President William Ruto has insisted that no arm of government will be spared in the fight against corruption.
Speaking in Nanyuki, Laikipia County where he launched the construction of the 200-unit Nanyuki Affordable Housing Project, the President said he will fight the three vices whether they are in the Executive, Legislature, or Judiciary.
Ruto said corruption has delayed the country’s transformation, adding that Kenyans can no longer afford to wait and are eager for transformation that directly impacts their lives.
“We will do whatever it takes to fight corruption,” he said.
The President faulted those frustrating Government projects in pursuit of vested interests at the expense of ordinary citizens.
He observed that those blocking transformative government policies such as affordable housing and universal healthcare are those who build massive housing projects for rent and operate hospitals that have been defrauding the National Health Insurance Fund.
President Ruto said the affordable housing programme has given ordinary Kenyans the opportunity to own homes and has also created jobs.
“There are 40 housing unit sites with 120,000 workers. If we allow this programme to be stopped, where will the 120,000 people working at the various sites go?” he asked.
The head of state said the Government will continue supporting farmers to increase their productivity to ensure the country is food secure.
He said the goal is to gradually reduce food imports until the country attains the capacity to produce enough, eventually putting an end to the imports.
Ruto also launched the tarmacking of Lamuria-Solio-Kihara Primary School Roads and inaugurated the upgraded New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) Nyahururu.
