President William Ruto has promised to prioritize affordable housing for Kenyans, to ensure everyone lived in a decent place.
Speaking during the Kenya Kwanza Parliamentary retreat on Friday September 16 in Naivasha, Ruto stated that he had spoken with the Permanent Secretary in the State Department for Housing and Urban Development to prioritize the implementation.
“This is a plan that we would have implemented in 2018 but we took a tangent and focused on the BBI,” Ruto stated.
The Kenya Kwanza Coalition was on a two-day retreat, to plan ahead of the Parliament opening.
“We need to agree on the execution of that plan. We committed to the people of Kenya to actualize our manifesto. Good people, we have no option but to change this country, and we are the people who are going to change it,” Ruto said.
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The President further encouraged senior legislators to lead by example and help the young and new Members of Parliament.
“Let us take time to mentor the juniors, don’t harass anyone, don’t monolise anyone. Show them how CDF works, don’t assume people know how to do stuff, “Ruto said.
“We will also be working on the review of the Standing Orders so that Cabinet Secretaries can be held to account.”
As he concluded, Ruto said the second day was solely to teach and train legislators.
“Because sometimes we get embarrassed, some people don’t know how to hold a spoon or how to hold a fork,” he said.