The government will not be distracted by political noisemakers only interested in dividing the country along tribal lines, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said.
The DP said the administration’s focus is on bringing the country together and spreading development to every part of the country without consideration of tribal, religious or regional affiliation.
Speaking on Tuesday after inspecting ongoing development projects in Taita Taveta county, Kindiki said all Kenyans are benefitting from the transformative development agenda being rolled out by President Ruto’s government.
“We are serving all Kenyans because we only have one country. I am a proud Kenyan to see the transformation that is happening across the country. The development transformation is happening without discrimination along tribal, regional, or religious affiliation. We have one country, one nation, one people and all of us are entitled to development,” DP noted.
The DP inspected the progress of the ongoing construction of Mto Mwagodi-Msau-Mbale-Wundayi-Bura Road and Mwatunge ESP Market in Mwatate.
The DP said Taita Taveta County is a big beneficiary of the equitable development plan, as every other county, saying multiple road projects, modern markets, affordable houses and hostels, and electricity connection projects costing billions of shillings are progressing well in the coastal county.
The DP urged the contractor to accelerate the construction of Mto Mwagodi-Msau-Mbale-Wundayi-Bura Road, citing it risks being behind schedule. The Road is crucial as it links Taveta and Mwatate constituencies.
The tarmacking of the Taveta-Chala-Njukini-Rombo-Illasit Road, which links Taita Taveta and Kajiado Counties, is also going on.
In total, the County has received Sh15.6 billion for various road projects. The DP said Mwatunge Market is 99 per cent complete.
Other major projects funded by President William Ruto’s administration in the County are the construction of 340 hostels at Mwatate Technical Training Institute costing 154 million shillings, 1,630 hostels at Taita Taveta University, and electricity connection at 450 million shillings targeting an additional 5, 700 households.
“I will work with Taita Taveta leaders to increase the allocation for more homes to be connected to electricity,” he added.
Modern markets are also nearing completion in Voi, Maungu, Taveta, and Bura Ndogo, among others.
The Deputy President said the youth have benefited from the projects, urging them not be lied to by the opposition leaders who have no plan on how to engage them in developing the country.
“We don’t want our youth to be misused by politicians who have no plan for them. They only see them as bloggers, goons and hecklers, but for us in Kenya Kwanza led by President Ruto, we see them as great contributors to our nation’s growth,” he stated.
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