Fafi MP Salah Yakub speaking in Nanighi in Bura East subcounty in his constituency during the inauguration
of Nanighi sub assistant county commissioner Daniel Mutemi /STEPHEN ASTARIKO
Fafi MP Salah Yakub has asked President William Ruto to fulfil promises he made to the people of Garissa before he can campaign for his reelection.
Yakub, who was with MCAs Abdullahi Ibrahim (Nanighi), Abdirahman Borr (Sankuri), and Ahmed Kolosh (Fafi) said they will only start campaigning for Ruto’s re-election once he delivers on all the promises he made to the region.
They said residents were growing impatient with the slow pace at which the government was implementing projects that are dear to them with Ruto's first term quickly running out.
The leaders spoke in Nanighi in Bura East subcounty during the inauguration ceremony for Nanighi assistant county commissioner Daniel Mutemi and the official opening of the office.
Yakub, who was elected on Ruto's UDA party ticket, has been a vocal critic of the Kenya Kwanza administration.
He said Kenyans will evaluate the government based on tangible achievements rather than political rhetoric.
“As a
region, we will weigh the scale on what has been delivered in terms of
development instead of relying on empty promises. We already have the list, and
we will be ticking one by one and then give a scorecard,” he said.
Fafi MP Salah Yakub flanked by fellow leaders and residents during
the inauguration ceremony of Nanigi sub-county Assistant Commissioner. /STEPHEN
ASTARIKO
Yakub pointed out unfulfilled pledges related to infrastructure and basic services, including roads, water supply and electricity.
He alleged skewed appointments in national appointment saying that unlike other regions, Garissa county was getting a row deal.
“Records
will speak for themselves. We will come to the table and tell the President
nothing but the truth. It will not be business as usual,” the MP said.
Nanighi
MCA Abdullahi Ibrahim speaking at the event. /STEPHEN ASTARIKO
Yakub, who had previously supported extending presidential term limits in favour of Ruto, now insists that performance will determine future political support.
Nanighi ward representative Abdullahi Ibrahim echoed the MP's sentiments, saying the region was still plagued by a myriad of perennial challenges that the President had promised to address.
“As a
leader, I also want to join the bandwagon that is calling on the President to
deliver all the promises that he made to our people and the region at large. We
are 100 per cent behind our MP, and the route he will show us is the one that we
will take,” Ibrahim said.
Sankuri MCA Abdirahman Borr speaking at the event. /STEPHEN
ASTARIKO
Sankuri MCA Abdirahman Borr said all they want before they can starts campaigning for Rutos re election was to see the region uplifted economically.
“Let it be clear that we will not join the one-term and two-term chorus yet. Our message to the President, as leaders and residents, is simple: leave a legacy in the hearts of our people in terms of economic transformation. That is all we are asking for,” Borr said.
He was also elected on a UDM party ticket.
Leaders during the inauguration ceremony of Nanighi sub-county, Assistant Commissioner Daniel Mutemi and the official opening of the
office. /STEPHEN ASTARIKO
Nominated
MCA Katra Iman, however, drummed up support for Ruto's reelection
saying he was on the right track in transforming the region that she said had been neglected for decades by previous regimes.
Nominated MCA Katra Iman speaking at the event. /STEPHEN
ASTARIKO
Last month, Wajir North MP Ibrahim Saney also launched a scathing attack on the Kenya Kwanza administration, accusing it of neglecting North Eastern region and failing to address pressing needs.
He said the region has little to celebrate in the current administration.
Saney
pointed to the continued underdevelopment of key sectors such as livestock,
water, and roads, which he described as the economic lifeline of the region.
Fafi MP Salah Yakub with Daniel Mutemi, the new Nanighi
assistant county commissioner./STEPHEN ASTARIKO
He lamented that little has been done to cushion residents against the perennial drought that continues to devastate livelihoods.
“For how long will our people continue to depend on relief food?” he posed.
“Shall we always live in indignation, taking relief food, yellow maize or rice whose quality we do not even know? Shall we continue sourcing fodder from other parts of the country?” Saney said.
