BOMET, Kenya- President William Ruto has defended his administration’s development record, saying the government did not make promises in its 2022 election manifesto that it could not fulfil.
Speaking during a development tour of Bomet County, Ruto said his administration had delivered on its campaign commitments over the past three years and that the results were visible across the country.
“We did not overpromise in our 2022 election manifesto on what we would achieve as an administration. We promised what we knew we would deliver,” Ruto said.
“Over the past three years, we have delivered on our promises and transformed our nation. That transformation is visible and being felt across the country.”
The President also criticised the opposition, accusing its leaders of lacking a development agenda, vision and track record.
He said Kenyans would not allow opposition leaders to reverse what he described as the progress achieved under his administration.
“The people of Kenya won’t allow the opposition to take the country backwards. Their lack of a track record, an agenda and a vision for Kenya’s development is a threat to the progress we have made as a nation,” he said.
During the tour, Ruto commissioned the completed 18-kilometre Chebole-Kiplokyi-Kapkoros road in Sotik Constituency.
He also launched construction of the 28-kilometre Kipsonoi-Kamureito-Kapkelei road in the same constituency.
The two road projects form part of the government’s infrastructure programme in Bomet County, which Ruto said would improve transport, support trade and connect residents to essential services.
The road launches came during the President’s four-day working tour of Bomet and Kericho counties.
During the tour, Ruto said Bomet had been allocated Sh19 billion for the construction of 11 roads covering 380 kilometres. He also announced allocations for electricity connections, markets, housing and other infrastructure projects in the county.
The President said Sh2.8 billion had been allocated to connect 25,000 Bomet households to electricity under the Last Mile Connectivity programme.
He also said the government was constructing 11 modern markets in the county at a cost of Sh1.7 billion.
Ruto’s remarks followed criticism from DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua, who accused the national government of failing to deliver new projects in Bomet and relying on county government projects during the presidential tour.
The President maintained that his administration had implemented programmes in roads, housing, agriculture, healthcare, education and the economy, while urging opposition leaders to present their alternative plans to Kenyans.
