• They said this will prevent some leaders from taking advantage of the projects to gain political mileage.
• The MPs said it is time to let Kenyans know what the government has been doing.
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MPs from the Mt Kenya region have announced they will embark on a tour to popularise Jubilee government’s project.
They said this will prevent some leaders from taking advantage of the projects to gain political mileage.
The MPs said it is time to let Kenyans know what the government has been doing.
They spoke when they accompanied Transport CS James Macharia during an inspection tour of the Kenol-Sagana-Marua dual carriageway project.
Kieni MP Kanini Kega said their biggest role as legislators is to safeguard public resources. He said one of the main objectives of the inspection tour will be to ensure public funds are being used prudently.
Kanini, who chairs the budget committee in the National Assembly, said they want to make it clear to the public that the projects are being done by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
“We have reached a point where we remembered that a cow can support the entire clan silently but when a hen lays an egg, it shouts for all to know,” the MP said.
“We are at the point where when we lay one egg, we will shout about it. When a road is done, we will tell people that it is being done by the government.”
Murang’a Woman Representative Sabina Chege said they will go to the grassroots, so Kenyans can understand that the government has been working.
The MP said politicians from the region recently met with the President to discuss how they will popularise the projects.
“We met him to plan how we will penetrate all parts of the region in partnership with Cabinet secretaries. We will launch projects that have been completed and inspect ongoing ones,” she said.
Chege said the Kenol-Sagana-Marua dual carriageway will lead to the construction of five markets to accommodate women who have been selling their wares by the roadside.
The project has created jobs for more than 4,000 engineering graduates.
Chege said in Kinyona, Kigumo subcounty, a tarmac road has been constructed for the first time.
“We are asking people to let us support the current government because we do not know who will be next and how they will be,” she said.
Othaya MP James Mugambi said the robust road infrastructure projects will boost the region economically and help farmers access markets.
He said farm produce in counties such as Nyandarua go to waste due to poor roads.
“Those talking about loans should know that they will be paid when the economy is strengthened,” he added.
Mathioya MP Peter Kimari said numerous road and water projects have been implemented in his area since 2017.
“When I took over, power coverage was at about 30 per cent and it has increased to 80 per cent,” he said.
Gatanga MP Nduati Ngugi said roads were being implemented in his constituency, including the Sh1 billion Wanduhi-Ndiara road.
Edited by A.N