As we bid farewell to 2016 and usher in 2017, I extend my heartfelt New Year wishes to each and every one of you.

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Year 2016 has been a period of great challenges to the people of this nation.

Kenyans have been ravaged by rampant corruption, causing severe socioeconomic hardship to wananchi.

Insecurity has plagued different parts of Kenya.

The Eurobond and NYS scandals remain unresolved.

We are in the throes of a crippling doctors' strike that is putting lives of many Kenyans in grave danger.

But all is not lost.

I, therefore, call upon all Kenyans who cherish democracy and good leadership to ensure that they register in huge numbers and elect a Wiper/Cord Government.

Were it not for Cord keeping Jubilee on its toes, Kenya would be in a far much worse state than it is at the moment.

To our Jubilee competitors, I urge you to avoid placing any bottlenecks against a free and fair General Election.