Editor's Review

President Ruto on Thursday faced a backlash online after he commissioned a road for the second time. 

State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed has come out to defend President William Ruto over launching the Captain- Ndemi-Wanjohi-Kwa Matu-Geta-Kahuruko-Ndunyu Njeru road twice. 

In a statement on Friday, April 7, Hussein explained that the road stalled after being deliberately denied funding during the previous regime and therefore needed to be relaunched.

“During the ‘Handshake’ (2018-2022), many projects he launched were deliberately denied funding even though they were in the government's programme. This was to frustrate the then Deputy President and his bid for the presidency,” he explained.

photo collage of President Ruto launching Captain- Ndemi-Wanjohi-Kwa Matu-Geta-Kahuruko-Ndunyu Njeru road in 2018 and in 2023

Hussein went on to express confidence that the Kenya Kwanza government would complete all stalled projects before embarking on new ones.

“Today, it's evident that the architects of these schemes that they thought would frustrate President Ruto, ultimately hurt the people, the economy, and Kenya.

“But the President is and will clean up the mess. He promised to complete all stalled projects before embarking on new ones. This is the President fulfilling his pledges,” he added.

President Ruto on Thursday faced a backlash online after he posted that he had commissioned the captain- Ndemi-Wanjohi-Kwa Matu-Geta-Kahuruko-Ndunyu Njeru road which he had also launched in 2018 while serving as the Deputy President.