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Message: [QUOTE="Nehanda, post: 30547, member: 2262"] President William Ruto starts his five-day trip around the Mt. Kenya area on Tuesday. He plans to spend money on many building projects that cost billions of shillings. He has not visited this part of Kenya for almost six months. His first stop was in Laikipia County. Several Rift Valley leaders who support President Ruto spoke against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. They claim Gachagua said things that might turn people against the president during his visit. Ruto plans to travel through nine different counties in the next week. These include Laikipia, Nyeri, Meru, Kirinyaga, Nyandarua, Murang'a, Embu, Tharaka-Nithi, and Kiambu. The president wants to check on, open, and start many different building projects across these areas. Ruto plans to focus on important areas like roads, cheap houses, food markets, electricity hookups, water systems, and farm watering projects. His first day includes stops at new food markets that workers have partly built. These markets help keep a promise Ruto made to small business owners. They give sellers clean places with enough room to work. The national government has already built 500 markets like these across Kenya. Ruto wants to open and check more markets in the counties he visits. The official plan shows Ruto will check how workers build the Mau Mau Road in Lari Constituency, Kiambu. The government recently gave 5 billion Kenyan shillings for these Mau Mau roads. They run through forests in Kiambu, Murang'a, Nyandarua, and Nyeri counties. Ruto also wants to see the County Aggregation and Industrial Parks under construction across all nine Mt. Kenya counties. Both national and local governments pay for these parks together. Each park costs 500 million shillings, with both sides paying half. Ruto plans to start new cheap housing projects as part of his bigger plan to improve the country. Local leaders who back the government ask people to greet the president in a friendly way and avoid arguments about politics. Betty Maina, who speaks for women in Murang'a, asked people to unite and welcome the president properly. Sabina Chege, a member of parliament, agreed with this idea. She stressed how important it is for people to receive Ruto without causing trouble. Leaders from Rift Valley who support President Ruto feel angry about what former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said. They believe his words might make people dislike the president. Stephen Sang, who leads Nandi County, attacked Gachagua directly. He told Gachagua to stop bothering the president and mentioned how Gachagua himself did not serve his full term. Sang believes voters will choose Ruto again for a second term. Another politician, Allan Kosgei, asked everyone to stand behind the president to help improve Kenya. People expect Ruto to talk about politics in the Mt. Kenya region during his trip. Many locals want him to explain what happened between him and former Deputy President Gachagua. Gachagua helped Ruto become president before their relationship broke down. [/QUOTE]

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