H.E President Ruto today joined the clergy and congregants for an Interdenominational Prayer Service at the Approved School Grounds, Kakamega County.

The President was accompanied by the Prime Cabinet Secretary Hon Musalia W Mudavadi, National Assembly Speaker Moses Masika Wetang’ula, MP, Governors Fernandes Barasa (Kakamega), Kenneth Makelo Lusaka (Bungoma), Wilber Ottichilo (Vihiga) MPs and MCAs were present.

Speaking to the congregation, President Ruto has assured Kenyans that he is ready to work with all the elected leaders, from the MCAs to the MPs in the effort to bring prosperity and economic growth of not just Kakamega County but also the country as a whole.

President Ruto has also promised Kenyans in the Western region that he will continue to visit the region, in stark contrast of previous leaders who may have neglected the region. In a light note, the H.E has asked the Western region to get used to him as he intends to make more state development tours to the Western Kenya counties.

In the continuation of reforms in the education sector, the President has promised that his government will hire about 20,000 more teachers in this year, a move that will address the challenge of human resources especially in the village and remote area schools

Kenya is currently spending over 500 Billion shillings in the importation of food, which the President seeks to significantly decrease. Kakamega County stands as one of regions in the country with the highest agricultural potential.

The President has promised to double the amount of subsidized fertilizer to the regions. Kamamega will receive over 300,000 bags of fertilizers and inputs from the 165,000 bags in the past year.

From his last visit in India, the President revealed that his government received about 15 Billion shillings which the government will utilize in purchasing tractors. This will aid the government in mechanization of farming.

The President has also promised dairy farmers that their pay will increase from the current 30/- per litre to about 50 shillings as his government continues the reforms in the dairy sector.

The government will also work on writing off the mountain of debt in the sugar mills factory, in a bid to reignite the sector.