- Mudavadi acknowledged that the youth and all Kenyans have expressed themselves saying pertinent issues raised have been taken into account.
- The Prime Cabinet Secretary said the current state is transient adding that with time Kenya, will bounce back to its positive trajectory.
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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has expressed optimism that Kenya will emerge stronger and more united after deadly street protests and calls for reforms in government.
Mudavadi said President William Ruto has keenly listened to issues raised by the Kenyan youth, which led to the collapse of the Finance Bill last month.
"I want to assure you that as a government, we are determined to walk the straight and narrow path as a government with all Kenyans. It may not be easy and we know there are still more challenges to come but I want to assure the world that we shall emerge stronger and more positive as a united Kenya," Mudavadi said.
He acknowledged that the youth and all Kenyans have expressed themselves saying pertinent issues raised have been taken into account.
“I want to assure Kenyans and the international community that the government has listened and initiated processes of tackling some of the concerns raised by the Kenyan youth who form a majority of our population at about 70 per cent," Mudavadi said.
Mudavadi also the Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary made the remarks when he met various diplomats on Sunday evening for the French Bastille Day celebrations held at the French embassy in Nairobi.
He emphasised the need for peace and tolerance saying it is the bedrock of any positive outcomes from government to citizens.
“Kenya has been fairly resilient under difficult circumstances, most of which have shaken the pillars and foundations of Kenya, but we have always emerged out of these challenges victorious,” noted Mudavadi.
He reminded Kenyans of the 1969 political crisis after the assassination of Tom Mboya, that of JM Kariuki in 1975, the 1982 attempted coup where many Kenyans lost their lives, the murder of Minister for Foreign Affairs Robert Ouko in 1990 and the political journey towards the multi-party democracy in the early 1990s.
Mudavadi said Kenyans have learnt new lessons and approaches to getting solutions to the challenges facing the country.
He said the current state is transient adding that with time Kenya, will bounce back to its positive trajectory.
Mudavadi further pointed out that Kenya boasts of her maturing democracy having undergone a situation where the country had to undertake a repeat Presidential poll after the Supreme Court nullified the 2017 Presidential election.