{"id":108345,"date":"2025-01-21T14:04:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T14:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/01\/21\/osotsi-regrets-missing-rutos-vihiga-tour-scheduled-for-wednesday\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T14:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T14:04:50","slug":"osotsi-regrets-missing-rutos-vihiga-tour-scheduled-for-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/osotsi-regrets-missing-rutos-vihiga-tour-scheduled-for-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Osotsi regrets missing Ruto\u2019s Vihiga tour scheduled for Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 21<\/strong> \u2013 Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi has revealed that he will not attend President William Ruto\u2019s development tour in Vihiga County as he is currently on a foreign development tour in Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Osotsi disclosed that he learnt of the President\u2019s itinerary, which includes the launch of the construction of the Luanda Modern Market, while away in Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile here in Europe, I have been informed that H.E. President Dr. William Ruto will be visiting Vihiga County on Wednesday, 22nd January 2025. The purpose of this visit, I am informed, is to launch the construction of the Luanda Modern Market. Regrettably, I will not be attending this event,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

However, the Vihiga Senator pointed out that President Ruto did not have the mandate to launch the market, which is expected to serve Vihiga, Kakamega, Kisumu, Siaya, and Busia Counties.<\/p>\n

Osotsi emphasized that the development of markets is a devolved function but welcomed the collaboration between the two levels of government to construct the market, which will act as a key trade gateway between Kenya and Uganda.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope the two levels of government will ensure that the construction of the market takes into account emerging concerns, including the humane treatment of all affected traders, a proper relocation plan, and minimal losses or disruptions to traders\u2019 businesses,\u201d the Vihiga Senator said.<\/p>\n

While urging Vihiga residents to accord the President a warm reception, Osotsi called on President Ruto to fast-track nine stalled projects within the county that were previously committed to by the government.<\/p>\n

Stalled projects<\/h2>\n

He listed the construction of the Mago-Mululu-Lusui-Vokoli road, provision of Sh100 million to Ebunangwe KTTC, Sh50 million to Emuhaya Hospital, and Sh50 million to Hamisi Hospital, as well as the completion of the Kenya-Belgium Water Supply Project Last Mile Connectivity component. <\/p>\n

Osotsi also listed the Granite Factory at Ebuyangu, the County Aggregation and Industrial Park at Mwibona in Luanda Sub-County, the Kenya School of Government in South Maragoli, and the tarmacking of the Gisambai-Hamisi-Shamakhokho Road.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people of Vihiga are expecting to hear from the President on the status of these stalled programs and their completion plans,\u201d Osotsi remarked.<\/p>\n

As part of his Western Kenya itinerary, President Ruto is scheduled to visit Busia County on Wednesday to launch the Lower Nzoia Water Project. <\/p>\n

He will also tour the Luanda Market in Vihiga County to assess the progress of its construction. <\/p>\n

Additionally, the Head of State will return to Kakamega County, where he is expected to visit Aseka Hospital.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 21 \u2013 Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi has revealed that he will not attend President William Ruto\u2019s development tour in Vihiga County as he is currently on a foreign development tour in Europe. Osotsi disclosed that he learnt of the President\u2019s itinerary, which includes the launch of the construction of the Luanda Modern […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}