Senator Nyutu dismisses 10-point agenda report as underwhelming
By Emmanuel Rono, March 11, 2026Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu has criticised the recent performance report on the 10-Point Agenda, dismissing the document as a lacklustre collection of words that lacks substance and accountability.
Speaking on the report during a morning talk show on a local station on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Nyutu said the document reads more like a ceremonial speech than a detailed policy evaluation of the broad-based government’s performance.
“Looking at it, for me it looks like a presidential speech delivered on a public holiday; I say this because this was about the 10-point agenda outlined on March 7,” Nyutu said.
Nyutu said the report was written based on the realities on the ground, adding that it looks like an academic document that an individual wrote over the UDA manifesto.
Relevant Coalition Period
He said that the report felt underwhelming, highlighting the achievements that the president has made since he got into office.
“Whoever wrote it just sat somewhere, looked at the UDA manifesto and various presidential speeches that William Ruto has made since he became president, then he came up with some of the achievements,” Nyutu said.
According to Nyutu, the report largely highlights achievements instead of providing a comprehensive assessment of the government’s agenda and progress on key reforms.
He said that the report highlighted achievements since 2023, despite outlining achievements for the period between March 7, 2025, and March 7, 2026, adding that this is the relevant period for the coalitions.
“They are talking about the achievements in quotes since 2023. I think I would have wanted to see a report that restricted itself to the achievements for the period between March 7 last year and yesterday,” Nyutu said.
Nyutu argued that Kenyans expected a more detailed and transparent account outlining measurable outcomes, challenges encountered, and clear plans on how pending issues will be addressed, not for the past years before the coalition.
Nyutu maintained that government reports should focus on accountability and provide verifiable data on development programmes and policy implementation.
“Most of the achievements that they have listed here were achieved even before March 7 last year, which is the effective date for this 10-point agenda, and there were challenges that were there which this document could have sorted out,” Nyutu said.
Progress of the 10-point agenda
The meeting held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, looked at how well the broad-based government agenda had been carried out over the past year and heard from the Oversight Committee about the status of the 10-point agenda agreed upon in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UDA and ODM.
The PG said that about 80 per cent of the agreed-upon commitments have been carried out.
The MoU, which is mostly based on the suggestions of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO), talks about national issues like the cost of living, governance, economic stability, and reforms to institutions.
Members said that the partnership between the two parties has helped keep politics stable and made it easier for young people to find jobs and grow the economy, all while improving how the economy is run.