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"Life as a retiree is very good especially if you are retired when still healthy and energetic and when you don't have any responsibilities."

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has taken a swipe at current leaders, highlighting the challenges of leadership.

Speaking in Meru on Sunday, March 23, Uhuru explained that leadership is far from the glamorous image some may have, especially those who have not yet experienced it.

Additionally, Uhuru reflected on the joys of retiring, describing his retirement as good, especially since he retired in good health.

"Life as a retiree is very good, especially if you are retired while still healthy and energetic and when you don't have any responsibilities. You just watch others on TV because there are those who think this job is easy. 

"When they see someone powerful walking around they think the job is all about being in power; you will be surprised. I have noted that some have started being shocked already. Leadership is not an easy job," he said.

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Uhuru also took the opportunity to offer advice to the current government, urging them to listen to the cries of Kenyans. 

"Let's continue praying for our country and our leaders so that they open their ears and heed to the cries of the citizens that they lead," he added.

File image of Uhuru Kenyatta during a church service on Sunday

Uhuru went into retirement after serving as president for two terms between 2013 and 2022 under the Jubilee party.

Recently, he was among former heads of state-appointed as facilitators of the East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) joint peace process in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 

According to a statement shared by President William Ruto on Monday, January 24, Uhuru will serve alongside former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. 

"His Excellency Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Chairperson of SADC, and His Excellency, Dr. William Samoei Ruto, CGH, President of the Republic of Kenya and Chairperson of the EAC have continued engaging on the progress in the restoration of peace and security and in consultation with SADC and EAC Heads of State and Government have agreed on the appointment of H.E Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta former President of the Republic of Kenya; H.E Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and H.E Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe, the former Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia as Facilitators of the EAC–SADC peace process (the merged Luanda and Nairobi processes) in Eastern DRC," the statement read in part.

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