Uhuru uses NDC to highlight wins during Jubilee's reign

Jubilee party leader Uhuru Kenyatta speaking during NDC on September 26, 2025. SCREENGTRAB

Jubilee Party leader Uhuru Kenyatta used the National Delegates Conference (NDC) to highlight the achievements of his administration during his tenure as president.

The conference, held at Ngong Racecourse in Nairobi three years after the last one, was attended by party leaders and former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i.

In his address, Uhuru said the Jubilee administration had been so successful that some quarters sought to wrestle control of the party from him using “paid” forces.

“After handing over the reins of state to a new administration in a peaceful and orderly manner, as you all witnessed, I expected the same for our party. Unfortunately, this was not to be,” he said.

The former president added that his four decades in politics had taught him that leadership cannot be driven by bitterness or anger, noting that he had since moved past those challenges.

“Wale wanataka kuendelea na matusi hiyo ni shauri yao,” he remarked amid laughter. “Sisi hatuna chuki na mtu, tunapenda nchi yetu.”

Uhuru went on to present what he described as a scorecard of his administration.

He cited the successful implementation of the new constitution, improved national connectivity, a doubling of tarmacked roads, and an increase in electricity access from 35 per cent to more than 75 per cent.

He also listed the Standard Gauge Railway, the Lamu Port, and the Kisumu Port as key infrastructure milestones.

On healthcare, he pointed to the Linda Mama programme and the medical equipment management system.

In education, he noted the restoration of the integrity of national exams, alongside the continuation of free primary and day secondary education.

He further highlighted reforms in the security sector, saying they contributed to greater stability during his presidency.

“I can go on and on, but that is for another day,” Uhuru said, further admitting that there were also challenges, key among them “war against corruption in government that was less than successful”.

“Our intergovernmental relations also left much to be desired, a case in point being the uneasy relationship with the Judiciary over the appointment of judges,” he added.

Whereas Uhuru admitted that arms of government are supposed to be independent, they must also be interdependent for the common good of the country.

He said it was never Jubilee’s intention to interfere with their independence or constitutional operations.