Deputy President William Ruto said Naivasha will become an industrial city and the dry port will serve the factories that will be set up in the Special Economic Zone.
Speaking in Mombasa on Sunday during a rally, the deputy, who accompanied President Kenyatta, voiced his sentiments after leaders from the region led by Hassan Joho accused the government of ‘taking the port away from Mombasa’
“There is a difference between a port and an industrial town and anyone who does not understand that should know that education is now free. They can go back to school and learn,” said the DP.
The president on the other hand criticized Joho for engaging in ignorance with claims that the Government wants to relocate the port of Mombasa to Naivasha.
He said the port of Mombasa will expand and more ships will use it following the launch of the Standard Gauge Railway, contrary to false allegations by some local leaders.
Suleiman Shahbaal (the Jubilee Mombasa gubernatorial candidate) said the city of Mombasa has lost four years of development due to poor leadership with wrong priorities.
“We have lost four years and Sh40 billion. No one knows where all that money has gone to,” said the Jubilee gubernatorial candidate.
He promised to set up a free port in Mombasa to create more jobs instead of engaging in personal pursuits like the current leadership.
“Other politicians are trying to divide Kenyans on the basis of tribes and religion. We reject that kind of politics,” said Mr Shahbaal.