President William Ruto now says Kenyans should never again be subjected to the politics of division and ethnicity.
Speaking on Friday during the Turkana Tourism and Cultural Festival in Lodwar, the President was firm that he would spare no efforts in uniting Kenyans.
He explained that he formed a broad-based Cabinet as part of his efforts to bring all Kenyans together irrespective of the political parties or communities they belonged to.
“We don’t want tribal or discriminative politics. We will work hard to unite all Kenyans and aspire to create a prosperous Kenya for all,” he said.
At the same time, President Ruto commended the efforts of West Pokot and Turkana leaders to work together in the war against banditry and cattle rustling.
Ruto urged East African Community and Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Cabinet Secretary Beatrice Askul to ensure that the Kerio Valley Development Authority’s 50,000 acres of land along the Turkana-West Pokot border was put under irrigation.
He pointed out that the irrigation potential in the Kerio Valley must be exploited to make the region a food basket and eradicate banditry and cattle rustling.
“When the people eventually engage in farming through irrigation, they will be busy in their farms and there will be no room for lawlessness along the border,” Ruto said.
The President also directed Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano to resolve conflicts pitting fishermen in Lake Turkana and the Kenya Wildlife Service.
He told the KWS officers working in the Lake Turkana Basin to leave the fishermen alone, saying they should protect and not harass them.
“I ask the concerned parties to sort out the problem once and for all so that harmonious working relations can prevail,” he said.
Meanwhile, President Ruto announced that the government has embarked on the development of the Home of Human Origins Museum and Science Park in Turkana.
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