A section of Kiambu town residents want President Uhuru Kenyatta to talk about corruption, economic hardship, unemployment in his address to the nation today.
Speaking to this writer on Wednesday, the locals said corruption is the main issue that Uhuru needs to address.
The locals stated that graft threatens the realization of development and that appropriate measures need to be taken urgently to arrest the situation.
“President Uhuru in his address to the nation on Thursday (today) should talk more about corruption and propose proper ways of dealing with,” said Simon Mbugua, a resident.
Mr Mbugua said that corruption scandals exposed in some government agencies has tainted the country image to external stakeholders.
He added that if not addressed graft could cripple the Jubilee government and make it fail to realize the development pledges it made to Kenyans.
Kezia Wanja, a resident in Kiambu urged the president to talk about the economic hardship.
She said that the economy is high and has seen skyrocketing of basic commodities.
“We want our President to talk about the high economy that has made access to basic commodities that once used to be affordable hard to get,” she said.
The local observed that many Kenyans were being affected by skyrocketing of basic goods.
Joshua Musau, a student at a local college within Kiambu urged the President to address unemployment.
He noted that despite various programmes initiated by the government to address unemployment, lack of jobs still remains a big problem.
He said that the recent alleged massive graft at the Youth Fund indicates that young people have not benefited from the empowerment programmes.
President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to address the nation today.
The President will also address a joint senate and National Assembly members and is expected to outline the development agenda the Jubilee government has been able to realize in the three years of power.
In his address to the nation in April last year, Kenyatta talked tough against corruption warning that corrupt individuals will be dealt with according to the law.
The President had said that his government will not tolerate graft.
His address according to opinion makers is expected to focus on graft and economic development following massive allegations of graft in government.