Ruto responds on accusations of launching projects completed under Uhuru administration
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Ruto defends himself over accusations of launching developments projects that were started by his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta in Mt Kenya
Ruto defends himself over accusations of launching developments projects that were started by his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta in Mt Kenya.
Speaking during an interview on Sunday night, Ruto said he played a role in the planning and launching of the road projects during the previous administration.
“Nimesikia wengine wakisema Ruto na Riggy G wamekuja hapa kufungua barabara ambaye ilijengwa na serikali hiyo ingine. Mimi si mgeni hapa mlima Kenya.
“Barabara nyingi hapa ukiuliza hawa wabunge ni mimi niliongea na hao, barabara nyingi hapa mlima Kenya ni mimi nilikuja kuzianzisha,” he stated.
The President went on to say that the projects stalled following Uhuru’s handshake with Raila as they focused on the BBI agenda.
“Mungu amenijalia nimekua Rais. Sasa nataka nikuulize, barabara mimi nimeanzisha, barabara mimi nimepanga nitakosa kuja kufungua kwa sababu gani? Ati kwa sababu ilitengenezwa na serikali gani?” he posed.
Ruto also noted that his government is focused on completing all stalled road projects before initiating new ones.
“Na unajua, ndo makosa ya uongozi wakati mwingine. Nimesema kabla hatujaanzisha barabara zingine, wacha tumalize zile zimegwama. Kwa sababu hakuna barabara ya mtu, hakuna barabara ya Uhuru, hakuna barabara ya Ruto. Barabara ya ni ya wakenya wanaolipa ushuru,” the President added.
His remarks come after a section of Kenyans took to social media to criticize him for launching projects that were started by the former Head of State.
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Ruto on spot for relaunching projects completed under Uhuru administration
Former Mukurweini MP Kabando wa Kabando took to social media to point out that the projects that Ruto was launching during the five-day working tour were implemented by his predecessor, retired President Uhuru Kenyatta at a time when he was the Deputy President and focused on pre-mature campaigns.
“Rais Ruto, all those projects you’ve come Mt.Kenya to launch are of Uhuru’s era. Where is the Guaranteed Minimum Returns for our avocados, coffee, milk, coffee, tea, macadamia, rice that you so loudly promised? Sir, your govt needs serious cleansing of deceptions & incompetence!
Digital strategist Pauline Njoroge also hit out at Ruto claiming that the president was launching projects of his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta.
Njoroge said some projects were completed long ago in the Mount Kenya region.
“William Ruto will be camping in the Mt. Kenya region to launch Uhuru’s projects, some of which were completed long ago. I thought they said hakuna kitu Uhuru alikuwa anafanya,” Njoroge said.
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