{"id":6955,"date":"2026-03-17T20:35:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/?p=6955"},"modified":"2026-03-17T20:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:36:39","slug":"tmg-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/tmg-6\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ruto Powers Up Western Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"989\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-10.03.30-PM-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-10.03.30-PM-1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-10.03.30-PM-1-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-10.03.30-PM-1-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-10.03.30-PM-1-768x593.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>President William Ruto\u2019s development tour of Western Kenya entered its second day with a series of project launches aimed at transforming livelihoods across Bungoma and Kakamega counties.Joined by local leaders, the President unveiled investments spanning health, education, water, housing, agriculture, and infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Bungoma\u2019s Mt. 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