President Uhuru Kenyatta alongside his deputy William Ruto address supporters in Kirinyaga, June 28, 2017. [Photo: PSCU]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has dismissed the opposition's (Nasa) manifesto, saying it is an empty promise that offers nothing new apart from dragging the country back to dark days of counter-productive policies.
The president said the Nasa manifesto figures contain no credible plan or roadmap to achieve anything for Kenya.“I was surprised yesterday when the opposition launched a document that will drag us backwards instead of propelling the country forward towards development and prosperity,” Kenyatta said.President Kenyatta, who spoke on Wednesday at Wanguru Stadium in Mwea as he wrapped up a day-long tour of Kirinyaga County, said the opposition failed to even articulate their promises showing that they have no agenda for the country.He urged supporters in the county to turn out in large numbers to ensure the Jubilee Party is re-elected to continue with its transformational agenda for Kenya as the opposition has proved that they are bankrupted of ideas.“Yesterday, I thought that finally, they would show Kenyans what plans they have for the country but frankly they had nothing to show.''Accompanied by his deputy William Ruto, Uhuru said the lack of any credible plan in the manifesto was evidence that the opposition figures had no idea of how to move Kenya forward.The president assured Mwea rice farmers that unlike the opposition who are only promising to build stores, the Jubilee government was planning to build dams that would support irrigation as well as subsidise seeds and fertiliser to boost production.President Kenyatta waived the loans owed by rice farmers amounting to Sh100 million to enable them get back to production without any hindrance."We need to take Kenya forward and we should not allow those people to interrupt this country's progress," said the president.