NYERI, Kenya, Sep 5 — Residents of Mt Kenya have been urged to rekindle their support for President William Ruto, with government officials citing development projects in the region as evidence of the administration’s commitment to its promises.

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The appeal was made during a public engagement in Nyeri under the Jamii Imara Mashinani (JIM) initiative led by Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni.

Muthoni, who was accompanied by senior officials from various government agencies, rallied residents behind Ruto’s administration, saying there was no breakdown in the relationship between the President and the people of Mt Kenya.

She urged residents to give Ruto an opportunity to complete his second-term bid in 2027 and disregard what she described as political propaganda targeting the government.

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The officials took residents through government projects initiated or completed under the Ruto administration, insisting that the government had delivered on commitments made to the region.

Muthoni also criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, particularly over political messaging around healthcare, urging residents not to be swayed by what she described as falsehoods and half-truths.

The PS and Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga called on residents to register for the Social Health Authority (SHA), stressing that healthcare is a personal matter that should not be politicised.

Kahiga separately urged residents to embrace SHA, saying nearly 507,000 people in Nyeri had registered, with the number approaching 600,000.

The government also highlighted infrastructure investments in the county, with Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Chairperson Winnie Ngumi saying road projects in Nyeri were valued at Sh46 billion.

Ngumi said the level of government investment in roads in Nyeri exceeded that of most other parts of the country, using the projects to underline the administration’s development record.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya