President Uhuru Kenyatta waves at a crowd in Busia County. [Photo/ PSCU]
President Uhuru Kenyatta today told the people of Western Kenya that it is time for them to change their political outlook.
The President said the region should vote for progress and development instead of supporting people who have no agenda for development.
He made the call as he traversed Busia County starting his journey by road from Port Victoria through Funyula, Bumala, Matayos and Nambale before finally ending his tour at Amagoro.
The President and Deputy President William Ruto first landed at Port Victoria where ecstatic crowds greeted them.
President Kenyatta addressed a rally at the site of a new bridge being built by the Government to stop the recurring tragedies of drowning in River Nzoia at Sigiri.
He said his Administration has brought change by making government sensitive to the needs of Kenyans and by initiating development projects that people were denied for many decades.
The President said the Government has initiated many development projects in the region and will continue implement initiatives that will improve the lives of Kenyans.
"There is a big difference between those who will sell to you propaganda and people who will sell to you real agenda for change," said the President when he addressed thousands of people who rallied on the banks of River Nzoia.
President Kenyatta said the Government is keen on reviving factories that collapsed due to neglect or corruption under previous Government.
He listed some of the factories that have been supported by the Jubilee Government as Mumias Sugar and Nzoia Sugar, Rivatex and New KCC.
He said the Government also plans to revive Kicomi and Mountex, which will be followed by the revival of ginneries.
“We want to reopen our textile factories and revive ginneries in order to support cotton farming,” said the President at Funyula at the heart of a region once known for its cotton production.