Achievements of Uhuru Kenyatta. President Uhuru Kenyatta highlighted the achievement of his administration in the past nine years as he defended Kenya’s appetite for loans, saying it was good for the economy.
Addressing the nation during his last Madaraka Day celebrations as head of state on Wednesday, Mr Kenyatta said his administration has achieved a lot on gender, education, health and infrastructure through borrowed money. He said the loans had made it possible to improve infrastructure.
“Previously, a maize trader from Kitale would take three days to South Sudan, but with what we have borrowed and what we have used, we have ensured that that person can be at the border of South Sudan in five hours and not three days,” said Mr Kenyatta.
“The only time debt is a burden to the nation is if a nation is led by looters. But in the hands of a visionary administration, debt is a catalyst for rapid development.”
He said President Kibaki’s administration built 2,000km of tarmac roads but he has built more than 11,000km, which is close to six times what was built by previous governments.
“We have built more roads in nine years than what the previous administrations combined, including the colonisers, built in 123 years,” said Mr Kenyatta.
He said infrastructure, ranging from elevated expressways to floating bridges, have put Kenya on the global map, distinguishing the country as an investment destination of choice, a regional and continental hub, and a leader on the African continent.
