Kindiki hails Ruto for turning Coast land pledges into reality

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki speaking during the issuance of title deeds at Mama Ngina Drive in Mombasa on May 21, 2026/ DPCS

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has mounted a strong defence of President William Ruto’s administration, saying the government has fulfilled key promises made to residents of the Coast region.

These, he said, include addressing historical land injustices, ending discriminatory ID vetting and restoring operations at the Port of Mombasa.

Speaking on Thursday during the issuance of title deeds at Mama Ngina Drive in Mombasa, Kindiki said the current administration had moved beyond political rhetoric and was now delivering practical solutions to long-standing problems that had affected coastal communities for decades.

“Today, we are not here to ask land questions; we are here to provide land answers and land solutions,” Kindiki said.

The Deputy President said one of the biggest achievements of the Kenya Kwanza administration has been addressing historical land ownership disputes and squatter problems that have persisted across the Coast region for years.

He credited President Ruto with initiating programmes aimed at resolving the crisis shortly after taking office in 2022.

“I want to thank the President because he has addressed the issue of land since 2022,” Kindiki said.

The DP also revisited several promises made by Ruto during earlier tours of the Coast region, arguing that the government had honoured commitments that many residents had waited years to see implemented.

“When the President visited the Coast region, he promised that port operations would return to Mombasa and that promise was fulfilled,” he said.

Kindiki further praised the administration for abolishing the controversial vetting process previously required for residents seeking national identification cards in some parts of the Coast and northern Kenya.

“He also said he would improve the blue economy, and that process is ongoing. He promised to abolish the discriminatory vetting of identification cards, and that was done,” the DP added.

The event brought together national and regional leaders, including senior Coast politicians who have recently aligned themselves with the broad-based government arrangement involving parties across the political divide.

Kindiki said the cooperation between leaders from different political formations had helped unlock solutions to problems that successive governments had struggled to address.

“Thank you, President William Ruto, for uniting Kenyans regardless of political party, religion, or region,” he said.

He also defended the broad-based government arrangement bringing together leaders from United Democratic Alliance, Orange Democratic Movement and other parties, describing it as a necessary step toward national unity and development.

The Deputy President singled out Coast leaders for spearheading negotiations with absentee landlords in efforts to unlock land ownership for thousands of families living without title deeds.

Among those he recognised were Hassan Joho, Salim Mvurya and Amason Kingi, alongside governors, senators and MPs from the region.

“When history is written, the current generation of Coast leaders will have a special place in that history for providing solutions to a problem that affected the people they represent for many years,” Kindiki said.

He said the leaders chose dialogue and practical engagement instead of political complaints, enabling progress on one of the region’s most sensitive issues.

“All respect and appreciation go to the President because it is his leadership that has made these solutions to land issues in the Coastal region possible,” Kindiki said.