President Uhuru Kenyatta did not go to Kakamega for the devolution conference
due to bad weather.
Here are 15 key points from his speech:
1. We will live to expectations on devolution if we consult, coordinate and communicate.
2. The misguided pre-occupation with sugar, maize and fertiliser importation must come to an end. The Agriculture CS must work with county governments to empower and guide farmers to make the best from their farms.
3. To achieve universal healthcare, we will have to improve our facilities and train more doctors and nurses.
4. Kenyans want to live in decent homes. We must come together and make it happen.
5. We will have to cut costs of mortgages and construction in our pursuit for the most ambitious housing programme our country has ever seen.
6. It is time to replace the patchwork plan we have with a Universal Health Coverage plan for each Kenyan family.
7. The NHIF will assign enrollment officers to all counties. Officers in the Ministry of Labour will also be assigned to assist in recruiting Kenyans into the NHIF.
8. We have covered Wanjiku so I do not want to hear she went to hospital but did not find aspirin or a doctor to attend to her.
9. We have an ambitious agenda and very little time to deliver. We need leadership not politics, results not recommendations.
10. Corruption has no tribe. You stole and you stole alone. You carry the cross alone.
11. We expect deliverables from our civil servants. Nothing less, failure of which you will make room for others committed to that objective.
12. The time for full cooperation with each other is now.
13. We need to strengthen our institutions to make them more efficient to help us meet the Big Four.
14. All that matters for our people is that we serve them with all that we have.
15. I urge you to reach out to all leaders in your counties.
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