State House Facelift: President Ruto to temporarily relocate during State House Nairobi renovations

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6 ай бұрын

President William Ruto will be away from the 117-year-old State House in Nairobi for two months to allow renovation.
Architects had warned that parts of the expansive colonial structure had become unfit for habitation and recommended the construction of a new building.
However, sources at State House told The Standard that the move was vetoed by the President who insisted that only renovations be done given that building a new presidential residence would cost upward of Sh2 billion.
“A new residence would have cost over Sh2 billion. The President said this is not the right time to spend such an amount with the burden he has of delivering his agenda,” said the source.
In November 2022, two months after the President was sworn in among the supplementary budget presented by the Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro led Budget and Appropriations Committee report to Parliament was an additional Sh2.6 billion and Sh9.9 billion over the increased allocations to State House to finance renovations.
“The president looked at the budgets that were being paid for the use of tents at State House lawns and the figures were outrageous. It had become a cash cow for those at the Interior and Coordination office and the Head of State said this must stop,” said a source.
A new presidential pavilion that can host between 1,000 and 1,500 people has been constructed. The pavilion has offices where the president can host smaller meetings with visiting dignitaries.
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@gabrielnjuguna9174 6 ай бұрын

Kenya sihami....state house suddenly has become inhabitable when Mr. Ruto is in power

@sandugurufoldermutwiri3252 5 ай бұрын

God is frustrating Ruto in everything,,soon he will give up

@derrickomuhaka635 6 ай бұрын

Graft will never come to an end in Kenya, so what is wrong with statehouse that it needs an undisclosed amount of money for renovations, this is waatage of funds, that place is always clean, maintained and secured bt suddenly its uninhabitable, Help us God

@chippakaribafox2865 5 ай бұрын

That is free mason building

@petma5551 6 ай бұрын

Just tear the damn thing down, Ruto deserves a good new White House, tutalipa kwani iko nini! We are doing good as a country, businesses are booming, youth have employment in the name of affordable housing, the Kenyan shilling is holding firmly, and so forth, so go ahead Ruto and build your house.

@aaa64sa13 6 ай бұрын

Jingazzzzzz akili yako ni ndogo sana. Ni mjinga kama wale wajinga wengine. Pumbavu.....

@janetnyamongo 6 ай бұрын

If money is not enough he can always increase taxation!

@filbao8113 5 ай бұрын

Hii ni sarcasm mzee@@aaa64sa13

@mathematicalgeek8657 5 ай бұрын

I think the OP was being sarcastic.

@Eltty. 5 ай бұрын

@aaa64sa13 yako ndo ndogo kah huelewi sarcasm

@yusufambira2003 6 ай бұрын

Since when the state house has ever been closed for renovations????😂😂😂

@michaelabuyeka 5 ай бұрын

hata afanye nini!! time will come Zakayo will park his belongings Gachagua,recho and vacate God is watching

@gideonnjoroge2379 5 ай бұрын

😂for sure

@mobeya2345 2 ай бұрын

They said, they found no money left from uhuru government. They went ahead and expanded government. Removed all manner of subsidies, bought a bunch of new expensive cars, increased taxes, renovated state house using a large undisclosed amount of money, mode more than 50 meaningless overseas trips all over the world and then told doctors that they cannot pay them as previously agreed because there was no money and the country has to live within its means. ……….Someone needs a mental check up……..

@timggdvs7981 6 ай бұрын

Si wangeibomoa yote waijenge vizuri😂😂 Who cares😮😮😮

@raphaelondego7703 5 ай бұрын

Why!, facelift!, excellency just build a new one like MAGUFULI built from scratch an imposing one in Dodoma Do it. It is not even worth to called a state house. 🇹🇿🌱🌱