Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has criticised President William Ruto for focusing on infrastructure projects while ignoring the need to create jobs for Kenyans.
In a statement on Friday, December 12, Kuria pointed out that the number of young people finishing school is high and will continue to rise in the coming years.
“Reflections of Jamuhuri Day. 1.1 million graduated from KJSEA this year. First time we are crossing the 1 Million mark. That’s the number of young people who will be joining the job market in 3 years.
“It’s okay and good to build dual carriage ways, expressways, and SGRs. But if we don’t give serious attention to meaningful job creation driven by the private sector, very soon there will be nowhere for us to hide. Kitatulamba,” said Kuria.
On Friday, during the Mashujaa Day Celebrations, President Ruto shared an ambitious plan to expand infrastructure across the country.
The Head of State announced that the government will construct a new expressway linking Thika to Museum Hill from next year.
The President noted that the 60-kilometre highway will run parallel to the current Thika Super highway.
“A lot of Kenyans live in Thika, and the current Thika road is very congested, and there are a lot of vehicles using the Thika road. I want to announce that next year, we will construct an expressway from Thika to Nairobi at Museum Hill,” Ruto said.
He also promised a major upgrade for the broader Nairobi metropolitan region, targeting areas where residents face daily gridlock.
Ruto said his administration would expand Magadi Road into a dual carriageway starting from the Bomas of Kenya all the way to Kiserian in Kajiado County.
“We know that many Kenyans live within the Nairobi metropolitan area and work in the city—people who live in Kiserian, Rongai, Ngong—who experience huge traffic jams in the morning and evening. From next year, the road from the Bomas of Kenya to Rongai and Kiserian, and from Karen through Ngong to Kiserian, will be expanded into a dual carriageway,” he said.
