It
now being rumored that the eagerly awaited tour by President Uhuru Kenyatta to
Nyanza region was postponed to allow leaders prepare well and to lobby citizens
to come out in large numbers to welcome the president and his team.
However,
sources now say that the last minute postponement was to allow former Prime
Minister Raila Odinga to be part of the tour. Reliable sources intimated that
the postponement of the tour was made after intelligence officers prevailed on
the President to wait for Raila to come back to the country. The intelligence
sources reportedly told the President that he is likely to receive hostile
reception on the ground in the absence of the former premier.
However,
official communication from State House indicated that the Nyanza tour had been
postponed to give the President time to attend a regional business summit in
Rwanda as well as commissioning a landmark electricity generation project in
Naivasha.
A
statement from State House spokesperson Manoah Esipisu said although Uhuru is
keen to visit the region, he had been unable to reschedule the two prior
planned events. “The President’s commitment to visiting Nyanza to discuss the
region’s development remains steadfast.
He
is, therefore, consulting closely with elected leaders and other stakeholders
from the region, so that a mutually acceptable schedule for an extended visit
can be agreed. Once agreed, the dates will be made public,” he said.
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