President William Ruto will on Tuesday continue with his development tour of the Western Kenya region.
The president
will chair a cabinet meeting at Kakamega State Lodge on Tuesday before
embarking on a tour of Kakamega County.
On Monday, Ruto was in Kakamega County where he handed over a Sh150 million bonus to sugar cane farmers allied to Mumia Sugar.
The bonus was the first ever in the country’s history, signalling a rebirth of the sugarcane sector which is Western Kenya’s economic mainstay.
After the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Ruto will embark on the last-mile electricity project to light up a number of homes in Shinyalu Constituency.
This is President Ruto’s most significant tour of the region after his UDA party merged with Musalia Mudavadi’s-linked ANC party.
During the launch of the bonus on Monday, there were mixed reactions among Western Kenya leaders following the merger.
However, the majority of the leaders affirmed their commitment to work with the President under the new arrangement for the sake of development and national unity.
“We can only move forward when we are united. Kenya has no room for retrogressive leaders whose sole agenda is to divide it along regional or tribal lines,’’ Ruto said in Mumias.
In his itinerary of Western Kenya, President Ruto will on Wednesday head to Busia County where will launch the Lower Nzoia Water project.
He will
also tour the Luanda Market in Vihiga County to assess the progress made in the
construction of the facility.
On the same day, he will also return to Kakamega County where he will visit the Hon Aseka Hospital.
On
Thursday, President Ruto will be in Busia to inspect the Allupe dam project and
also commission last-mile electricity connectivity at Nambale Junction.
Ruto will then head to Bungoma County for a last-mile connectivity project in Kimilili, Webuye.
On Friday, Ruto will conclude his week-long tour of the Western region with events in Bungoma and Busia Counties.
He will
inspect the Chekule market in Bungoma and the Bumula Market in Busia.