{"id":99698,"date":"2023-08-04T18:18:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ten-projects-ruto-will-launch-during-mt-kenya-tour"},"modified":"2023-08-04T19:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T19:24:15","slug":"ten-projects-ruto-will-launch-during-mt-kenya-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ten-projects-ruto-will-launch-during-mt-kenya-tour","title":{"rendered":"Ten projects Ruto will launch during Mt Kenya tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>President William Ruto will from from Saturday embark on a five-day working tour of the entire Mt Kenya region where he is expected to launch a number of development projects. https:\/\/rb.gy\/n5768<\/p>\n<p>President William Ruto will from from Saturday embark on a five-day working tour of the entire Mt Kenya region where he is expected to launch a number of development projects.<\/p>\n<p>State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed on Friday highlighted the projects which he said are in line with the Bottom-Up Economic Agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Projects to be commissioned include the <b>Githurai Water Supply Project<\/b>, which will benefit 500,000 residents and connect 8,400 people to clean and safe water.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto will also commission the <b>redevelopment of Githurai Market<\/b> which is part of his commitment to build 400 markets in three years to dignify Mama Mboga\u2019s hustles.<\/p>\n<p>Next in line will be the commissioning of the <b>Kagio water supply project<\/b> in Kagio Town, Kirinyaga County, and the upgraded 42.5km Marua-Kwa Wambui Road.<\/p>\n<p>The above will all take place on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Last to be commissioned on the list is the <b>Kaigonji water project<\/b> and the <b>Othaya water project<\/b>, which will benefit 60,000 people with 216 new sewer connections.<\/p>\n<p>The President will thereafter open the <b>Nyeri Stage and Bus Park<\/b> whose construction was aimed at easing congestion in the town. All these will be on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Also featuring in the President&#8217;s itinerary is the <b>opening of a three-storeyed, 175-bed capacity Level IV Hospital in Naromoru<\/b> as well as opening of a new KCC facility in Kiganjo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Projects to be launched include the <b>upgrading to bitumen standards<\/b> and maintenance of the 45km Ichamara \u2013 Kariti road in Mukurweini, Nyeri county.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto will also witness the <b>groundbreaking of the Gichugu Affordable Housing Programme<\/b> in Kirinyaga county which entails the construction of 140 housing units.<\/p>\n<p>The project is part of the 200 units per constituency programme under the affordable housing project programme being rolled countrywide.<\/p>\n<p>The President will also preside over the <b>groundbreaking of the housing project in Thika<\/b>, Kiambu County on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The project will provide 975 housing units 20 per cent of which will be reserved for civil servants.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the commissioning and launching of new projects, the President will also chair a Cabinet meeting at Sagana State Lodge and host a regional leaders conference at the same venue on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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