Nairobi: Residents of the Mount Kenya region have been urged to be patient as the ruling Kenya Kwanza administration, led by President William Ruto, relentlessly works to fulfill all the 2022 pre-election promises. A section of Mt Kenya MPs allied to the Kenya Kwanza administration on Thursday stressed that all projects which are under construction will be completed on time.
According to Kenya News Agency, the legislators, led by Laikipia East MP Mwangi Kiunjuri, expressed their readiness to engage residents of the entire region to list their grievances and advise the government about the needs and priorities to be addressed. Speaking during an empowerment event at Kihoya area in Kangema constituency, the lawmakers observed that being in government would help them push for the implementation of all projects promised during the 2022 general elections.
During the event, local residents listed challenges including issues with SHA, university education, late remittance of capitation to public schools, stalled road projects, lack of electricity, and the abduction and killing of youths, among others. ‘Our mission is to provide the residents with a platform to air their issues so we can advise the government on projects to be prioritised,’ said Kiunjuri, who mentioned that he has visited constituencies in Nyeri, Trans Nzoia, Laikipia, and Murang’a to collect people’s views.
Kiunjuri further observed that President Ruto’s administration has allocated funds by more than 70 percent for the completion of development projects left behind by retired President Uhuru Kenyatta. He noted that past presidents, including Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, Daniel Moi, Mwai Kibaki, and Uhuru Kenyatta, did their best, and Ruto is following suit to accomplish the programs inherited from the Uhuru administration.
Kiunjuri, along with other MPs, including Peter Kihungi (Kangema), Veronica Maina (nominated senator), Betty Maina (Murang’a woman rep), and Michael Wambugu (Othaya), promised that all listed concerns by the local residents would be submitted to the President. They urged residents from the region to embrace tolerance and allow President Ruto to complete his term while accomplishing the planned development.
On his part, Kihungi assured that the government is working to complete the tarmacking of the Mau road. He stated that before the contract resumes the tarmacking works, destroyed areas of the road would be repaired to ease the transportation of tea to factories. ‘As we await the upgrading of the Mau road to bitumen standard, I will work to ensure destroyed parts are fixed with marram, once the rains subside to ensure the road is easily passable,’ said Kihungi.
Kihungi further called upon Kenyans to embrace peace and support the government’s initiatives meant to improve their livelihoods. The county woman rep Ms Maina called upon Murang’a residents to rally behind the government for the smooth implementation of development programs. She criticized opposition leaders, stating they lack a working agenda and are only preoccupied with endless politics of division.