President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday hosted leaders from the Luo Nyanza region ahead of the Madaraka Day celebrations next week in Kisumu.
Addressing the leaders President said he is working with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga determined to leave a legacy of a strong and united country.
“My brother Raila Odinga and I are focused on leaving a legacy where young people have steady jobs and are able to access basics needs and become a country where all citizens are proud to be Kenyans,” said President Kenyatta.
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“Kenya is about all of us. Kenya cannot succeed without all of us. It needs all of us. This is to me the spirit of the handshake. If it was about two individuals we would not have reached where we are," he added.
The Head of State challenged leaders to come together and shun bad politics which he noted had derailed the country from achieving its development agenda.
“It is not about two people rather it is about bringing the country back on track. It is about bringing the people of a nation to feel once again that they are part and parcel of a home," President Kenyatta said.
"It is to remove the issue of people feeling marginalized, isolated, left out and to encourage a feeling that existed in this country. We want to go back where all citizens will feel proud to be Kenyans,” he added.
The event was attended by MP's Dr James Nyikal, John Mbadi, Junet Mohammed, and Gladys Wanga also present was Senator James Orengo who was also among those who spoke at the meeting.
Head of Public Service Dr Joseph Kinyua and Cabinet Secretaries Fred Matiang’i (Interior), George Magoha (Education), Mutahi Kagwe (Health), James Macharia (Transport), Joe Mucheru (ICT) and Sicily Kariuki (Water) were also present.
