Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika on Monday October 27 caught the eyes of President William Ruto who was in Kuresoi on official duties among them restoration of Mau Complex.
In her speech, Kihika made a request to President Ruto to aid on matters state of various roads in Kuresoi and Nakuru county as a whole.
In response, President Ruto announced that over 230Km of roads in the county will be constructed.
These include three major roads in Kuresoi North.
“I was pleased that H E the President responded to my concern about the state of roads in Kuresoi and the larger Nakuru County, announcing that over 230 km of roads in the county will be constructed, including three roads in Kuresoi North,” Kihika stated.
This even as a total of Sh28 billion is being invested in affordable housing and the construction of 25 ultra-modern markets and hostels.
Kihika spoke when she joined President William Ruto as he officially launched the Mau Forest Complex Integrated Conservation and Livelihood Improvement Program at Baringo Secondary School in Gacharage, Kuresoi North.
The program, which integrates community livelihoods into the conservation of Kenya’s largest water tower, aims to restore 33,000 hectares of degraded forest in West Mau while creating livelihood opportunities for local residents.
“As part of this restoration initiative, I have adopted 25 hectares of degraded forest land for rehabilitation,” stated Kihika.
During the event, Kihika also highlighted the measures her administration has implemented in forest conservation, including tree planting, installation of real-time air quality monitors, and community engagement in forest protection efforts.
As part of the event, President Ruto launched the Last Mile Electricity Connectivity Program, worth Sh2.6 billion and covering 22,568 households.
He also unveiled avocado, pyrethrum, and tea seedlings, two milk coolers, beehives, and potato seeds.
In addition, the President launched the upgrading of the Kinamba–Chepkinoiyo Road to bitumen standards and presented awards to the winners of last week’s Mau Conservation Marathon.
Kihika also used the moment to outline key development projects in the region, including the provision of bursaries, capitation for Vocational Training Centres, and improvements in agriculture, health, water, roads, and land title processing.
The event was also attended by Cabinet Secretaries Deborah Barasa and Lee Kinyanjui, Principal Secretaries, including Eng. Festus Ng’eno, Deputy Governor David Kones, as well as Members of Parliament, Senators, County Officials, and MCAs.