Politicking Taking A Toll On The Pace Of Development In Kiambu - Bimal Shah.
In an exclusively interview with Thika Town Today, Bimal
said that this harmed businesses within the county adding that the rifts
amongst the county leaders especially between MPs and the county government as
well as the culture of political bickering negated development in the area. He said
that political differences had slowed down the economy of the area, risking the
materialisation of the dream of many business persons.
“I think the MPs in Kiambu have totally failed us because
they have just been moving around the country instead of concentrating in the
areas from where they were elected. They have failed to give the people
direction on what they are supposed to do and this is where we feel that we
have been let down as the business community in Thika,” said Bimal.
Bimal said that instead of leg-pulling and creating
controversies which were tantamount to harming the county, these leaders should
have emulated His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy who had given priority
to development projects aimed at facilitating the masses and enhancing business
activity.
He pointed out that as Kenyans, we should ride on good image
and goodwill from foreign countries especially in the last five years where so
many great leaders have visited the country to move to the next level of
development. He added that the recent visits by high level world leaders and hosting
of trade exhibitions in the country were signs of confidence that these nations
had in Kenya and their leadership.
“These visits are important to Kenya. They are very
significant because, in themselves, they are a massive vote of confidence in the
country and its leadership, having attracted hundreds of leading world entrepreneurs
into Kenya. We really such leaders who are good and not selfish. Leaders who really
want to serve this country,” he said.
He added that with the high unemployment rates and abject
poverty within the county, all that the people needed were leaders whose only
agenda was to reverse this trend.
He approved the proposed merger of the Jubilee affiliate
parties saying that after the 20 years into multiparty politics, the country
was now mature to embrace this kind of political development. He otherwise stated
that Kenyans did not need leaders who only wanted to become leaders just for the
sake of it.
“We do not want to have leaders who do not know how to
direct the resources of this country to the benefit of everybody. Given the
right people to work with, President and his deputy will definitely take this country
to a different level of development instead of those still stuck in the
politics of yesteryears where they just keep on fighting fighting without
bringing development to the people,” stressed Bimal.
He therefore warned the citizens to be wary of who they put
into leadership in the next General Elections as that would determine the
direction this country will take in the coming years.
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