Returning to a disenchanted political support base for the first comprehensive tour since they were elected, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto took with them a basketful of goodies for Meru County and a determination to sway the political tide to a new direction.
Meru County has lately experienced some grumbling from elected leaders with a prevalent feeling that the Jubilee top duo had neglected the area despite getting overwhelming support in the presidential election of 2013.