We’ll work with Uhuru, say leaders
What you need to know:
- Mr Mung’aro, who was last week stripped of his position as Minority Whip, said that the President “has opened the wallet” for the region.
- He was addressing a rally at Kilifi Prison ground at the weekend. Also present were Kwale Woman Rep Zainab Chidzuga, Lunga Lunga MP Khatib Mwashetani and Kinango MP Gonzi Rai.
The leaders said President Kenyatta had pledged to give Kwale County Sh350 million for a water project.
State House goodies are too tempting to resist, some Cord leaders at the Coast have said.
Lawmakers and ward reps allied to Kilifi North MP Gideon Mung’aro said they would continue supporting President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The leaders, who visited State House last Wednesday, said they were ready to go against the Cord leadership provided “they returned home with their baskets overflowing.”
Mr Mung’aro, who was last week stripped of his position as Minority Whip, said that the President “has opened the wallet” for the region.
He was addressing a rally at Kilifi Prison ground at the weekend. Also present were Kwale Woman Rep Zainab Chidzuga, Lunga Lunga MP Khatib Mwashetani and Kinango MP Gonzi Rai.
The leaders said President Kenyatta had pledged to give Kwale County Sh350 million for a water project.
“The funds will be used to rehabilitate and expand Mukanda Dam in Lunga Lunga constituency. The water from the dam will be used for large-scale irrigation. Other dams will be constructed in Kinango,” Ms Chidzuga said.
Seize grabbed land
President Kenyatta has also promised that the government would seize 500,000 acres of grabbed land. He also pledged that the Kombani-Kinango-Samburu and Kinondo-Lunga Lunga-Dzombo roads would be tarmacked.
“Mr Kenyatta said he will expand Ukunda Airstrip as well as develop the fishing industry in the South Coast,” Ms Chidzuga said.
In four months, the President will issue title deeds at Mwanguda Primary School in Lunga Lunga.
“Since independence, we have been waiting for the Samburu-Kinango road to be tarmacked because of its economic importance,” Mr Rai said.
“Voters elected us to steer growth. We shall work with the State to achieve our goals,” Mr Mwashetani said.
Mr Mung’aro, who is the Coast Parliamentary Group chairman, said they were assured of cash to boost security.
“The President gave us Sh600 million for the Mariakani-Mavueni road and Sh1.4 billion for the Ronald Gideon Ngala Utalii College at Shariani. We also got Sh70 million to complete the Gede-Watamu road,” he said and pledged to work with Jubilee and criticise it when it was wrong. He said that “they will not follow any leader blindly”.