Editor's Review
The roads became the talk of the town, with local leaders citing decades-long marginalisation by the successive regime's before Ruto's.
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has confirmed that one of the roads in Homa Bay that became the talk of the town during a Linda Mwananchi caravan is currently under construction.
The rally on August 16 peeled back the county’s glossy image, exposing Suba South’s battered roads and sparking a storm of blame over decades of neglect.
Footage of Nyandiwa’s cracked, dusty stretch, ignited fierce online reactions and political finger‑pointing, netizens comparing its dusty view with the wartorn regions of such Asian countries as Yemen.
Leaders traded explanations from opposition politics to stalled national projects, but for residents, the dust and broken tarmac remain daily reality.
Weeks later, Mbadi confirmed that the works were ongoing and that the road would soon be ready for use after the tarmack works.
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"The recently trended "Yemen" junction coming up nicely. Besides the road tarmacking, President William Ruto's administration has gifted Kiabuya trading center with a modern ESP Market whose construction is currently underway," he said.
The CS also inspected the ongoing tarmacking works along the Sori–Kiabuya–Magunga–Sindo–Mbita Road, describing it as a vital artery linking Nyatike, Suba South, and Suba North constituencies.
He noted that once completed, the road would greatly improve connectivity, ease transportation, boost trade, and enhance access to essential services.
Mbadi emphasised that thousands of residents across the region stood to benefit from the project.
In her reaction to the frenzy days ago, Homa Bay governor Gladys Wanga declared she was proud, not embarrassed, about the state of Homa Bay’s roads, saying they symbolised years of marginalisation by past governments.
She argued that the dusty Mbita–Sindo–Kiabuya–Sori corridor told the story of a region denied its chance to thrive, and criticised Linda Mwananchi leaders for mocking conditions tied to their sponsor’s legacy.
Wanga noted that the road was meant to be built in 2016, but only 74 kilometres were completed under Uhuru Kenyatta.
She praised Ruto for prioritising Homa Bay in his development agenda, pointing to 28 kilometres already tarmacked and ongoing works.
The governor stressed that trunk roads are a national government responsibility, not a devolved one, and highlighted Ruto’s wider projects in the county, including markets and the Raila Odinga Stadium.
She concluded that these efforts were reason enough to support his re‑election.
