Why broad-based government is yet to inspire hope in Kenyans

President William Ruto

Kenya is in deep pain. Out of it, I hope we will forge a new destiny which will be a continuation of the good work that the young people achieved last year, now famously christened Gen Z revolution. Kenya Kwanza, as presently constituted, has not demonstrated willingness to govern in a manner that will help us obliterate the misrule of yester-years.

That so many Kenyans wish Mwai Kibaki was back is a testament to that. I came to this conclusion when I watched the President attending a church service with members of his newly-minted special purpose vehicle called broad-based government. This told the entire country that an impersonal state predicated on meritocracy will remain a pipe-dream in a long time to come.

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