President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday noted that winning the fight against graft, playing politics in the right manner, and shunning divisive words and actions, are key in sustaining Kenya's unity.
Speaking in Narok when he led Kenyans in marking the 56th Madaraka Day, President Kenyatta said corruption and divisive politics were the biggest threats to the nation’s peace and harmony.
He further noted that divisive politics misuses the diversity of Kenyans and sets them against each other.
“We are not divided because we are Maasai, or Pokomo, or Luhya, or Kamba nor because we are Muslim or Christian; we are divided because these differences have been used, in politics especially, to place imaginary wedges between us,” said the president.
He urged Kenyans to be a united and cohesive society where all citizens strive for excellence.
“There are three things we have to do to become a cohesive society; we have to stop corruption, we have to change our politics, and reject all things that divide us.
“What makes a nation, a nation, is not its wealth, but its people’s trust in each other. Corruption is greed; it steals our wealth and our trust alike,” said the president.
The Head of State called on every Kenyan, and particularly those in the media and in leadership positions, to “shine a light on what is good even as they identify what is holding us back".
“Take time to cultivate our collective sense of national pride by giving equal prominence to the myriad of positive and uplifting stories that showcase how great a people we are,” he said.