Residents in the South Rift wait for Ruto to keep word on projects

Then-UDA presidential candidate William Ruto during Kenya Kwanza rally at Nyayo Stadium, August 6, 2022. [Samson Wire, Standard]

As President William Ruto approaches his first year in office on September 13, residents of the South Rift region are worried about the slow progress in carrying out major development plans worth billions of shillings.

Many of them had hoped that the projects President Ruto pledged during his presidential campaigns would greatly improve their lives once they were fully put into action.