The near silence in the room when Prof. Hino and Prof Nyong’o spoke of corruption and wastage in government as the biggest impediments to Kenya’s progress confirms the chickens were preaching salvation to the hawks.
One of the qualities that stood out during H.E. Edwin WaKenya Sifuna's interview was his humility and appreciation of collective leadership. When asked a question on public finance, economy and debt, he did not pretend to be an expert in a field outside his legal specialization.
Instead, he candidly acknowledged that governing a nation requires competent professionals and affirmed that Linda Mwananchi is assembling a team of experts to develop THE PLATFORM, a comprehensive policy blueprint anchored on social market economic principles to guide Kenya's economic recovery and transformation. That is the mark of a leader who understands that lasting solutions come from evidence, expertise and teamwork.
Kenya's greatest challenge today is not a shortage of ideas but a leadership culture that often appears to centralise decision-making at the expense of professional advice. The difficulties witnessed in programmes such as the university funding model, SHA, affordable housing, and other government initiatives have raised public concerns about the need for broader consultation, stronger technical input, and policies that reflect the realities facing ordinary Kenyans.
Sifuna's vision is different: a government that empowers institutions, respects meritocracy, listens to experts within the public service and places the voices and priorities of wananchi at the centre of policy-making. The future Kenya deserves is one where leadership listens before it acts, consults before it decides, and delivers solutions that improve the lives of its people rather than imposing policies disconnected from their daily realities. @edwinsifuna@LindaMwananchi_
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Edwin Sifuna's promises last night to Yvonne Okwara on Citizen TV:
A government that:
• Listens to the people
• Follows the rule of law
• Upholds democratic ideals and values
• Inspires investor confidence
• Creates opportunity and dignity for all.
Edwin Sifuna: I am very proud of my house; I built it in 2015. Some of us are built differently. We are not attracted to flashy things or grandiosity. It is possible to live modestly. Even Raila's homes, both in Opoda and Karen, are modest
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H.E @edwinsifuna’s presidency will first and foremost, be about fixing the software of government.
This is also consistent with the Social Market Democracy philosophy that Spokesperson @CaroliOmondi earlier outlined as the anchor of the @LindaMwananchi_ vision
Very poor performance, not the standard for a final.
To me, Kepa wasn’t even the main problem. How do you allow your team to be dominated like that in a final?
It’s a reality check, we’re not that team yet.
How do you lose to this Manchester City side like that in a final?
This result should serve as motivation to win the remainder of our Premier League games.
Lastly, kudos to our defenders, they did great. We just lack a creative midfielder and a star player like Alexis Sánchez who can carry the team.
To understand how far Cuba has come, how it became a beacon of hope in theory and practice (an est. 10,000 Cubans died in Angola), and why we cannot let Cuba fall, Fidel Castro's 1953 defense speech, "History Will Absolve Me" is simply a must read.
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