President William Ruto speaking to Kiambu residents on December 14, 2025 / PCSPresident William Ruto has called on elected leaders to abandon divisive politics and instead channel their efforts toward uniting the country and serving citizens.
The President expressed concern that some leaders are preoccupied with politics at the expense of fulfilling their responsibility.
Ruto said elections are periodic events but service to the people is a continuous obligation that should remain the priority of those in leadership.
“Let’s work together for the sake of development. We should discourage divisive politics and focus our energies on serving the people. Time for elections will come,” he said.
The President also took aim at leaders who have dismissed the government’s development agenda, which seeks to transform Kenya into a first-world economy, saying such critics lack a vision for the country.
He questioned the credibility of individuals who doubt Kenya’s economic progress despite having long tenures in government with little to show in terms of development.
“You cannot expect someone who has been in government for 50 years, and has no tarmac road to his home, to believe that Kenya can move from the third world to first-world economic status?” Ruto said.
The President dismissed claims by opposition leaders that the government has delivered nothing on development.
He expressed disbelief over such assertions and questioned whether those making them are in touch with realities on the ground.
The President said the government is building 240,000 affordable houses, 400 modern markets, and 177,000-bed hostels for university, TVET and Kenya Medical Training College students across the country.
In total, he pointed out, the government is investing Sh48 billion in these projects in Kiambu County.
Additionally, he said, Sh4.1 billion has been set aside for the improvement of roads in the county.
The President explained that the fund will be the instrument used to mobilise Sh5 trillion required to fund the country's transformation and take it to the next level.
He pointed out that the funds will be used in upgrading and expanding high-quality infrastructure, including the dualling of 2,500km of highways, tarmacking 28,000km of roads, expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Mombasa and Lamu port, and the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway from Naivasha to the border with Uganda.
Leaders present, led by National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah, commended the President for the development initiatives in the Mt Kenya region, saying it would transform the lives of the people.
"Kenyans will elect leaders because of their development track record. No one decides for our people how to vote," he said.
Cabinet Secretaries Alice Wahome (Lands) and William Kabogo (ICT), and Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi were also present.
