Kuresoi North residents have accused the Jubilee government of neglecting them after they voted overwhelmingly for President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2013 and 2017 elections.
Angry residents who staged demonstrations on Tuesday said they have been reduced to ‘voting robots’ who are ‘dumped’ when elections are over.
“Nobody cares about us. They have shown us that we are only voting robots,” a protester said.
The protesters were lamenting the poor condition of roads in the areas.
They hit out at the Deputy President for allegedly ‘lying to them on July last year that Kiambiriria-Keresoi-Chepsir road would be tarmacked.
The letter that announced a visit by DP Ruto where he reportedly promised the Kiambiriria-Keresoi-Chepsir road would be tarmacked. Photo/Njuguna Gicamu
Carrying anti-Ruto posters, the demonstrators said they are tired of false promises by the Jubilee government. They told off the DP over his 2022 presidential bid.
Roads in the area are in a very bad state, especially during this rainy season. In one incident, mourners were forced to ferry a deceased person on a motorbike.
Photos/Njuguna Gicamu
“Even the dead cannot rest in peace due to the poor road network here,” Evans Kipng’eno said.
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