Ruto praises his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta for the first time
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William Ruto congratulates Former President Uhuru Kenyatta as he launches MV Uhuru II in Kisumu
William Ruto congratulates Former President Uhuru Kenyatta as he launches MV Uhuru II in Kisumu.
The newly constructed MV Uhuru II ship was commissioned by President William Ruto on Monday at Kenya Shipyards Limited in Kisumu County.
During the ceremony, Ruto honored his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, his then-boss for having great vision when he proposed renovating the shipyard and building a new ship.
“I must congratulate my predecessor, President Uhuru Kenyatta for his foresight in coming up with this shipyard refurbishment,” Ruto said.
“One morning he asked me for us to visit Kisumu and see what the military could do, when we came here it was a heap of dirt, wreckage and old buildings.”
The MV Uhuru II was launched in August 2022 to replace the MV Uhuru I, which was built in 1966.
President Kenyatta at the time visited the Kisumu Port to oversee the floatation of the newly refurbished ship while also commissioning the shipyard.
The vessel was built by the Kenya Defence Forces in collaboration with the Dutch firm Damen Shipyards and is the first ship built in Kenya.
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“To see what we are seeing here is phenomenal and I must say both President Kenyatta and the military’s leadership, with a lot of foresight drove this program to where we are today,” Ruto said on Monday.
He termed the project a demonstration of Kenyan shipyards’ ability to build, repair and maintain ships for local, regional and international operators.
According to the president, Kenya Shipyards Limited has also been contracted to maintain ships by, among others, the Kenya Coast Guard Services, Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya Maritime Authority, Kenya Marine Fisheries Institute and private operators in the Indian Ocean.
MV Uhuru II has a capacity of 1,800 tonnes while MV Uhuru I has a capacity of 1,260 tonnes, bringing the vessel capacity at the Kisumu port to over 3,060 tonnes.
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