President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto. the government's achievements have been rated 'average'. [Photo: ibtimes.co.uk]
Over the last few years, we have witnessed Jubilee’s relentless efforts to develop the country and fulfil its promises amid criticism from the opposition and other antigovernment groups.The coalition has defied all odds to achieve what most governments could not in the entire independence of the republic.The public’s utmost interest would therefore be; what are the achievements by the coalition since taking power in 2012?Importantly, is President Uhuru Kenyatta hellbent on making a difference in the final days of his presidency while still seeking a second term or is he just happy tending the store?The public wants to know whether the man they voted for thinks he has succeeded or failed as an individual or as a team with Deputy President as his successor.There is no doubt on the tremendous achievements the president has achieved in a span of five years in leadership leave for a few distractors.In a post by the Star, Kenyatta listed 11 achievements of Jubilee since it came in power and this was a record scorecard to the coalitions although it is obvious that more has been done by the team.The achievements listed included but not limited to; issuance of over two million title deeds to the public and more than 800 more soon to be issued to public schools.The emphasis on education where no child below the age of 18 is allowed to stay home while they should be in school, beefing up of security in all counties with police reforms increasing significantly.Since 2013, more than 22M households and 22,000 primary schools are connected with electricity, this being an initiative of the last mile connectivity to ensure that Kenya is a secured 24hr business hub hence the creation of employment round the clock.Vulnerable groups have also being catered for through the inua jamii cash fund programme where 17.4B have been issued to over 725 households to date.President Uhuru has called for the reduction of tax levies by tea farmers and also offered subsidised fertilisers to maize, tea and coffee farmers. This is a great oversight to Kenyan as Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for many.As much as the president is on foreign trips, he is on his duty to woo investors and donors in order to capitalise on opportunities to help create jobs. In the manifesto, he promised to create employment; clearly, he cannot manage all that by himself and through partnerships and investors, he can oversee his promise to life.In barely 1000 days in office, government services have been brought closer to the public a clear indication is national celebrations for the first time in Kenyan history have been held outside Kenya’s capital Nairobi, and incorporated into the counties.According to a survey by Afrisearch, Jubilees performance is ‘Average’. Afrisearch limited puts sectors of security, devolution, infrastructure, health, public services, constitution, the fight against corruption among others under the microscope with infrastructure and health scoring a high mark.The public then should be inclined to see that government's achievements are rated by actions and should rarely be by propaganda and hearsay.