President William has urged Chwele residents to come out early and in large numbers on Saturday to attend the 61st Madaraka Day celebrations.
Ruto will preside over Madaraka Day celebrations at Masinde Muliro Stadium in Kanduyi constituency, Bungoma County.
While addressing Chwele residents on Friday, the President said that he needed to launch roads early and prepare for tomorrow's event.
"Nataka niende kufungua barabara sitaki nichelewe, nataka niende nipange mambo ya passport alafu tukutane kesho. Na mkuje mapema, mtafika saa ngapi? ati saa nne? Hio mtakuwa mmemechelewa," he said.
(I want to go and launch roads and sort passport issues early we meet tomorrow so that I don't get late. Come early tomorrow, what time will you arrive at the stadium? at 10 am? By that time you will be late.)
The residents jokingly asked the President for transport to the venue to keep time.
"You want me to carry the celebrations from Nyayo Stadium to Kanduyi and still give you transport?" The President answered amidst laughter.
The President further asked Kabuchai MP Majimbo Kalasinga to organise the residents to attend the Madaraka fete.
Ruto arrived in Bungoma county on Thursday for a three-day visit that will also see him preside over this year's Madaraka Day celebrations.
He is expected to launch several development projects during his tour in the county.
Bungoma, which will host this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations, has seen several infrastructural upgrades.
One area that has seen huge investment is the roads sector which also saw Matulo Airstrip get a new runway.
According to the Kenya Urban Roads Authority, the county has received upgrades of up to 21 kilometres of road.
Kura director general Silas Kinoti, who was on an inspection tour of the roads in Bungoma town, said the works were done for Sh1.8 billion.
The roads will greatly boost the ever-vibrant town of Bungoma, a strategic hub for goods heading to and from Uganda and beyond.
“Urbanisation is very critical in fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through uplifting people’s living standards and providing human dignity while opening up access to services and improved security,” Kinoti said.
