President Ruto Tells Kitui Audience Development Will Reach Areas That Did Not Vote for Him

President William Ruto told a Sunday service and fundraiser at ACK St Martin's Cathedral in Kitui Town that every part of Kenya would receive its share of development regardless of voting patterns. AllAfrica reported that Ruto said politics based on exclusion, division and ethnicity had undermined national progress.

He stated that areas which did not vote for him would still receive their rightful share of projects because all Kenyans pay taxes.

Ruto highlighted the National Infrastructure Fund, which has mobilised Sh350 billion from the sale of part of the government's stake in Safaricom and partial divestiture of state shareholding in the Kenya Pipeline Company. Construction of the Thwake Dam has resumed after allocation of Sh10.6 billion, with completion expected in April 2027 to supply water for irrigation, livestock and domestic use in Kitui and neighbouring counties.

He also pledged to revive the long-stalled Umaa Dam project.

The government has invested Sh15 billion in Kitui County for 1,000 affordable housing units, 20 modern markets and hostels for 6,000 university and college students. Land acquisition issues have been resolved at Manyenyoni, where the housing units will be built. Construction of 11 markets is underway and procurement continues for nine more, supported by a Sh2.2 billion allocation.

The markets will include cold storage facilities. Ruto said the education budget rose by Sh80 billion to Sh784 billion for the 2026/27 financial year. The government recruited 100,000 teachers over the past three years and plans to hire 24,000 more this year, reaching 124,000 in four years.