President William Ruto is set for a five-day visit to the Coast region for a development tour.
In a statement by State House spokesperson Hussein Mohammed, the President will tour the coast region from July 27 covering Lamu, Kilifi, Mombasa, Kwale and Tana River counties.
He will focus on inaugurating, commissioning, and inspecting government projects that are in line with the bottom-up economic agenda.
Hussein said that Ruto will emphasise projects in the blue economy and fisheries sector in Mukowe, Ngao, Ukunda and Mombasa.
The President will issue grants worth over Sh552 million to common interest groups.
He will also commission a fish landing site in Kilifi County to boost the Blue Economy and Fisheries Value Chain.
"Ruto will issue identification documents to the Pemba community and title deeds in Kilifi, preside over the rededication ceremony of KNS Shupavu, the first warship refitted locally, affirming Kenya Shipyards Limited's vision in the shipbuilding industry in Mombasa," he said.
The President will also launch a local vehicle assembly line and meet with port users and other port stakeholders.
Ruto will further commission the rehabilitated Sailoni headworks and rubber dam and inspect the ongoing rehabilitation of water delivery systems and farm restoration works at the Tana Delta Irrigation Project (TDIP).
TDIP project aims to open up 12,000 hectares of land for rice irrigation and reduce rice imports by 35 per cent.
He will also hold meetings with local leaders and residents of the region.
