After days of relentless scrutiny of dead projects launched by President William Ruto, State House spokesperson Hussein Mohammed has officially responded to lawyer and activist Morara Kebaso.

Mr Kebaso took the internet by storm after he launched a nationwide tour to inspect the progress of projects launched by President William Ruto.

Morara, who has lately become the rockstar of the accountability movement, has single-handedly spread his tentacles across various counties in a bid to ascertain the true status of a litany of projects the President has recently launched - even those he launched as Deputy President.

To his astonishment, Morara has revealed that most of the development projects 'launched' by Ruto are white elephants which, despite their non-existence, still gobbled up hundreds of millions of Kenyan shillings mostly paid to the shadowy contractors.

One such project is the Metembe-Marani road, situated in Kisii County and which was launched, first, by President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2016.

Eight years later, President Ruto launched the same stretch of road on August 13, 2024, complete with a commemorative plaque proudly bearing his name.

While calling out the political chicanery, Morara wrote, "Abagusii leaders were busy simping and praising Ruto like a Lord. This is Metembe - Marani - Kegogi - Nyaore Road."

"Launched in 2016 by Uhuru, Launched again juzi when Ruto came to Kisii. Those leaders should stop playing with our minds. Which development did the president bring to Kisii? Tell us!"

Morara's findings, which were published on August 18, quickly went viral with thousands of people urging him on and sharply reacting to the gimmickry.

More than 24 hours later, State House saw it fit to respond to the lawyer, with Mohammed taking to his official X account to shoot down Morara's findings while also publishing his version of accounts.

While attaching a series of dated photos to back up his claims, Mohammed corrected Morara, telling him to 'stop misleading Kenyans' and reminding him to not concern himself too much with plaques.

He wrote: "Ndugu, STOP misleading Kenyans! The road criss-crosses Kitutu Chache North and South constituencies in Kisii County, and is 64.6 km." 

"The project was initially awarded on 11th May, 2016, and works commenced on 5th August, 2016, after its launch by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

"But the contract was mutually terminated on 16th May, 2023, due to the contractor's non-performance. At the time of termination, the contractor had completed 27km, with 77 months having lapsed out of the 30-month contract period."

Mohammed went on to add that President Ruto merely moved in to relaunch the newly-awarded road contract, while also stating the timeline of the road's expected completion.

"The project was re-tendered and awarded on 14th March 2024, with works commencing on 22nd June 2024. President @WilliamsRuto officially relaunched the newly awarded road contract," he wrote. 

"The contract period for the works is 42 months and a further maintenance period of 36 months."

While reminding Morara that project launches were merely just a ceremonial event, he cautioned him against 'overly concerning himself with plaques'.

"Don’t overly concern yourself with plaques. You should’ve gone to Kegogi-Sombogo-Marani-Ititi section where works are ongoing... " he concluded.

This is the first time State House has directly responded to Morara's revelations even as the furniture trader and lawyer continues to trend online and win over thousands of followers, blown away by his bare-knuckle approach to government recklessness.

Amongst the projects Morara has visited and questioned include the Kabonyo Fisheries and Aquaculture project, the Kipkarren Water Treatment and Piping Project near Eldoret Airport, the Mago Malulu road just outside Musalia Mudavadi's rural residence and the Malava Water Supply project.