{
  "id": 6715125,
  "title": "DP Kindiki says Ruto’s development scorecard is extensive and impossible to ignore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/dp-kindiki-says-rutos-development-scorecard-is-extensive-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T05:20:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/dp-kindiki-says-rutos-development-scorecard-is-extensive-and-impossible-to-ignore/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deputy President Kithure Kindiki praised Kenya's National Infrastructure Fund as the solution to the country's road financing issues, pledging to build significant roads across Mt Kenya East. He expressed optimism about a major dual-carriageway project in the region, promising it would boost the economy for residents and businesses in Makutano, Mwea, Embu, Chuka, Meru, and Maua. Kindiki inspected a KSh2.5 billion road junction project in Chuka Igambang’ombe Constituency, highlighting how the fund would allocate resources to larger, more impactful road projects. He challenged the practice of allocating resources to short stretches, emphasizing Kenya's goal to become a construction hub within the next 10-15 years and a first-world nation in two to three decades. Kindiki praised the youth working on the Chuka project, noting that infrastructure projects are generating employment opportunities for skilled laborers and artisans. In a pointed remark, he turned against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, urging him to explain which roads, water projects, and electricity connections he secured during his tenure. Kindiki accused Gachagua of attacking the current administration without providing evidence of his own development record. He declined to insult Gachagua during their dispute, stating that his two years as Interior Cabinet Secretary were focused on national security. Kindiki reaffirmed his commitment to the government, stating they would not step down, citing the risk of a takeover by those who did not vote for the current administration. He challenged Gachagua and other critics of the Kenya Kwanza administration to reveal their development records for comparison. With 2027 approaching, Kindiki emphasized that the political contest would be decided based on ground-level performance, asserting that his team's energy, skills, and efforts surpass those of opponents.",
  "summary": "Deputy President Kithure Kindiki hailed the National Infrastructure Fund as the answer to Kenya’s road financing problems, promising major roads across Mt Kenya East. Prof Kindiki said the next major dual-carriageway project after the Rironi-Mau Summit Road would run from Makutano through Mwea, Embu, Chuka, Meru and Maua. “After the Rironi-Mau Summit Road, the next [...] The post DP Kindiki says…",
  "key_points": [
    "DP Kithure Kindiki praises National Infrastructure Fund for road financing.",
    "Kindiki inspects KSh2.5 billion road junction project in Chuka.",
    "Kindiki challenges Rigathi Gachagua to reveal his development record."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Kindiki: Ruto’s development scorecard is extensive and impossible to ignore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/kindiki-rutos-development-scorecard-is-extensive-and-impossible-to",
        "published": "2026-09-11T05:46:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}