Nyaribo fires 2027 warning shot, says he is not sleeping
Nyaribo fires 2027 warning shot, says he is not sleeping
Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo Tuesday told his critics off saying that he had not slept on the job.
He said he had all along been working and should be judged by the record of what he had done as the country inch closer to the 2027 polls.
“There are those who say am sleeping . I am not sleeping nor slumbering. I have been working and still continues to do so for the people of Nyamira,” Nyaribo told farmers at Riokenye area in Borabu during the launch of a foot and mouth animal vaccination programme.
On health, Nyaribo appeared keen to build a stronger case for his re-election, placing his administration’s achievements at the centre of the emerging 2027 political contest.
He said his administration had already secured funding from the Safaricom Foundation for the construction of a Mother and Child Hospital in Nyamira, presenting the project as part of his government’s efforts to strengthen specialised healthcare in the county.
“This is not about promises. It is about putting resources where they matter most — in improving the health and wellbeing of our people,” Nyaribo said.
The proposed hospital could become politically significant as the 2027 contest begins to take shape, giving the governor a major development project with which to defend his record.
Nyaribo, who inherited the county leadership following the death of Governor John Nyagarama, faces the challenge of convincing voters that his administration deserves another term based on performance rather than political promises.
He appeared determined to turn his development record into a political shield against critics seeking to portray his administration as having fallen short of expectations.
“We have not been sleeping. We have been working, and the people can see what has been done,” he said.
He urged residents to judge his administration by what it had delivered instead of relying on criticism from his political opponents.
“Let the people judge us by what we have done,” Nyaribo said.
His defence appeared as aimed at pushing back against critics who had been accusing his administration of moving too slowly to address development gaps.
The animal vaccination programme is
targeting more than 113,800 cattle against foot and mouth disease.
The governor further presided over the issuance of Inclusion grants to farmer organisations worth over Sh38.6 m.
Nyaribo, also the United Party Alliance Chair pointed to the county’s porridge-feeding programme in Early Childhood Development Education centres as one of his administration’s flagship interventions.
According to Nyaribo, the programme has contributed to an increase of about 7,000 learners enrolled in ECDE centres.
He argued that improved nutrition was helping make early education more attractive to families.
He also cited ongoing road constructionas evidence that his administration was steadily transforming service delivery.
He also praised the improved availability of medicines in public health facilities and planned equipping of Masaba Hospital in Keroka and Ekerenyo to stem the exodus of patients to Nyamira Teaching and Refferal Hospital.
On agriculture, the governor said his administration was putting measures in place to empower farmers to produce more and earn better returns from their work.
He urged farmers to embrace modern livestock breeding technologies, particularly artificial insemination, to improve the quality and quantity of milk production.
“We want our farmers to move from subsistence production to serious commercial agriculture. We must produce more, improve the quality of our livestock and ensure that farming puts money in the pockets of our people,” Nyaribo said.
He said artificial insemination would help farmers improve their breeds and increase milk yields, turning dairy farming into a more reliable source of household income.
But agriculture was only one part of Nyaribo’s message as he confronted the increasingly political atmosphere in Nyamira ahead of the 2027 elections.
The governor signalled that his administration would return to the people with a fresh manifesto, effectively opening another chapter in his bid to retain the governorship through the ballot.
“We will come back to the people with another manifesto and ask them to judge us by what we have done, what we have achieved and what we intend to do next,” he said.
