Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Monday said the Kenya Kwanza administration has made “tremendous strides” in delivering its 2022 election pledges, citing gains in agriculture, education, healthcare and infrastructure as the government enters its fourth year in office.
Speaking at State House, Nairobi, during a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) National Governing Council meeting chaired by President William Ruto, Kindiki said reforms across key sectors were beginning to translate into lower living costs and improved livelihoods for millions of Kenyans.
“In the last three years, the Kenya Kwanza administration has made tremendous strides in the implementation of the UDA manifesto and the fulfilment of the pledges we made to the people of Kenya in 2022,” Kindiki said.
He pointed to radical reforms in agricultural value chains, particularly the subsidised fertiliser programme, which he said had boosted production of both food and cash crops while easing pressure on household food budgets. According to Kindiki, farmers in the tea, coffee and sugar sectors are now earning more as a result of increased output and better returns.
In education, Kindiki said the government had constructed more than 23,000 classrooms to decongest public schools and recruited 100,000 teachers to improve access to quality and inclusive learning. “These investments are about giving every learner a fair chance, regardless of where they come from,” he said.
On healthcare, the Deputy President said 29 million Kenyans have so far been registered under Taifa Care, with the ultimate goal of achieving universal access to affordable and quality healthcare. He described the programme as central to shielding families from catastrophic medical costs.
Kindiki said the administration is banking on modernising agriculture and accelerating industrialisation to create jobs, especially for the youth, and lift living standards. He said innovative financing models are being deployed to fund large-scale infrastructure projects, including modern seaports, airports, railways and roads.
He added that the government plans to ramp up electricity generation from 3,000 megawatts to 10,000 megawatts to achieve universal connectivity for 15.6 million households and stimulate industrial growth. “The journey of transforming Kenya from a third-world economy to a modern first-world economy in a generation is on,” Kindiki said.
The meeting brought together senior government and party leaders, including Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, governors, MPs, MCAs and members of the UDA National Executive Committee, who took stock of progress made in implementing the party’s manifesto.
