KENYAN POLITICAL CRISIS SEEMINGLY OVER

On Sunday April 13 at 4:00pm, President Kibaki unveiled Kenya’s new cabinet after almost three months of political unrest, uncontrolled violence that led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Kenyans. Kenya finally has a cabinet in place which means that the coordination of all government activities can begin. In the last three months, Kenyans economic has suffered immensely. The IMF and other reputed institutions downgraded Kenya’s economic growth outlook from 5.8% to 2.5% for the year 2008. What development priorities should the current government have? What are critical areas in national development that need to be addressed in the near term and long term?