Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has criticised the government for launching new road projects while several ongoing ones remain incomplete.
Appearing before the National Assembly Labour Committee on Thursday, Muturi expressed concerns over the government’s tendency to initiate multiple projects without ensuring the completion of existing ones. His remarks add to his recent criticisms of the very administration he serves in.
“I don’t know whether there is something wrong with our psych as a country… the chairman I am saying this because I have travelled around this country, some stalled projects which have been there for more than 30 years. I went to a place called Wote in Makueni, you find houses whose construction started more than 30 years ago they are still stalled,” Muturi said.
The embattled Public Service CS further urged the government to focus on completing one project before initiating new ones.
“If we don’t have enough to do all of them can we finish one. Can we get enough allocation to finish one so that the year that follows we can do the other,” he said.
Muturi’s latest criticism of the government comes amid mounting speculation over his future in government, underscored by recent comments from Belgut Member of Parliament Nelson Koech, a close ally of President William Ruto.
Koech, speaking during a television interview earlier this week, reiterated his claim that Muturi would be ousted within two weeks, fueling political intrigue.
“I said that in the space of two weeks also, it’s still, and I still insist, it is still something in the works,” Koech said during a TV interview on Monday morning February 17, 2025.
The remarks mirrored similar comments he made earlier this month, accusing Muturi of daring the president to fire him.
