Ruto promises more roads for Nakuru, eyes Sh1.5 trillion development plan

President William Ruto, among other leaders, during a public address at Baringo Primary School in Kuresoi North, shortly after launching the Mau Forest Complex Integrated Conservation and Livelihood Improvement Program. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

President William Ruto has continued to drum up support for the government's plans to establish a National Infrastructure Fund, which aims to mobilise resources for the construction and completion of key development projects nationwide.

Speaking in Kuresoi North, Nakuru County, at the start of his three-day development tour of Nakuru County, Ruto stated that the government requires approximately Sh1.5 trillion to construct new roads nationwide, a sum that cannot be fully provided through the annual budget.