President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday at State House, Nairobi
hosted leaders from the greater Kisii reto discuss development in the region
ahead of this year's Mashujaa Day celebrations.
The national celebrations will be held at Gusii Stadium in
Kisii County and the Thursday meeting gave the Head of State an opportunity to,
jointly with the region's leadership evaluate the progress of national
government development initiatives.
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Led by Governor James Ongwae (Kisii County) and his Nyamira
County counterpart John Nyagarama, the leaders engaged the President in a
detailed conversation on a number of projects including roads, water supply,
education and fresh produce markets among others.
In a memorandum presented by Governor Ongwae, the leaders
who included chairman of the Kisii professionals John Simba and chairman of the
community's council of elders James Matundura, thanked the Head of State for
the various development programs initiated by the Jubilee administration in the
region.
The leaders listed several key roads, water works including
the upgrading of Kisii water supply system, hospitals and fresh produce markets
at Daraja Mbili and Nyakoe as some of the Government's projects that are
helping uplift the economic wellbeing of the greater Kisii.
At the same time, the Kisii leaders requested the President
who was accompanied by Cabinet Secretaries Dr Fred Matiang’i (Interior), James
Macharia (Infrastructure) and Mutahi Kagwe (Health) to fast track the
implementation of ongoing projects.
Rehabilitation of the Kisii to Sotik road and Suneka
airstrip, waiving of coffee factory debts amounting to Shs 650 million and
establishing a soapstone value addition facility in the area as some of the
projects the leaders asked the Government to prioritize.
Leaders caution
against divisive politics
The Kisii leaders also cautioned politicians engaged in
divisive politics saying those spreading hate and sowing division among Kenyans
are not welcome in their region.
"We intend to maintain the statehood of this country together, the way you're doing it. We intend to put this nation together so that generation after generation will have a place where to stay unperturbed by anybody.