A section of Azimio leaders from Mt Kenya region has termed President William Ruto's development tour of the Central region a 'publicity stunt'.
Addressing the press Tuesday, the leaders who included Martha Karua, Peter Munya and Jeremiah Kioni claimed Ruto was touring the region to try and redeem his image.
They claimed the projects being commissioned were started years ago "and so the visit was of no value".
"They are launching projects started and completed two years ago...some even by the counties," said former Governor Nderitu Mureithi in a joint statement.
"This regime is yet, in fact, to complete any new project on its own," he said.
He cited the Kiganjo KCC in Nyahururu launched Tuesday by Ruto as some of the projects which had been completed and launched.
Ruto who is on a whirlwind visit to the region has commissioned water, health and road projects in various counties in the region.
He, however, defended this during an interview Sunday.
The head of state insisted that he played a key role in the planning and launching of road projects during the previous administration.
“I have heard some people saying that Ruto and Riggy G have come here to open roads that were built by the other government. I am not a visitor here in Mt Kenya. Many roads here, if you ask these MPs, I spoke with them, many roads here in Mt Kenya, I came to start them,” he stated.
Mureithi also noted that the new taxes introduced and the removal of subsidies have overburdened and continued to pile pressure on the people from the region.
"Kenyans are now hopeless and as leaders, we are not going to keep quiet. Kenyans are struggling yet we are told this is the hustler government," said Munya.
The former governor further alleged that the fertilizer being distributed by the government was a donation from the Russian government.
At the same time, the leaders downplayed claims that the region has been sidelined in the Azimio bipartisan talks.
