President Uhuru addressing residents in Bungoma County.Photo/the-star.co.ke
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said his administration revived key factories including Nzoia Sugar Factory and Webuye Pan Paper Mills which have employed more than 1,000 youths from from Webuye county.
“Apart from creating employment, farmers supplying cane to the Nzoia Sugar Factory have been paid their dues following our intervention,” President Kenyatta said.
He said more roads have also been constructed in Bungoma and electricity connection increased now than during previous governments, saying voting for him on October 17 will be entrenching the development trend.
President Uhuru was speaking on Thursday during a campaign rally in Bungoma where he was accompanied by his Deputy William Ruto.
On the August 8 polls, President Kenyatta said he won with a clear majority but because he is committed to peace and respects the law, he is ready for a repeat election.
Deputy President Ruto expressed confidence that President Kenyatta will win the repeat Presidential election with a bigger margin.
“We will beat the Opposition just like we did in August 8. In fact, we will double or triple our votes,” he said.
The Deputy President wondered why the opposition leaders had no faith in the IEBC and yet MPs, Governors and MCAs from Nasa whose elections were managed by the same electoral body have been sworn in.
“We have Nasa MPs, Governors and MCAs who were elected and it was IEBC which managed the elections. Why are they now saying they have no faith in the same body that made them who they are now? They should resign and seek fresh mandate from the electorate if they have no faith in IEBC,” said the Deputy President.