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What William Ruto said
Written from the verified transcript and checked against it. Every figure links to the moment it was said.
President William Ruto spoke at the consecration of Bishop Vitalis Job Ekuru in Busia, congratulating the bishop and pledging friendship and partnership. He recounted his history with the region, including building the first major road in Teso. Ruto announced a contractor for the Butula-Mbale-Kocholia road, about 58 kilometers, with an extension to Machakus, and said he would return next month to start it. He also mentioned a railway from Narok to Malaba, agreed with President Museveni, and a new road from Malaba to Bungoma. He committed 5 billion shillings for 225 kilometers of roads in the county, 1.3 billion for electricity, 3.6 billion for university hostels, and 350 million for a market in Malaba. On health, he cited 32 million Kenyans registered for SHA, 1.25 billion shillings paid to Busia hospitals, and confirmation of 7,500 nurses. He vowed peaceful elections next year and a crackdown on 'goons' causing chaos.
Key takeaways
Ruto announced a contractor for the Butula-Mbale-Kocholia road, about 58 km, with an extension to Machakus, and will return next month to start it.
Ruto committed 5 billion shillings for 225 km of new roads in Busia County.
Ruto said 32 million Kenyans have registered for SHA, with 1,445 in Busia, and 1.25 billion shillings paid to county hospitals in the last 1.5 years.
Ruto offered 10 million shillings to finish the church building, pending the chairman's approval.
4:04The road from Busia going to Dongosi, Lukolis, Machakus, right here in Busia, or Malaba, passing through there, going to Angurai, going to Moding, up to Kakemer, that road, isn't it the one we built?
Honorable Jessica Alupo. Our father the Archbishop Jackson Olestit. Our brand new bishop of this diocese of Katakwa, Vitalis Job Ekuru. All citizens of Busia and Teso. How are you all?
Ruto, W. (2026, July 26). FULL SPEECH! Tumekubaliana tushughulikie hawa Goons-President Ruto says In Busia. [Interview transcript]. Kenya Digital News. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1129793/
MLA
William Ruto. "FULL SPEECH! Tumekubaliana tushughulikie hawa Goons-President Ruto says In Busia.." Kenya Digital News, 26 Jul. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1129793/.
BibTeX
@misc{ruto2026_1129793,
author = {William Ruto},
title = {FULL SPEECH! Tumekubaliana tushughulikie hawa Goons-President Ruto says In Busia.},
howpublished = {Interview transcript, Kenya Digital News. CEOInterviews.AI},
year = {2026},
month = {jul},
url = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1129793/},
note = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}
