Handing power to Ruto was proud moment for me, Kenya – Uhuru
Uhuru Kenyatta says he was happy to peacefully handover power to William Ruto despite quiestioning the election outcome
Uhuru Kenyatta says he was happy to peacefully handover power to William Ruto despite quiestioning the election outcome.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has recounted how adherance to the constitution facilitated smooth transition in the August polls.
Speaking in Nigeria where he graced the 2023 Presidential Inauguration Lecture, the former president said he was happy to have overseen peaceful elections and later smooth transition to the new administration.
Uhuru added that he was determined not let history repeat itself on post-election violence of 2007 and 2017.
“In 2022, it was this unity and sense of inclusion that allowed us to experience one of Kenya’s most peaceful general elections whilst closing the year strong economically at real GDP growth rate of 4.8 per cent. On September 6, 2022, I handed over the reigns of leadership to my successor, President William Ruto, in a colourful and peaceful ceremony. It was a proud moment for me and for Kenya. No matter what was felt about the outcome of the elections, we stayed true to our Constitution,” he said.
“I was determined not let history repeat itself. I had spent the last two years of my first term trying to make up for the lost time that had been wasted after the post-election violence” he added.
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In his keynote address, former President Uhuru Kenyatta called on the African governments to work with the opposition adding that reaching out is not a sign of weakness.
Uhuru also shared his experience as a head of state for two terms, where he acknowledged the successes, failures, and opportunities of embracing democracy.
He articulated the importance of getting to the root causes of conflict within the continent and our African countries for the continent’s development.
The former President further pointed out the three most fundamental issues weaponized to the detriment of our democratic growth as ethnicity, tribalism, and economic greed.
” I feel the three most fundamental issues that are easily weaponized to the detriment of our democratic growth. The first is negative ethnicity or tribalism, followed by religion, and lastly, economic greed,” Kenyatta said.
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