The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party is building friendships and collaboration with other political parties to create a strong and inclusive political force ahead of the 2027 General Election.
President William Ruto explained that under the broad-based government, Kenyans are working together and ensuring that no one gets left behind.
He noted that national unity addresses the biggest challenge Kenya has faced over the years: fair distribution of the country’s resources.
He observed that one group does not have to lose for another to gain, pointing out that achieving a win-win outcome is possible.
“For a long time, the bigger challenge in Kenya has been sharing the small cake we have. We now have a strategy to bake a bigger cake for everybody to share,” he stated.
President Ruto made these remarks while hosting over 17,000 UDA grassroots leaders from Nyeri County at Sagana State Lodge, Nyeri, on Saturday.
The party had elected these polling centre officials the previous week.
Governors Mutahi Kahiga (Nyeri) and Cecily Mbarire (Embu), along with MPs led by National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wa, attended the event.
The President observed that Kenya needs bold and visionary leadership, political collaboration, and unity of purpose to transform the country into a first-world economy.
President Ruto stressed the importance of building strong national political parties that can advance the nation’s development agenda beyond a single election cycle or individual leader.
“A political party is the most important instrument in making sure that we have continuity that ensures we consolidate the transformation of the nation,” he explained.
Consequently, the President urged Kenyans to rise above retrogressive politics rooted in hatred, tribalism, and division.
He clarified that national development cannot emerge from violence, hatred, or tribalism.
“Leadership, politics and development are achieved through humility, patience, hard work, and unity,” he declared.
President Ruto pledged to continue bringing Kenyans together, affirming that he would use his office positively to achieve this goal.
“We are proud of our development track record in the past three years,” the President remarked.
He noted that the government has stabilized Kenya’s economy, reformed the agriculture, healthcare, and education sectors, and created millions of jobs.
Looking ahead, President Ruto revealed that the government is rolling out ambitious programmes across the country.
He mentioned the construction of 30,000km of road, including 2,500km of dual carriageways, and the expansion of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Naivasha to Kisumu and to the Uganda border.
Additionally, he announced that the government will modernize Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to meet growing demand not only in Kenya but also across the region.
The President also highlighted the development of the Bomas International Convention Centre and the Talanta Stadium as key infrastructure projects currently under construction.
Regarding party matters, President Ruto, who also serves as the UDA party leader, announced that he will hold meetings with party grassroots leaders in every county.
He encouraged UDA officials to manage party affairs effectively at the grassroots level and to promote the party and its agenda.
He revealed that UDA plans to hold ward, constituency, county, and national elections to strengthen the party.
President Ruto stressed that UDA has established itself as a foridable party, noting that 580,000 polling centre officials have been elected at the grassroots nationally, and adding that 2.4 million members turned out to vote in last week’s grassroots elections alone.
On development in Nyeri County, President Ruto disclosed that the government has allocated Ksh.4 billion for road construction in the county.
He explained that Mau Mau roads stood at 20 per cent completion when he took office in 2022, but they have now progressed to between 60 and 70 per cent and remain on track for completion later this year.
Additionally, the President pointed out that Ksh.21 billion has been allocated to Nyeri County for costructing affordable housing, markets, and hostels, Ksh.1.4 billion to expand electricity connectivity, and Ksh4 billion for road construction.
“No project will stall in Nyeri County under my watch,” he assured.
