Editor's Review

President Ruto met Raila in Mombasa where reports indicate a coalition agreement between ODM and UDA has been sealed. 


Deputy Chief of Staff for Performance and Delivery Management Eliud Owalo has highlighted 10 projects the government is keen on implementing in Nyanza before the end of President William Ruto's term. 

As detailed in the Nyanza Development Agenda document released in February, Ruto is keen on undertaking the construction and completion of road projects in the region. 

Key among the road projects include the 478-kilometer Lake Region Ring Road that will connect the counties bordering Lake Victoria.

To ease access to water in the lake region, the government is also keen on constructing the Koru-Soin Dam and Magwagwa Dam.

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File image of former PM Raila Odinga and President William Ruto in Mombasa.

On the other hand, the government plans to revitalize the economic activity of the region through the revival of various companies that thrived in the past. This includes sugar companies and cotton processing industries.

Equally, the Ruto administration will be constructing a fish processing plant given the fishing activities in the area.

Meanwhile, a potato processing plant will be set up in Kuria as a soapstone factory is constructed in Kisii County.

Owalo added that mining was also a sector the government was keen on focusing given various mineral deposits in the region such as gold in parts of Siaya and Migori counties.

Finally, the government is also keen on enhancing electricity connectivity in the region.

"Electricity penetration is one great indicator of the frequency of blackouts and how long it takes for power to come back at great variance with other privileged regions. The household-to-electricity ratio in the area was generally 20%," read the statement in part.

"The President last year initiated two ambitious projects to give residents electricity, one was the Gogo electricity production and the other was directly connecting Homabay and Migori with the Sondu Odino-generated electricity."

Notably, the move comes as leaders from the region push for a partnership between Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga ahead of 2027.

Already, ODM got cabinet slots following the formation of the broad-based government after the Gen Z protests.

The President also met Odinga in Mombasa on Monday, February 25, where the Head of State said they had agreed to work together. 

Reports indicate that ODM and UDA have sealed a coalition deal with Odinga stating that he would announce a way forward in the coming days.