President William Ruto and Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale launch and commission the Dr Joyce Laboso Mother and Child Hospital in Longisa, Bomet County, on September 9, 2026. / PCS




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President William Ruto on Wednesday inspected and commissioned several development projects in Bomet County, including the Dr Joyce Laboso Mother and Child Hospital in Longisa, road construction and water infrastructure.

The 250-bed Level 4 facility is expected to provide specialised maternal and child healthcare, as well as theatre, emergency, inpatient and outpatient services to residents of Bomet and neighbouring areas.

The hospital is also expected to ease pressure on Longisa County Referral Hospital and help address the county’s maternal mortality rate, which stands at 493 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Ruto also addressed residents of Youth Farmers in Longisa, where he spoke about government investments in infrastructure aimed at expanding economic opportunities in rural areas.

He said more than 6,000km of roads are being built across the country alongside increased electricity connectivity to households and trading centres.

In Bomet, Ruto launched the construction of the 15km Kyogong-Kiromwok-Kisyet road in Kisyet.

He later travelled to neighbouring Kericho County, where he launched the construction of the 80km Torit-Getarwet road at Mindililwet in Sigowet Soin Constituency.

He also kick-started the Sh1.6 billion Kericho Last Mile Electricity Connectivity project, which will connect 16,000 households to electricity.

In Bomet town, Ruto addressed residents on plans to modernise the town, including the construction of a Sh1 billion stadium and roads.

He said a Sh1.7 billion water project serving Bomet and its environs had been completed, with an additional Sh600 million to be provided to extend the project to Bomet town and establish a sewerage system.



Medical officers at the Dr Joyce Laboso Mother and Child Hospital in Longisa, Bomet County on September 9, 2026. / PCS
A section of the Dr Joyce Laboso Mother and Child Hospital wards in Longisa, Bomet County on September 9, 2026. / PCS
President William Ruto addresses residents outside the Dr Joyce Laboso Mother and Child Hospital in Longisa, Bomet County, on September 9, 2026. / PCS
President William Ruto addresses residents in Longisa, Bomet County, on September 9, 2026. / PCS
A section of the more than 6,000km of roads being constructed across the country as part of the government's infrastructure development programme in Bomet on September 9, 2026. / PCS
President William Ruto flags off heavy machinery to be used in the construction of the 15km Kyogong-Kiromwok-Kisyet road in Kisyet, Bomet County, on September 9, 2026. / PCS
A lorry carrying timber poles for the Sh1.6 billion Kericho Last Mile Electricity Connectivity project, which will connect 16,000 households to electricity on September 9, 2026/ PCS
President William Ruto addresses residents during his development tour of Bomet County on September 9, 2026. / PCS