Kenya: What Uhuru's TNA Launch Failed to Capture

opinion

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Eugene Wamalwa gave good speeches during the launch of The National Alliance party. In Mombasa, Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his deputy Musalia Mudavadi held parallel rallies and, like Uhuru in Nairobi, promised to do many things if elected president.

It is however surprising that on such an important occasion as launching of a new party, Uhuru failed to come out clearly on the two most important issues today - jobs and housing. Uhuru did not tell the country how many jobs his government will create for Kenyans. He talked a lot about the youth but he did not tell them how he will create jobs for them.

...

Tagged:

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.