Ruto Corrects Gachagua, Says All Kenyans Deserve Equal Share of National Cake

President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua are now holding differing opinions on the distribution of national resources.

Ruto strongly highlights the need to eliminate discrimination against regions based on their voting pattern from previous polls. He is determined towards upholding his pledge to offer equal services to all Kenyans. Ruto intends to take a nationwide tour with the objective of overseeing the implementation and development of projects without impartiality. As he visited Luo Nyanza yesterday, Ruto promised to collaborate with all regions to ensure that taxpayers benefit from their contributions and national resources. In contrast, Gachagua considers Kenya to work similarly to a limited company favouring specified shareholders.

Gachagua insists that those who supported Ruto's presidential bid should be rewarded with more of the national resources. President Ruto contradicts this idea by asserting that no citizen should suffer discrimination based on their political stance. He affirms his allegiance to treating all with fairness and impartiality. Voicing concurrence with the President was Siaya Governor James Orengo who similarly stressed the significance of developing every region regardless of its political affiliation. The Governor praised Ruto for travelling to Nyanza and suggested he travel more extensively. Orengo further cautioned him against leveraging development initiatives for his advantage in politics.

Mr. Orengo criticized specific ODM leaders who had partnered with Dr Ruto under the guise of advancing development, characterizing their behaviour as hypocritical and counter to the responsibilities defined in Kenya's 2010 Constitution. Orengo spoke in contrast to his deputy Mr William Oduol and other ODM rebel MPs who prioritized partnership with the government to achieve development.

David Ochieng of Ugenya appealed to the citizens to support the Kenya Kwanza administration in order to benefit from the range of development initiatives. President Ruto was accompanied by high-profile figures including Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo of ICT and Digital Economy, Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakumicha of Health, Principal Secretary for Interior Raymond Omollo, Majority Leader of the National Assembly Kimani Ichung'wah, and Dagoreti South MP John Kiarie. Also among the attendees were MPs Mathias Robi for Kuria West, Marwa Kitayama for Kuria East, and John Makali for Kanduyi. The President laid the foundation stone for the Urenga Health Center and allocated an extra 100 million shillings toward its upgrade to a Level Four facility during the trip.

The national government had originally set aside Sh 57 million while the county government had allocated a matching amount for the same project. Stressing the significance of the undertaking, the President highlighted how it would enhance healthcare accessibility. Additionally, the Head of State pledged Sh 30 million for the construction of the Siriwo rice mill plant, an initiative that the county government had already earmarked Sh 60 million. This came after Mr. Orengo made a request for the President's support in the matter.