President Uhuru Kenyatta has rubbished claims that the Jubilee government has sidelined the Garissa County residents.
The president, who was in Garissa on Tuesday during a voter sensitation tour said his government has done a lot in terms of infrastructure development over the past few years, and there is a lot in store for the region.
Kenyatta also opened the Jubilee Party regional offices in Garissa Town, as he intends to popularize the vehicle he, together with Deputy President William Ruto will use in the August polls.
“We want you to register as voters, and we are requesting for those votes, I know what we have been able to do in the last four years since we took over government is more than what has been done since the country got independence,” said Uhuru.
It’s at this stage that the religious and regional politics also came into play, with the president insisting there is balance in all sectors.
“Is it true that Muslims have been left out of the Jubilee government? Aren’t they in government, don’t listen to propaganda being spewed by some people who can’t tell us what they did when they had the coalition government,” he added.
The president further gave a directive to the local administration to ensure pastoralists who have relocated in search of pasture are registered as voters.
“There is no pastoralist who will leave his animals to go and register as a voter, right? So, let’s look for them, where they are and ensure they have an ID and are registered as voters,” he went on.
He further emphasized that the only way for the country to move along the development path is to ensure Kenyans have registered in large numbers in order to participate in the elections to choose new leaders.