President Ruto Announces Infrastructure Fund and New Economic Policies - November 2025

President William Ruto announced the establishment of a new National Infrastructure Fund, designed to finance Kenya’s development projects without reliance on heavy borrowing and increased taxes. This announcement comes as President Ruto is scheduled to address Parliament on Thursday regarding the State of the Nation, where he will face pressure over the country's economic performance and his bottom-up transformation agenda. Separately, the Kenyan government is aiming to revive its textile industry, which has declined over decades, with a new policy to re-establish it as a major economic pillar for import substitution and export growth.