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Kenya, 9 November 2026 - President William Ruto on Monday toured Kitutu Masaba in Nyamira County, where he launched the Riamoni-Nyangori Road and Last Mile Connectivity projects, a day after launching similar projects in North Mugirango.
During the launch at Nyangori township, the President presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of the Nyangori-Esani-Riamoni road. The road is part of a three-ring cluster. This follows the Magombo-Makairo-Bondeni road, which was launched on Sunday morning, before the groundbreaking of the Tombe-Isinda-Mokomoni road in the afternoon.
The engineer overseeing the project said the entire cluster is 34 kilometres long. There is also a small link providing access to Nyabogoye Secondary School.
The contractor has already mobilised in all three sections, and the project is expected to be completed on time.
Apart from road construction, the project also includes electricity connectivity through Last Mile Connectivity.
Nyamira County has been allocated KSh 500 million for 71 projects covering 6,840 households. The funds are distributed such that Borabu has been allocated KSh 100.5 million to support 16 projects benefiting 1,279 households. Kitutu Masaba gets KSh 160.6 million to support 2,111 households through 20 projects. North Mugirango has been allocated KSh 137.7 million for 19 Last Mile projects supporting 1,774 households, while West Mugirango gets KSh 101.5 million for 16 projects covering 1,676 households.
President Ruto said he is a frequent visitor to Nyamira County because he is working for Kenyans. He took a swipe at leaders who criticise him for making frequent visits to the county.
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“This road from Nyangori to Machururiati to Esani all the way to Riamoni, I ask you residents, has this road ever been constructed to the required standard?” President Ruto asked as he addressed residents during the official flagging off of road construction machinery.
The Head of State said this was the first time the road was being upgraded. The government has availed KSh 3.5 billion for the road project. The president mentioned 37 kilometres that will be covered by that allocation.
The contractor is under firm instructions from the President to complete tarmacking of the road in just eight months.
“We want equity in every part of Kenya, and we want development to be spread across all parts of Kenya,” he said.