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Kenya, 11 November 2026 - President William Ruto on Wednesday flagged off trucks for the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) in last mile connectivity push and launched the Keroka-Ibacho-Kiamokama Road.
The Head of State said that since there is an ongoing Affordable Housing Project in Ekerubo, the road shall also snake through the area, so that residents occupying the units can have access to a good road network.
He said that he had honoured the request by Kitutu Masaba MP Daniel Manduku.
He promised that another road project, the Sosera-Ramasha-Masimba road, will be officially launched next week as part of the government’s push to ensure that Nyaribari Masaba also gets a share of development like other parts of the country.
Speaking in Keroka, President Ruto said it is important for every part of the country to taste the sweetness of development.
“Here in Kisii, many road projects had stalled and many parts had been forgotten in terms of development,” President Ruto said.
President Ruto said he has been in the Gusii region, including Kisii and Nyamira, because he is keen to turn around the nation from ethnic-centric and discriminatory politics and hatred, and to ensure there is a plan to have every part of the country included in the development agenda.
On Tuesday, President Ruto was in South Mugirango and Bonchari, where he launched similar projects. Roads launched on Tuesday include Itivo-Nyagesa Road and Nyancheki Road.
On agriculture, President Ruto said the government has managed to lower fertiliser prices from KSh 7,000 per bag to KSh 2,000 this year.
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He also noted that the sugar, coffee and tea sectors were now stable following government intervention.
“Sugarcane farmers are now paid every week,” he said, adding that coffee farmers, on the other hand, now get paid KSh 140 per kilo compared to the previous KSh 60.
On tea sector reforms, President Ruto said that the option is to get rid of East versus West farmers.
“While some are getting a bonus of KSh 50, others are getting a bonus of only KSh 11. That is not acceptable,” he said.
On electrification, the president said Kisii has been allocated KSh 1.7 billion for connectivity to the national grid so that 25,000 households can benefit.
“You can see we have started yours here in Nyaribari Masaba,” he said.
He also said markets are key to economic prosperity and, as such, Masimba Market is already complete while Ramasha Market is ongoing. He promised that the people of Keroka will also get a market.
Understanding that Keroka sits on both Kisii and Nyamira counties, the President said he decided to construct two markets to solve the push and pull, as both Kisii Governor Simba Arati and his Nyamira counterpart Amos Nyaribo had requested that the market be constructed on their side.
“I had KSh 300 million for a market. Now I will add KSh 100 million so that it is KSh 400 million. I will construct a market on part of Nyamira worth KSh 200 million, and on this side of Kisii it will be of the same cost,” he promised.