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- President William Ruto is scheduled to visit three Ukambani counties on Saturday, October 25, 2026
- Ruto is expected to commission completed projects, inspect ongoing works, and launch new initiatives during the tour
- Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse confirmed the visit and urged residents to turn out in large numbers
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President William Ruto is set to undertake a development tour of Makueni, Machakos, and Kitui counties on Saturday, October 24, 2026, covering multiple constituencies across the three Ukambani counties.
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Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse announced the visit on his Facebook page on Thursday, October 22, confirming that the president would commission completed projects, inspect works in progress, and officially launch new development initiatives during the tour.
Constituencies lined up for the visit
The itinerary spans ten constituencies across the three counties. In Makueni, the president will visit Mbooni, Kaiti, and Kibwezi East.
His schedule in Machakos includes stops in Mwala, Yatta, and Masinga constituencies. In Kitui, the tour covers Mwingi North, Mwingi Central, Kitui West, and Kitui Rural. Mutuse noted that a detailed itinerary would be released at a later date.
The lawmaker called on both local leaders and ordinary residents to receive the president in large numbers, describing Ruto as "a leader for all Kenyans, regardless of their tribal, regional, or political affiliations."
"I take this opportunity to urge leaders and wananchi to turn up in large numbers to welcome the president and his entourage. Ruto has proven himself to be a leader for all Kenyans, regardless of their tribal, regional, or political affiliations. Karibu sana rais to Southeastern Kenya. Usawa ni Sawa. Mbele Pamoja," Mutuse said.
The three counties the president is set to visit fall within a region that has historically leaned towards opposition politics, making the tour politically significant as Ruto continues to consolidate support ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Ruto, Natembeya in dispute over Trans Nzoia projects
Meanwhile, the Ukambani visit is part of a broader series of county tours in which Ruto has been commissioning development projects around the country. The tours have not been without controversy.
Most recently, Ruto's activities drew public attention following a dispute with Trans Nzoia governor George Natembeya over the construction of a level five hospital and the new Masinde Muliro Market in Kitale, which the county government said it had built.
The tension brought fresh scrutiny to questions surrounding the constitutional boundaries between the national government and devolved units, particularly regarding which level of government holds the mandate to initiate and commission certain categories of development projects.
Source: TUKO.co.ke