Kenya: Ruto Offers Historic Apology to Northern Kenya Over Years of State Neglect

Wajir — President William Ruto has issued a formal apology to the people of Northern Kenya for decades of State-sanctioned marginalisation and neglect that have resulted in the region severely lagging behind in national development.

The President said the Cabinet Sessional Paper No. 10 of 1965 on economic planning unfairly concentrated development on the so called “high potential” areas at the expense of the vast northern frontier, which was deemed too remote and dry to warrant any meaningful…