Ruto defends self against criticism for launching road project twice
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Ruto has come out to offer an explanation after criticism from Kenyans online for launching the same road twice
Ruto has come out to offer an explanation after criticism from Kenyans online for launching the same road twice.
President Ruto on Thursday toured Nyandarua County, where he announced that he had launched the tarmacking of the 55-Kilometre Captain-Ndemi/Wanjohi-Kwa Matu-Geta-Kahuruko-Ndunyu Njeru Road.
However, a quick search showed that Ruto had – curiously – launched the same road five years ago – on November 26, 2018 – when he was still the Deputy President.
This revelation rubbed many Kenyans online the wrong way, with a large number of them hitting out at the Head of State for what some termed as an attempt to dupe the nation.
However, President William Ruto on Friday, April 7, came out to explain his move to relaunch a road project he commissioned in 2018 in Nyandarua County to a myriad of challenges faced during his predecessor – Uhuru Kenyatta’s second term.
In a video shared by Statehouse Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed, the Head of State explained that the project stalled during Uhuru’s second term after his handshake with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
He further indicated that only half a kilometre (500 meters) was constructed since its launch in November 2018.
He attributed the slow pace of the project’s delivery to politics witnessed during the handshake period noting that it did a disservice to the project and outlined new timelines for its delivery
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga outside KICC after an Azimio meeting on July 10, 2022.
Further, the Head of State revealed that 30 kilometres of the road would be constructed in 10 months to enable the residents to benefit from the mega infrastructure project.
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“We started the road in Captain and it stalled because of the handshake that was there.
“Half a kilometre of this road took five years to build but I promise that this 30-kilometre section will only take 10 months and I have told the contractor that,” he explained.
Ruto first launched the project on November 26, 2018, while he served as the Deputy President under Uhuru’s government.
The road project was to cover 55 kilometres stretching from Captain to Ol Kalou Town.
Following the relaunch of the project, a section of Kenyans criticized the Head of State over the move even as many wondered why the project had stalled.
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