State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed Saturday clarified claims that President William Ruto was relaunching Jubilee-era projects.
The president has come under sharp criticism from Kenyans who have claimed that most of the projects that he has been commissioning were already launched by his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta.
However, Hussein in a rejoinder defended the president saying he was only reviving stalled Uhuru-era projects.
He said the president has a responsibility to ensure that all the projects being implemented by the Kenyan government are on course.
"It’s a mark of responsibility for a President to ensure that all feasible projects, including those that stalled before his election, are completed,'' Hussein said.
" This commitment is actually part of the pledges President William Ruto made in the Kenya Kwanza manifesto, the very document that got him elected."
Hussein said that during Ruto's development tours across the country, the President will continue to implement the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.
This, he said, includes launching new projects, inspecting ongoing ones, and, where necessary, reviving and completing those that stalled before his election.
Hussein noted that the launch of projects is for the benefit of Kenyans and in line with the President's commitments made during the campaigns.
Since the beginning of this month, President Ruto’s developmental tours in Coast, Mt Kenya and Western regions have seen him launch several projects.
However, there have been concerns that the projects were launched by the Jubilee administration in which he served as the Deputy President.
President Ruto is due to begin his development tour of Western Kenya days after concluding his three-day trip to Gusiiland.
On August 7, Ruto launched the Kanyuambora Irrigation Project in Mbeere North Constituency, Embu County.
However, the launch triggered a buzz in social media with some Kenyans claiming that the project was launched by Uhuru in 2021.
The National Irrigation Authority says the project stalled in February 2022 due to non-performance by the contractor.
When the Kenya Kwanza government took office, it terminated the contract per legal provisions.
The project was re-procured under the Kenya Kwanza Government.
