiciary. Succession politics will also likely occupy Uhuru’s time in coming months given that he has no heir apparent owing to the sour relations with the DP. Under economic acceleration, President Kenyatta listed three thematic areas of increasing the speed of achieving national goals under the national, county and individual levels.

Source: Standard Digital June 08, 2021 20:33 UTC