Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi at a past function. Photo/ the-star.co.ke
Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi has criticised President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto for making endless trips to Coast counties in a bid to woo residents to back their re-election bid.
Speaking at Dr Krapf Memorial Secondary School grounds in Rabai on Saturday, Kingi said Coast is an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) stronghold, adding that the two leaders are only wasting their time.“President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto’s numerous trips to coast will not change the people’s support for ODM and the opposition. The two may even relocate from Nairobi to Coast but still, this will not change the situation. The region is and will remain an ODM and opposition zone,” he said, as quoted by Nation.The governor also accused President Uhuru Kenyatta of not showing commitment to ending land injustices in the region since taking over leadership.Kingi further claimed that Jubilee has been attempting to hoodwink Coast residents using projects funded by foreign nations and donors, adding that they will be in for a rude shock come August 8.“There is the Sh2.3 billion water project in Magarini and the Sh900 hospital equipment project at Malindi and Kilifi hospitals which the President claimed to have initiated. This is false. We got the water project after acquiring a World Bank loan of over Sh3 billion when I was Magarini MP. The hospital equipment funds is a loan that the residents must pay at a rate of Sh90 million annually,” he said.Kingi and his Mombasa counterpart Hassan Joho have promised Jubilee a dose of their own medicine in the forthcoming general polls.