[Denis Kibuchi, Standard]After weeks of speculation on the fate of the obligatory State of the Nation address by the President, this duty was fulfilled this past Thursday. Many pundits agree that Blair had a flair with words that always gave the impression that people needed to trust him. Poor timingChoreographed around the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), the ‘trust me’ message seems to fly into headwinds ab initio. Overall, however, the media’s post-address feedback from hustlers in various parts of the country paints an image diametrically different from that the President was talked about. If these sentiments from the dissenting voices will turn into real political costs to the administration, only time will tell.

Source: Daily Nation November 10, 2023 21:04 UTC