Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has stated that his boss President William Ruto owes the Mt Kenya region gratitude.
Speaking on Sunday, September 01, in Meru County, Gachagua noted that Mt Kenya region had shown Ruto by voting for him in the 2022 general election.
He refuted claims that the central region has not shown gratitude to Ruto after he gave over six cabinet positions to the region saying that the Mt. The Kenya region supported the Ruto presidency to a man.
"We have shown the highest form of gratitude to the president. We stood with him when he was campaigning for the presidency. It's now his responsibility to show us gratitude by doing developments across the region and the country at large," remarked Gachagua.
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The DP urged young leaders to be careful when expressing opinions and stop belittling a community, adding that the Mt. Kenya region will continue supporting President William Ruto and his administration.
At the same time, Gachagua assured residents of Meru and Tharaka Nithi Counties that the Nithi Bridge Blackspot will be redesigned to curb frequent deaths that have been experienced in the area.
Following Saturday's tragedy where 12 people were killed in a gruesome accident involving a van and a pick-up truck at the infamous blackspot on the notorious Nithi Bridge, Gachagua gave the Government's firm commitment to address the matter with urgency.
"We have lost very many lives on Nithi Bridge. Unfortunately, on Saturday we lost another 12 people at the same place that has now become notorious. I have called Roads PS Eng. Mbugua and he has told me that the designs are almost complete. We will solve this problem once and for all," he stated.
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