By November 2013, Dr Mutua, who was touted as one of the best performing governors, had managed to get President Uhuru Kenyatta to launch the project. The local media was awash with the impressive artist’s impression of the new city.
According to details at the time, the proposed Machakos City was to be situated around Maruba Dam and will be part of a parcel of land measuring more than 2,000 acres.