Kenya: Ruto Defends Vision 2060, Says Plan Will Be Insulated From Politics

What the report says

President William Ruto has defended Kenya’s proposed Vision 2060 long-term development plan, saying it should be protected from electoral politics and anchored in the Constitution. According to Capital FM’s report distributed by AllAfrica, he made the remarks during a church service in Uasin Gishu County, his first public comments since unveiling the initiative.

Ruto said Kenya had advanced in areas covered by the 2010 Constitution, including governance, political parties and human rights, but still needed to fully activate the Constitution’s development agenda. He argued that the new blueprint should not be shaped only by political leaders and should instead include public participation from across the country.

The president said the Vision 2060 process would be open to consultations with the private sector, academia, civil society, faith-based groups, professional bodies, workers, the creative sector and young people. He also said the government intends to put the plan into law so it can guide development beyond the 2027 election cycle. The article says nationwide consultations are due to begin on August 12.

The proposed framework is being presented as a successor to Vision 2030, Kenya’s current long-term strategy. In broad terms, such plans matter because they can shape priorities for infrastructure, industry, services and social policy across successive administrations, though the specific content of Vision 2060 remains to be developed through the consultation process.