Nairobi, April 4 -- President William Ruto recently hosted a meeting at State House Nairobi where he assembled all chairmen and CEOs of parastatals to articulate his vision and map out the way forward for this critical sector.

The President needed to say something bold and innovative but in my view, he did not because most of what he said expressed mainstream ideas.

The economic content was not only consistent with contemporary practice but accorded short shrift to the deep reforms and ambitions we have over the years been discussing.

Indeed, the agenda for reform in this space was comprehensively dealt with by the presidential task force on parastatals reforms of 2013 led by Abdi Kadir Mohammed and Isaac Awuondo.

Some of the key reco...