With barely 10 months to the General Election, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has disclosed his next venture when he retires in 2022 after 10 years of service to the nation.
Speaking during the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) 2021, the Head of State revealed that he would venture into farming once he exits the house on the hill.
While responding to a question from a journalist on his childhood dreams, President Uhuru said he had looked forward to being a military officer but his dreams changed after he won the Presidency in 2013.
“To be honest, when I was growing up, I wanted to be in the defence forces but today, if you were to ask me that, I would say I want to be a farmer because that is what I am going to be when I retire,” Uhuru said.
The president who is expected to retire in August 2022 said he was working within the timelines to ensure a smooth transition of power to his successor.
In a meeting with senior editors at State House in August, the first in command rubbished fears that he will extend his term beyond 10 years, assuring Kenyans that the election to pick his successor will be held on the stipulated date.
“I am ready for an election under prescribed time as I have said several times and that is the schedule I am working with,” President Uhuru said allaying fears there are plans to postpone the 2022 General Election.
President Uhuru earlier this month appointed four new IEBC commissioners who were approved by the National Assembly in a move that made IEBC fully constituted as expected constitutionally and thus legally positioned to carry out its mandate as expected.
In a gazette notice dated September 1, the Head of State named Juliana Cherera, Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit, and Justus Nyang’aya as the IEBC commissioners.
The four appointees replaced Roselyn Akombe, Paul Kurgat, Margaret Mwachanya, and Connie Maina, who resigned from the commission after the 2017 General Election.
