Saboti MP Caleb Amisi has broken silence after missing a meeting between President William Ruto and leaders from Western Kenya at the State House.
The Head of State on Wednesday met Mulembe Nation leaders led by the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and the Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula.
Cabinet Secretaries for Health Deborah Mulongo and her Cooperatives and MSEs Wycliffe Oparanya were also present.
Governors Ken Lusaka (Bungoma), Fernandez Barasa (Kakamega), Paul Otuoma (Busia), Senators and Members of the National Assembly from the region were also in attendance.
Ruto said the meeting was to assess progress of projects in various areas including agriculture, infrastructure, and health.
“Today at State House Kenya Nairobi, held consultations with leaders from Western Kenya to assess progress on key priority projects. These include strengthening agricultural value chains, particularly increasing fertiliser uptake to boost food production and reviving the sugar and coffee sectors in the region.
We also discussed urgent infrastructure needs, including roads, power connections and ongoing fresh produce markets. Other areas of focus were universal health coverage and projects that will improve access to clean water,” the Head of State said.
Amisi said he is not aware why he was not invited but said he was hopeful the latest meeting will bring tangible developments to Western Kenya since those held in the past had not borne fruits.
“I have lost count on the number of times the president has had meetings with luyha mps, but what I am yet to count is any single project initiated in Western courtesy of these meetings. Of course, they avoided inviting me for reasons best known to them, but isn’t it about time we now see these projects?” he posted.
“Equalisation of funds to all regions of the country is key for the cohesiveness of a nation. Western is still lagging behind in development despite enormous support from our brothers in government,” Amisi added.
By Nairobi