President William Ruto on Saturday directed the immediate surrender of the land situated within the Masinde Muliro Stadium in Kanduyi, Bungoma County.
The Head of State while speaking during the Madaraka Day Celebrations issued the directive to allow for the facility's expansion.
Ruto while issuing the directive, noted the land near the stadium was state-owned and urged those residing in the said parcels of land to vacate.
While issuing the orders, the president noted the contractors would not leave the site until the stadium was fully completed as planned.
Ruto also directed military officers obligated with the role of renovating the stadium to work hand in hand with the contractors to ensure the renovation works within the stadium are completed on time.
"Let me ask the people around this stadium especially those who have decided to acquire some of the public lands, please, let's respect each other and hand over the land," Ruto directed.
"We do not want forceful evictions or wrangles with anyone, we want to do it with respect because public land is public property," he added.
Ruto also directed Bungoma County Governor Kenneth Lusaka to initiate the process of acquiring more land for the expansion of the Matulo Airstrip.
According to the president, the government had already allocated funds to facilitate the expansion of the airstrip's runway and the construction of new termini.
"Just as I had said, you will not have to travel to Eldoret or Kisumu to catch a flight, you have the convenience of a new airport here in Webuye," the president announced.
The directive comes barely a day after the president announced plans to confer city status to Bungoma.
Ruto while speaking at a rally in Sirisia, Bungoma County, revealed that the government had already set up a comprehensive development plan to make Bungoma a city.
