Ruto defends Vision 2060, calls for national unity in shaping Kenya's future
Kenyan President William Ruto is advocating for the 'Vision 2060' national development plan, urging citizens and political opponents to engage in a unified discussion about the country's future. He criticized the previous Vision 2030 for failing to meet its targets and emphasized the need for a wealthy, industrialized nation.
Why it matters
The proposal represents a significant shift in Kenya's long-term economic strategy and highlights ongoing political tensions regarding national development agendas.
President William Ruto has defended the proposed Vision 2060 National development plans, urging the nation as a whole to take part in the discussion. Speaking during church services at ACK St Stephen's Chepkoilel, Moiben, Uasin Gishu, the president said the development of the country is a responsibility of every Kenyan. He said it is time the country operationalised the development chapter, adding that development cannot be done in hiding, secrecy or by a few. "I want to encourage all of us as leaders, as citizens, different sectors, and Kenyans; it is time as a nation that we sit together and agree on where Kenya must be in this generation," He noted that many developed countries planned on how to improve their place, urging that Kenya cannot afford to have a larger percentage of its people still in poverty.
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