NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 14 — President William Ruto has pledged to oversee equitable distribution of development projects regardless of voting patterns.
Speaking in Bondo on Saturday, President Ruto said his government will not focus on ethnicity or political affiliations.
He promised to work with all leaders regardless of where they come from for the benefit of all Kenyans.
“I will ensure that based on the foundation that Kenyans put during the election, where they showed that they were not ready for tribal politics and politics of ethnicity,” the President said.
“I will and I am ready to work with all leaders from each and every region of this country like brothers and sisters,” he added.
The Head of State further called on all elected and appointed leaders to serve all Kenyans equally and forget about how they voted in the August 9 General Election.
“I am asking all leaders from the MCAs to Governors and Cabinet Secretaries to serve everyone equally,” he appealed.
Ruto added: “Those who voted for us and those who did not vote for us deserve services because they are all Kenyans and they pay taxes.”
President Ruto spoke during ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo’s home coming.
Bondo: Raila’s home town
Bondo is also the home town of Azimio One Kenya Leader Raila Odinga and residents there voted overwhelmingly for Odinga in the 2022 presidential election.
President Ruto visited Bondo on the final days of his two-day tour of the Nyanza region during which he launched development projects in Homabay, Kisumu and Siaya Counties.
President Ruto commissioned a blue economy research hub at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology in Siaya County.
The Head of State who kicked of his two-day official visit of Nyanza region on Friday was received by Siaya Governor James Orengo and Senator Oburu Odinga among other leaders.
President Ruto was expected to wind up his visit in the region with the launch of an affordable housing project in Kisumu County later on Saturday.
