DP Kithure Kindiki addresses MPs from Mt Kenya during a consultative meeting at his official residence in Karen, Nairobi, March 13, 2025. /DPCSDeputy President Kithure Kindiki on Thursday hosted MPs from Mt Kenya region at his Karen official residence, Nairobi, for a consultative meeting.
The second-in-command said the engagement allowed them the opportunity to take stock of the progress of national government development projects and the implementation of government programmes in their areas of representation.
The MPs were drawn from Laikipia, Nyandarua, Nakuru, Kiambu, Murang'a, Kirinyaga, Nyeri, Embu, Meru, and Tharaka Nithi counties.
Kindiki updated the MPs on interventions made by the national government to secure resources for completion of roads that had stalled, including the Mau Mau roads, the Kenol-Marwa Highway, major dams for enhancement of water distribution capacity and Irrigation, construction of markets, among other projects.
Discussions also revolved around unlocking bottlenecks slowing down the pace of implementing key development projects.
The DP also apprised the MPs on policy and administrative interventions taken by the government to facilitate the revitalisation of agricultural value chains such as tea, coffee, milk, rice, potatoes, macadamia, miraa and muguka, poultry.
On February 18, Kindiki announced that he would take charge of inspecting government projects before they are officially launched to avoid public backlash.
He said his oversight would protect President William Ruto from criticism related to the commissioning of incomplete or unstarted projects.
“We must guard against ridicule directed at the President for projects launched that are not commenced or completed,” he said.
The DP stressed the importance of ensuring that government projects are fully financed and ready for completion before the President is involved in their launch.
“Before the President is engaged, I’ll make sure we have end-to-end financing to avoid embarrassing the President.”
Friday will mark the end of Ruto's five-day development tour of Nairobi city, where he launched and commissioned various projects, including affordable housing units.
A section of Mt Kenya MPs at DP Kithure Kindiki's official residence in Karen, Nairobi, during a consultative meeting, March 13, 2025. /DPCS
A section of Mt Kenya MPs at DP Kithure Kindiki's official residence in Karen, Nairobi, during a consultative meeting, March 13, 2025. /DPCS
Mt Kenya MPs at DP Kithure Kindiki's official residence in Karen, Nairobi, during a consultative meeting, March 13, 2025. /DPCS
A section of Mt Kenya MPs at DP Kithure Kindiki's official residence in Karen, Nairobi, during a consultative meeting, March 13, 2025. /DPCS
