Deputy President William Ruto on Friday presided over three fundraisers in Kakamega County.
The tight schedule by the DP could be seen as a rush to
beat the Wednesday deadline when Election Laws bar politicians from participating in such events.
The DP started at Khayega primary school in Shinyalu constituency where he donated Sh1million before moving to Ikonyero in Lurambi where he donated another Sh1million and similar amount for President Uhuru Kenyatta.
He promised to wire another Sh3m to the school for construction of a tuition block.
He attended the third fundraiser at Shianda market in Mumias East before flying to Budalangi for a separate
function.
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Politicians who dish out money in fundraisers from next week risk being barred from running in the next general election.
The Act bars politicians from participating in a fundraising
event or making other contributions including for the sick, eight months before an election.
Ruto asked residents of Western to reject politicians championing tribal alignments ahead of the next polls.
He announced that the projects Jubilee promised during the campaign will be launched on December 15th by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
He said the Jubilee administration will tarmac 130 kilometers of road in Western in the next two years.
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The projects include completion of the Kisumu-Kakamega-Webuye and Sigalagala-Butere-Sidindi roads started by the grand coalition government.
It will also include fresh tarmacking of the Ibokolo-Shianda-Nambacha and Lurambi-Navakholo-Musikoma-Buyofu roads.
“As Jubilee government, we are focusing on infrastructure development to open up the country through sufficient road network and electricity connectivity to spur economic growth,” he said.
He was accompanied by Jubilee leaning MPs Emmanuel Wangwe (Navakholo), Bernard Shinali (Ikolomani), Malulu Injendi (Malava) and Ben Washiali (Mumias East). Former MPs Justus Kizito and Manyala Keya and activist Stanley Livondo were also present.
Opposition leaders have criticized Jubilee in recent moths for only making promises while in Western and launching mega projects in Central and Rift Valley.
The DP said that the opposition leaders Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, Moses Wetang'ula and Musalia Mudavadi had nothing new to offer because they have served in government before and failed to implement projects currently being undertaken by Jubilee.
Ruto said that Jubilee had failed because there was nothing to show for the billions of shillings disbursed to counties annually.