Devolution Cabinet Secretay Eugene Wamalwa [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]Residents of Western will have to wait longer for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s tour of the region. The President was expected to inspect and commission development projects in the region two weeks ago, but the visit was postponed at the eleventh hour. Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa yesterday said the trip was postponed because of the spike in Covid-19 infections across the country. Start NowSpeaking to The Standard on the telephone, the Cabinet Secretary said the President was committed to ensuring Western region gets a fair share of development projects before he exits office next year. There are claims that the tour could have been put off due to the volatile political environment in the Western region.

Source: Standard Digital August 17, 2021 08:48 UTC