Met leaders from Meru County, led by Governor Isaac Mutuma, at State House Nairobi, in the company of Deputy President @_KithureKindiki. Our discussions with the 11 MPs and 67 of the county's 69 MCAs focused on strengthening our political party, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) at the grassroots through participatory and democratic elections beginning at the polling centre. We also deliberated on the transformation agenda we are undertaking in Meru County and ways of speeding up priority programmes and projects that will drive growth and improve livelihoods. Key projects already underway include the KSh1 billion upgrading of Meru County Hospital into a national referral facility, electricity connection for 30,000 households, 17 modern markets, several affordable housing projects, and key roads among others. Shortly, the construction of a new and majestic Nithi Bridge and 17km Meru Town Bypass, at a cost of KSh3 billion, will begin.(William Samoei Ruto, PhD)