Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has reaffirmed that the Kenya Kwanza administration is on course in implementing commitments contained in the pre-2022 election manifesto.
Speaking in Kinoru, Meru Town, on Friday, September 4, 2026, Kindiki highlighted interventions in agriculture, education, healthcare, infrastructure and youth employment.
He said reduced fertilizer and seed prices, alongside subsidies on sexed semen for artificial insemination, were boosting agricultural productivity, farmer yields and incomes.
In education, the government has employed 100,000 teachers, constructed 23,000 classrooms and 1,600 science laboratories, while undertaking reforms in technical and university education and increasing funding to the sector.
On healthcare, the deputy president cited the deployment of 107,000 Community Health Promoters and 25,000 medical interns, installation of diagnostic equipment and the enrollment of 32.4 million people into the public medical insurance system.
He also pointed to the construction of 500 fresh produce markets aimed at providing dignified trading spaces for small-scale traders.
Kindiki said programmes including NYOTA, Kazi Majuu, Kazi Mtandaoni, affordable housing and Climate WorX were creating opportunities for millions of young people.
He also highlighted ongoing road, railway, airport and rural electrification projects, saying the economy had stabilized.
The second in comand met nearly 30,000 UDA grassroots officials from Meru County, alongside regional governors, MPs, MCAs and aspiring leaders.
