{"id":4058,"date":"2026-01-05T02:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/4058\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T02:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:14:16","slug":"ruto-dares-opposition-to-match-his-track-record-development-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/4058\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruto dares opposition to match his track record, development plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.digital\/author\/melita-ole-tenges-98172\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ui-avatars.com\/api\/?name=M+O+T&amp;color=7F9CF5&amp;background=EBF4FF\" alt=\"Melita Ole Tenges\"\/><\/a> By<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.digital\/author\/melita-ole-tenges-98172\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        Melita Ole Tenges<br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n      Published on:  January 04, 2026 11:10 (EAT)<br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ruto dares opposition to match his track record, development plan\" alt=\"Ruto dares opposition to match his track record, development plan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/William-og_image.webp.webp\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <img decoding=\"async\" data-v-7257c9c5=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tts-pre-loader.gif\" alt=\"Vocalize Pre-Player Loader\" style=\"all:unset!important;display:inline!important;\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-7257c9c5=\"\" style=\"font-size:13px;margin-left:20px;\">Audio By Vocalize<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">President William<br \/>\nRuto has once again challenged the United Opposition to clearly outline their<br \/>\nagenda for Kenyans, insisting their statements remain vague and largely focused<br \/>\non attacking the government rather than offering solutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Speaking on Sunday<br \/>\nduring an interdenominational service in Chesombur, West Pokot County,<br \/>\nPresident Ruto sad: \u201cEvery leader must have a track record, must have a plan,<br \/>\nand must explain how they will achieve it. I am ready with my track record, an<br \/>\nagenda, and a plan and I know where the money will come from. Let them bring<br \/>\ntheirs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The President<br \/>\nreiterated that his administration\u2019s priorities include improving<br \/>\ninfrastructure, expanding power supply, and boosting agriculture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">However, he<br \/>\nemphasized that development can only be achieved through peace, education, and<br \/>\nKenyans placing national interests above personal gain. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">He called on<br \/>\nresidents of West Pokot to embrace stability and lasting peace in the region. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cMambo ya stock<br \/>\ntheft imeisha. Hii January tuna-anza hisa ya kampuni ya Kenya Pipeline. Kujeni<br \/>\nmnunue shares,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">President Ruto<br \/>\nalso issued a stern warning to civilians in possession of illegal firearms,<br \/>\ndirecting them to surrender the weapons to the police or religious leaders,<br \/>\nwarning that the government will not tolerate firearms in the wrong hands. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cKila mtu mwenye<br \/>\nako na bunduki na sio polisi, harakisha ulete bunduki. Patie bishop ama polisi.<br \/>\nUsipofanya hivyo, tutakuja kuchukua,\u201d Ruto said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The President<br \/>\nlater inspected ongoing construction works on the Barpelo\u2013Tot\u2013Marich Pass road,<br \/>\nnoting that Ksh.15 billion has been allocated for the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">He said two<br \/>\ncontractors are currently on site, handling the Barpelo\u2013Tot section and the<br \/>\nTot\u2013Chesegon\u2013Kibasi River stretch.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Melita Ole Tenges Published on: January 04, 2026 11:10 (EAT) Audio By Vocalize President William Ruto has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4059,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[2194,80,469,3249],"class_list":{"0":"post-4058","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kenya","8":"tag-2027-election","9":"tag-kenya","10":"tag-president-william-ruto","11":"tag-united-opposition"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}