Uhuru Kenyatta Surprises Ruiru Residents With KSh 1M Christmas Gift During Phone Call To Pst Kiengei

• Uhuru Kenyatta interacted lively with a section of the Ruiru community to whom he pledged a fat Christmas cheque
• Uhuru sympathised with the poor households who were facing difficulty in the face of the tough economy, allocating KSh 1 million for them
• The beneficiaries had gathered at Pastor Benson Kiengei's JCM church, where they were to be gifted with foodstuffs and other essentials

Kiambu - Former president Uhuru Kenyatta blessed a section of Ruiru residents with early Christmas on Friday, December 22.

The locals had gathered at the JCM Church headquarters headed by Pastor Benson Kiengei.

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Uhuru revealed he had been invited to come on board to bolster an initiative started by the church to support poor households in the Christmas festivities.

Taking cognisance of the prevalent state of the economy, he sympathised with the families which he noted were facing it rough.

He thus offered them KSh 1 million for Christmas goodies.

"Your pastor called me to tell me that he is having a party for those who are not able to provide for themselves in these difficult times. I told him I could not abandon our people and that whatever he doing, I would top him up. I have told him I will extend KSh 1 million so that he can buy unga for more people," he said.

He further promised to unite with them soon.

"I wish you happy holidays to you all and your families and may God solve the problems we are going through," he said.

All the while, the excited congregants affirmatively responded to Uhuru's talk with lots of cheers.

This as President William Ruto hosted hundreds of Sugoi locals at his native residence.

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Kenyans drawn from Uasin Gishu and the neighbouring Kakamega and Nandi counties jammed roads as goodies were offloaded from several lorries.

The president actively participated in the exercise as he handed the residents packets of wheat flour, cooking oil and rice in a yellow bag.

Ruto was accompanied by Mama Rachel Ruto, who kick-started the event with a powerful prayer.

Other leaders present at the event included Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja and Uasin Gishu governor Jonathan Bii, among others.

Some of the residents explained that the head of state has been consistent in the exercise, but this year has attracted a huge following.

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In his address, the head of state said his government would continue to reform the agricultural sector to increase food production.

Ruto claimed his latest reforms had resulted in a 40% increase in food production this year compared to 2022.

The president thanked farmers for taking advantage of the subsidised fertiliser, adding that the fruits of the programme would benefit the country's food security.

"I want to thank farmers for taking advantage of reforms, including the reduction of fertiliser prices from KSh 7,000 to KSh 2,500. We will continue to reform the sector to further improve production," he said.