President Ruto Announces Prison Relocation and Addresses Critics During Kisii Tour - November 2025

During a development tour in the Gusii region, President William Ruto announced plans to relocate Kisii GK Prison to make way for affordable housing projects. While in the region, he also rallied support for his Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). Speaking in Kisii, President Ruto dismissed media scrutiny regarding his State of the Nation Address, asserting that fact-checking will not deter his mission. During a church service in Kisii County on November 22, 2025, he reiterated that he is not bothered by the fact-checking and challenged the opposition to unveil their own agenda for Kenyans. He emphasized that visible progress across the country is more important than debates over statistics.