President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the Government has set aside Sh 10 billion to ensure the success of the program under which all Public Primary and Secondary schools will be funded, starting January 2018.
He asked all constitutional bodies dealing with corruption to expedite on all pending graft-related cases adding that the legal process was slow.
“They are slow. They must expedite on all corruption cases. The Judiciary, the DPP, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and other bodies should move fast and prosecute all those previously mentioned in corruption cases or tell us the (suspects )they are clean’, said the President.
He also addressed himself to the current high cost of living affecting Kenyans saying the only sure way to successfully bring the costs down lies in the completion of ongoing infrastructural programs including roads and expansion of electricity production and distribution.
“We may not succeed unless we first complete the ongoing infrastructure programs-roads, electricity among others. This is the surest way to reduce costs”, said the President who gave the completion of the Voi-Taita Taveta road as an example where transport costs had been reduced by half.
On the recurrent issue of IDPs , the President said as much as the Government was committed to resolve the matter, it was saddening that the list of beneficiaries keeps changing as soon as one group is paid.
“We ask village elders ( in all affected areas) to tell us who are the genuine IDPs. We are ready to pay and settle this matter once and for all”, he said.
The President said some Governors had done exemplary well for their Counties but people in some counties need to interrogate the performance of some leaders before re-electing them to office.
He called on Kenyans to vote freely but peacefully adding that Kenyans should create an environment where investors have continued faith in the country.