William Samoei Ruto, PhD

Eid Mubarak

Laid the foundation stone for the Kanduyi Smart City Affordable Housing Project in Bungoma County, a KSh5 billion investment that will deliver 2,035 units of decent and dignified homes while creating jobs for young people.

We are building an additional 1,000 units across Vihiga County, expanding home ownership and helping curb land fragmentation, which is a threat to agricultural production.

We also broke ground for the KSh900 million Kidundu Stadium and KSh363 million Mbale Modern Market, projects that will nurture talent and create opportunities for our youth and traders.

Handed over keys to new owners of Vihiga Affordable Housing Project, a KSh536 million investment delivering dignified homes to many Kenyans.

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Kanduyi Airstrip, Bungoma x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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In 2014, we embarked on the bold task of replacing the 130-year old colonial railway line from Mombasa to Kisumu, infamously called the “Lunatic Express”, with a modern Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). The first phase of the SGR, running from Mombasa to Naivasha, was initially dismissed by skeptics as a “railway to nowhere". But today, it stands vindicated as a transformative backbone of our national transport system, driving efficiency in the movement of goods and passengers.

We are now advancing the next phase by extending the SGR from Naivasha to Kisumu and eventually to Malaba.

The Naivasha-Kisumu main line will span 264km, complemented by an 8.69km line branching to the proposed new Kisumu Port while the Kisumu- Malaba section will cover 107km, seamlessly linking Kenya to Uganda and the wider region.

Traversing nine counties - Narok, Bomet, Nyamira, Kericho, Kisumu, Siaya, Vihiga, Kakamega, and Busia, this strategic corridor will significantly ease the movement of people, goods, and services. It will also catalyse regional economic growth, and firmly position Kenya as a leading transport and logistics hub in Eastern and Central Africa.

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Launch of the Construction of Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway Project, Narok County x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Met China Communications Construction Company Chairman Song Hailiang, State House Nairobi, ahead of Thursday's and Saturday's launches of the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Narok to Kisumu and onwards to Malaba respectively. The SGR extension will position Kenya as the regional trade and logistics hub, linking Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Port of Mombasa while unlocking the economic potential of Western Kenya. It will also ease road congestion by shifting bulk cargo to rail, cutting costs, saving time, and improving safety across our highways. China Communications Construction Company Vice-President Chen Zhong and China Road and Bridge Corporation Chairman Du Fei were also present.