End the noise and join us in nation building, Uhuru tells CORD

 President Kenyatta, Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau, Taveta MP Naomi Shaban, among others, inspect vehicles that will be used in construction of Taveta-Mwatate road yesterday. [PHOTO: PSCU]

Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday told CORD leaders to respect the decision of the electorate and work with Jubilee Government.

The President criticised the leaders accusing them of making “too much noise” at the expense of serving Kenyans. “We were given the full mandate to run this country by Kenyans and the Opposition should either join us or give us time to serve Kenyans instead of distracting us all the time,” said the Head of State.

He added: “The Opposition has formed a habit of undermining all the development projects being initiated by the Jubilee government. The Opposition should understand what Kenyans want is development and not endless empty rhetoric.”

The President was speaking at Soweni Primary school in Taveta town after inspecting several projects in the area, including the Taveta-Mwatate road.

He was accompanied by several Jubilee leaders among them Deputy Majority Party Leader and Taveta MP Naomi Shaban and Loitokitok MP Katoo Ole Metito. Others were County Governor John Mruttu, MPs Andrew Mwadime (Mwatate) and Jones Mlolwa (Voi).

The President also unveiled a commemorative plaque to officially open the Sh360 million Taveta Market/Bus park project and inspected the ongoing construction works of Taveta One-Stop Border point project.

He said he would soon visit the area with Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete to officially commission the more than Sh10.5 billion road and the Sh500 million one-stop-border post.

“Today, I have visited the area to see the progress of the road. Next time I will come with my counterpart in Tanzania to commission the international road that will link the East African Community States,” he said.

Mr Kenyatta said his government would focus more on development projects geared towards improving the socio-economic status of all Kenyans. The Jubilee Government, he added, will work for all Kenyans irrespective of their party affiliations.

The Standard yesterday exclusively reported that the Government had adopted a new strategy to CORD’s perennial criticism. The President, we reported, will be seen more and more personally launching or opening key development projects with the objective of building public confidence.