Former Cabinet Secretary and Presidential Adviser Moses Kuria assured residents of Ol Kalou that the national government projects in the constituency will continue, even after the ruling UDA candidate lost the by-election last week.
Kuria said the election result will not affect projects already underway, and he added that development should not depend on who wins politically.
In a statement released after the by-election, Kuria said he contacted Member of Parliament-elect Kamau Ngotho to congratulate him and to confirm the government’s commitment to completing all planned projects.
“As the person who was coordinating development projects in Ol Kalou on behalf of the government, I have assured Ngotho that none of the projects will stop.”
Kuria also outlined several initiatives spanning infrastructure, education, water, health, and agriculture that will carry on without interruption.
He named key projects, including the construction of Nyandarua University, which he said will proceed as planned. He also said tarmacking will continue for the Ithagani-Nyaituga-Ngorika-Kanyiriti road and the Lake Ol Bolosat access road.
Kuria further said the Nairobi–Gilgil–Ol Kalou–Nyahururu railway line will keep operating, with daily cargo services and passenger trains running every Tuesday and Friday.
He added that all 36 ongoing rural electrification projects will be completed, including installing electricity meters for households that already connect to the national grid.
Kuria also said water connectivity projects handled by the Central Rift Water Works Agency and the Ol Kalou Water Company will continue. He added that households benefiting from the government’s clean cooking programme will receive refilled LPG cylinders through designated National Oil Company of Kenya outlets.
Kuria said agricultural programmes for farmers will continue, including the planned distribution of 100,000 avocado seedlings that will help Ol Kalou farmers begin exporting avocados to China within two years.
He also pointed to continued support for dairy farmers and NYOTA programme beneficiaries through milk cooling facilities, as well as the expansion of irrigation schemes covering 1,000 hectares under the Gwa Kiongo Dam project.
Kuria said the government will also keep running Blue Economy initiatives at Gwa Kiongo, Githunguri, and Lake Ol Bolosat, including providing fishing boats to local communities.
He added that the government will proceed with completing the Ol Kalou Land Registry, issuing title deeds in colonial villages such as Moa Farm, and finishing the Mashujaa Wing at JM Kariuki Hospital.
Other projects he listed include the construction of Ol Kalou Stadium, affordable housing developments, student hostels at Rurii TVET, and the modernisation of the Ol Kalou retail and wholesale markets, along with Mirangine Market.
Kuria also assured residents that ward-based digital hubs, smartboards, and laptops for schools will stay in place and that the Climate Workx youth employment programme will continue until beneficiaries’ contracts expire.
Kuria said the government’s commitment to development does not change with political affiliation, adding that elections should not decide whether communities receive public investment.
“In a nutshell, both democracy and development will win because elections are not a matter of life and death,” he said.
