Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa and Lugari lawmaker Nabii Nabwera have called out retired President Uhuru Kenyatta over his unwarranted interference in government affairs.
The two leaders made the criticism during the burial of 84-year-old Elam Muchai Mukhuyu in Lwandeti Ward, Lugari Constituency.
They claimed it is ironic for the former president, who left little in terms of development in Western Kenya, to undermine President William Ruto’s administration, which has implemented numerous multi-billion projects in the region within just 3 years.
Barasa asked the former president to give the current administration time to deliver on its development agenda to the people of Kenya.
He alleged, “The fourth president of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, left no single national project for us here in Kakamega for the ten years he was in power between 2013 and 2022.
“Besides, he was better placed to make the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga the president of Kenya, but he failed.
“I want to tell him that as a retired president of the Republic of Kenya, it is better for him to respect the leadership of President Ruto because he is the one in charge now,” he added.
Nabwera, on his part, said the current administration led by President Ruto had done a lot for the Western region in terms of development initiatives in the last three years; hence, they will support his re-election in 2027.
He said, “As elected leaders from Kakamega County and members of the Western Region Members of Parliament caucus, we sat down to deeply think about where the country is coming from and where it is heading and decided to back President Ruto’s re-election in 2027.
“The government of President Ruto has allocated about Sh500 million for the development of Chevaywa Technical Training Institute and Sh200 million for the upgrading of Kivaywa Boys High School; it is constructing multimillion-dollar markets in Chekalini, PanPaper, and Lwandeti.
“It is also constructing the Sh3.4 billion Turbo–Sikhendu road, and plans are underway to upgrade the Lwandeti-Lugari road,” he explained.
By Melechezedeck Ejakait
