President William Ruto announced plans to relocate Kisii GK Prison, located less than 500 meters from Kisii CBD, to make way for affordable housing projects during a development tour in the Gusii region. He also rallied support for his Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) and urged the opposition to cooperate for national development.

• Kenya Kwanza administration has allocated Ksh.32 billion for housing development to a region in Kenya’s history.
• The President promised to improve living standards of hostels for students in tertiary education institutions such as Kisii University, Kisii National Polytechnic, TVETs, and KMTC.
• The Nyaribari Masaba Affordable Housing Project in Kisii County was launched in July 2024.

President William Ruto has dismissed media scrutiny regarding his State of the Nation Address, asserting that fact-checking will not deter his mission to transform Kenya. Speaking in Kisii, Ruto emphasized that visible progress across the country is more important than debates over statistics.

• Ruto expects his flagship Housing Project to create nearly 600,000 new jobs in 2026, despite contradictions in official data.
• The President challenged opposition leaders to present coherent policies and plans, questioning their claims of intelligence without tangible proposals.
• He stated, "Transformation is happening. We can argue about the numbers, the statistics, and this or that, but we all agree that we are moving forward as a country.”