Mount Kenya members of parliament have now turned to cabinet secretaries from the region for apparently failing the President.
The MPs say they are thoroughly dissatisfied with the performance of cabinet secretaries from the region whom they blame for what they call the president’s dismal development record in the region.
The region boasts of a number of cabinet secretaries. They are, Transport and Infrastructure Development- James Macharia, Health – Sicily Kariuki, Agriculture and Irrigation – Mwangi Kiunjuri and ICT – Joe Mucheru
Mt. Kenya MPs say they are thoroughly dissatisfied with the performance of cabinet secretaries from the region whom they blame for what they call the president’s dismal development record in the region. #NTVTonight pic.twitter.com/EPzZJuiiHC
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The above cabinet secretaries have been accused of under-performing and hence hindering the actualization of the President’s Big Four Agenda.
The Mount Kenya leaders will tomorrow meet the President in Karatina before he embarks on various developmental tours of the vast Nyeri county tomorrow.
Top on their agenda is the issue of the development of the region with the MPs calling for the government to allocate at least 60% of the country’s collected revenue to the region since it contributes to 60% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Having now dropped the 2022 succession talks to focus on development, the MPs have unanimously agreed to push for the region’s development agenda.
Many Kenyans however have been shocked by the MPs recent demands since the region they come from unanimously voted for Uhuru Kenyatta. Their main reason for voting was apparently because the President had a good development record in the region. How then is it possible that the Mount Kenya is still underdeveloped?
Mount Kenya MPs have accused the Jubilee government of neglecting the region despite voting for President Uhuru overwhelmingly in the last general elections.
Speaking to the media after the deliberations at Enashipai resort, Cecily Mbarire said that the Mount Kenya region was completely behind the president and that they were in full support of the Big 4 Agenda.
She said they had identified development priorities for the region in particular with regards to water, roads, electricity and agriculture.
“We have developed a detailed development matrix that we shall forward to the President for implementation and Mt Kenya region must claim its rightful share of development in the country, within the remaining four years of this current administration,” she said.