His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday evening landed in Miwani, Kisumu County to commence a 3-day working tour of Nyanza and Western Kenya regions during which he will launch several development projects.
At Miwani, the President inspected rehabilitation works of a viaduct on the Nakuru-Kisumu railway line implemented by the Kenya Defence Forces, and addressed wananchi who turned out to receive him.
During the 3-day visit, the Head of State is scheduled to hold consultative meetings with the regions’ leaders and residents as well as address wananchi at various stopovers.
President Uhuru Kenyatta also opened the new ultra-modern Kisumu Railway Station located on Busia Road next to Kisumu Cotton Mills (KICOMI).
The station, constructed as part of rehabilitation works of the Nakuru-Kisumu railway and re-introduction of passenger service on the route, is equipped with a spacious ticketing zone, lounge and powerful public address system.
Next to the Railway Station is a business complex with 50,000 square feet of commercial rental space available to traders looking to benefit from the high human and small cargo traffic using the facility.
Later in the evening President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed Kisumu residents whereby he endorsed Azimio Presidential Candidate Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua. The Head of State urged Kisumu residents to reject politicians whose agenda is Blackmail ,insults, hatespeech and violence.
“Kama mmekataa siasa ya Matusi na mmeamua kufuata barabara ya mandeleo basi dereva wa iyo ni ndugu yangu baba kwa jina lingine jakom Raila Odinga na Mama mchapa kazi atakaye fukuza wezi Iron lady Martha Karua “, President Uhuru Kenyatta added
Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party Chair H.E Uhuru Kenyatta has been engaging in a war of words with his Deputy William Ruto over succession politics. The President maintains Raila Odinga is the best suited man to succeed him whereas Ruto opines that Uhuru wants to extend his leadership through project referring to Raila Odinga.
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