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William Ruto to revert port operations to Mombasa, cut off Nairobi 'cartels'

Kenya Kwanza presidential candidate William Ruto. [Samson Wire, Standard]

Deputy President William Ruto has promised to return port operations to Mombasa and deal with those who had allocated themselves port jobs in Nairobi.

Ruto said the  Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) was a noble idea but had been taken over by State capture, thus making it a grandiose project with little benefit to the people because it had become captive of conflict of interest.

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