Demonstrations won’t solve the problems, Mudavadi tells Raila

The country should get its priorities right to allow growth of the economy and democracy, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said.

He made the remarks even as he insisted on the need for dialogue to solve challenges facing the country as opposed to calling for demonstrations.

Mudavadi stated that dialogue is one of the most realistic approaches to helping build trust and political will for change adding that in a world where conflicts and misunderstanding seem to be the order of the day, compromise and cooperation are key.

 “I am a believer of dialogue as one of the most powerful tools that bridges the divide and brings people together. It is a tool that I have personally used numerous times, to great effect and this is what I encourage all leaders across all spheres of life to adopt.” said Mudavadi.

Sound policies

He made the remarks during the people’s dialogue festival organised by Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) in Nairobi.

“It is not the number of demonstrations that we hold or intend to hold but the debate and dialogue on sound policies we are going to put on the table and have a candid honest discussion on where we want to take our country as a collective responsibility and not a one man show,” he said.

Mudavadi said the Government is working on policy formulation mechanisms that will see all its programmes and functions are geared towards enhancing growth, sustainability and equity.

“In all sectors of our economy we will be looking at the prospects of growth, sustainability and equity with all the debates revolving around how to turn things around for a better and working economy for Kenya,” said Mudavadi.