President-elect William Ruto faces an uphill task in reversing key policies of the exiting administration, including returning port operations of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to the coast and annulling the Dubai Port deals.
During campaigns, the Kenya Kwanza leader promised to reverse legal and administrative changes over the use of the SGR to shift operations back to Mombasa.
The coalition also raised issues over a deal signed with the Dubai port operator DP World to develop and operate various port components in Mombasa, Lamu, and Kisumu.
DP World has been angling for Mombasa port operation since 2015 but proposals have stalled due to politics over the sovereignty of the port and objections from labor unions in Mombasa that fear job and wage cuts.
He will also be required to review the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) as part of his campaign promises, to address challenges identified by teachers and parents.
Change of priorities by new administrations also tends to leave behind several white elephant projects accumulating pending bills, increasing variation costs, and could expose Kenya to legal compensation claims by slighted contractors if canceled.
Comments