President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Tuesday visit Ukambani counties of Makueni and Kitui where he will launch and inspect development projects and meet with residents.

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The projects – which include roads and health – are part of the Sh144 billion in development that the Jubilee administration has invested in the Lower Eastern region.

President Kenyatta will start at Sultan Hamud in Makueni County where he will launch tarmacking of the Sh2illion Sultan Hamud Junction–Kasikeu–Wautu–Kyambeke–Kikoko road and address residents.

Thereafter, the President will proceed to Mbooni where he will inspect the construction works of the Mbooni Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) before interacting with leaders and residents to share views on development.

In the afternoon, President Kenyatta will be in Mutomo, Kitui County, where he will launch the upgrading to bitumen standards of the Kibwezi–Mutomo–Kitui road.

He will conclude the first day of his working visit by launching the tarmacking of Kibwezi–Mutomo road section at Kibwezi.

He will then address a public rally at St Joseph Girls High School, Kibwezi grounds.

According to PSCU, the President is also due to launch the Katuaa–Nunguni road in Makueni County and the Kenya Medical Training Centre, Makindu Campus, and launch medical equipment at Makindu Hospital before addressing residents in Makindu town.

The President will wrap up his visit to Makueni and Kitui counties by commissioning the Kenya Medical Training Centre, Makueni Campus and launching medical equipment at Makueni Level Five Hospital where he will also address residents.

In April this year, President Kenyatta hosted at State House, Nairobi, a delegation of over 10,000 leaders and professionals from the Ukambani to discuss development in the region.

The meeting was also attended by a number of Cabinet Secretaries who outlined the development projects their Ministries are implementing in the Lower Eastern region, which form part of the Sh4 billion investment by the Jubilee government in the region.