President William Ruto and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on the second day of North Eastern development tour/DPCSPresident William Ruto and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Wednesday assured the people in the region of the government's readiness to develop the area that has been marginalised for a long time.
The leaders said Northern Kenya will receive equitable development allocation and attention to bolster economic growth for the benefit of the people.
On the second day of the development tour of North Eastern Kenya, President Ruto said his government will not engage in discriminative policies to further sideline the region and any part of Kenya.
"We will work with Wajir leaders and all leaders from North Eastern to develop this region and improve the fortunes of our people here," the President said during a public address at Orahey Grounds in Wajir town, Wajir County.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said no one will stop the vision of a united and prosperous nation caring for all Kenyans.
"Those delaying the vision of a united and prosperous country do not have any agenda for our nation. We are asking those who don't agree with us to give their vision of a united and prosperous Kenya," said Prof. Kindiki.
During the day-long development visit of the county, the President announced that the construction of Isiolo-Mandera Road will open up the region and ease the movement of people.
The President also commissioned the new Wajir County Assembly, Tarbaj Teachers Training College, launched the Shuublow Community and Secondary Electrification Project, inspected the ongoing construction of the proposed Wajir County Aggregation and Industrial Park and launched the Livestock Vaccination Program.
At Orahey Grounds, the President signed and read a proclamation declaring an end to obstacles hindering faster acquisition of identification documents for residents.
"We are ending today the discriminatory vetting and the many questions that have been asked the children and the people of Northern Kenya for them to acquire IDs and other identification documents," said President Ruto.
He added that the people have been treated like non-citizens for long, promising to end the custom.
"This has gone on for over 60 years, but we are ending this today for the people in the region to be treated like every other Kenyan," the Head of State said.
The Deputy President welcomed the President's proclamation, saying it is historic.
"Today's presidential proclamation to remove hindrances to the acquisition of the national ID and other identity documents for the people of Wajir and Northern Kenya is historic," the DP added.
Further, the DP said the major development projects to boost the region's economy are being expanded and hastened.
"The tarmacking of the Isiolo-Mandera Road will go a long way in transforming the economy of Northern Kenya. The inclusion of Wajir in the national grid will also transform the county and Northern Kenya," he noted.
