President Uhuru Kenyatta reiterated that his government is committed to equal development to the Kenyan people irrespective of their political allegiance. [Photo/courtesy]A section of elders from the Ukambani region have come out to explain why they decided to back the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta.According to the elders, they regret being in the opposition and their only wish is to be in the government.The Kamba clans governing council of elders said being in government will ensure more members of the community benefit.Chairman Boniface Syengo asked all those under his leadership to support President Uhuru Kenyatta and DP William Ruto’s re-election during the August 8 polls.“The association is moving around advising people to elect leaders, especially the president, wisely,” he noted during a delegates meeting on Thursday.“We endorsed [Uhuru] as a Kamba mzee currently baptised as Uhuru Muigai ‘Mutua’ Kenyatta during the inauguration of the Kibwezi-Kitui-Mwingi-Meru-Isiolo road.”They, however, challenged President Uhuru Kenyatta to solve perennial problems in the region.

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