President William Ruto on Wednesday March 26, 2025, held consultations with leaders from Western Kenya at State House to assess progress on key priority projects.
In a statement, President Ruto said they were engaging leaders from across the country to accelerate the implementation of the national development agenda thus ensuring no region is left behind.
These agendas include strengthening agricultural value chains, such as increasing fertiliser uptake to boost food production and reviving the sugar and coffee sectors in the region.
“We also discussed urgent infrastructure needs, including roads, power connections and ongoing fresh produce markets. Other areas of focus were universal health coverage and projects that will improve access to clean water,” the president said.
The meeting was attended by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, National Assembly Speaker Moses Masika Wetang’ula, Cabinet Secretaries Wycliffe Oparanya (Cooperatives and MSMEs) and Deborah Mulongo (Health), as well as Governors FCPA Fernandes Barasa OGW (Kakamega), Kenneth Makelo Lusaka (Bungoma) and Dr. Paul Otuoma (Busia), and members of Parliament.
Tellingly, Kakamega senator, lately a fierce critic was present.
The meeting comes hot on the heels of a similar one attended by leaders from Mt. Kenya region led by DP Kithure Kindiki.
The president is expected to tour the restive and voter tyranny GEMA region next week.
Lately, there have been murmurs over the position of speaker Moses Wetangula after the constitution of the broad-based government anchored on Raila Odinga.
Fears abound in Wetangula circles that he may lose the speakers position just like he lost the leader of Minority to ODM’s James Orengo in 2019 after Raila shook hands with then President Uhuru Kenyatta.
President Ruto is on a mission to unite the opposition and the government to help him achieve his development goals of affordable housing, SHIF, SHA and hedge the huge domestic debt accrued since the president Mwai Kibaki era between 2002-2013 and Uhuru Kenyatta’s reign from 2013-2022.
The president may have realized the level of debt exposure to the country is best addressed by a united leadership rather than a fragmented one.
Ruto has been reorganizing his government with new faces after the forced exit of former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua.
Tellingly, even Gachagua has maintained a studious silence for the last two weeks.
Moreso, after the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church banned political speeches in church and within its premises.
