President William Ruto has ordered an urgent review of debts accumulated by tea factories in Bomet County before the government commits public funds to rescue the struggling processors. Speaking in Boito during a Bomet development tour on Friday, September 11, 2026, Ruto said the audit would separate genuine liabilities from loans obtained through questionable or…
President William Ruto has signalled plans to transform Kericho town into a city as his administration steps up investments in housing, sports and infrastructure across the county. Ruto said the government is investing Ksh5.6 billion in the first phase of an affordable housing programme that will deliver 2,200 units, with the overall project expected to…
President William Ruto has declared that he is ready for the 2027 General Election, challenging his political opponents to a contest centred on ideas, development and the transformation of Kenya rather than personalities and political positions. Speaking while addressing residents of Kapsoit town in Kericho County on Friday, September 11, 2026, Ruto said the August…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto of taking credit for projects initiated by the Bomet County Government during his development tour of the region. In a statement on his X account on Thursday, September 10, 2026, Gachagua claimed Ruto’s visit to Bomet exposed the lack of new national government projects that…
President William Ruto’s four-day development tour of the South Rift may have been designed to showcase government projects and rally residents behind his development agenda, but in Bomet, politics inevitably took centre stage. And perhaps no politician benefited more from the political theatre than former Bomet governor Isaac Ruto. From Kapkwen to Bomet town and…
President William Ruto used his first of the four day tour of South Rift to woe locals to register as voters in readiness for 2027 election. Ruto said more than 1 million eligible voters in the entire Rift Valley are yet to register. The president who presided over launch of various development projects said people…
President William Ruto has handed over 220 housing units to new homeowners in Bomet County, as the Government steps up its affordable housing programme while urging Kenyans to preserve productive agricultural land. Speaking during the handover ceremony at the Chepalungu Affordable Housing Project on Wednesday, September 9, Ruto said expanding affordable housing in urban centres…
President William Ruto has opened the ultra-modern Main Chamber of the Bomet County Assembly, a Sh470 million investment aimed at improving legislative operations, transparency and public oversight in the county. Speaking in Bomet County on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, Ruto said the facility has been equipped with advanced digital tools to modernise the Assembly’s operations…
President William Ruto has announced a multi-billion-shilling investment package targeting roads, electricity connectivity and markets in Bomet County. peaking in Bomet County on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, Ruto said the government will spend Sh19 billion to construct 11 roads covering more than 380 kilometres, in a move he said would improve connectivity and support economic…
President William Ruto has praised residents of Bomet County for embracing the government’s healthcare reforms, saying 82 per cent of the county’s population has registered with the Social Health Authority (SHA). Speaking in Bomet County on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, Ruto said the registration rate makes Bomet the second-highest county in Kenya in SHA enrolment,…
