Jubilee defends coastal development scorecard

President Uhuru Kenyatta, flanked by local leaders among them Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala (left), Nyali MP Hezron Awiti (second right) and his Malindi North counterpart Gideon Mung'aro (right), arrives at Ziwa la Ng'ombe in Mombasa County last Thursday. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED]

The Jubilee administration has defended its development record in the Coast region, saying it has so far spent billions of shillings on various projects.

State House spokesman Manoah Esipisu cited major hospitals in the region which he said the national government had provided with modern equipment worth Sh5.1 billion since taking over in 2013.