‘If they could rise, so can Kenya’: Ruto says Kenya on path to match Asian Tigers
President William Ruto delivers the 2025 State of the Nation Address, outlining Kenya’s path to developed economy status with reforms in healthcare, education, housing, and agriculture...
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President William Ruto declared that Kenya is poised to become a leading world economy, drawing parallels to the rise of the Asian Tigers during his State of the Nation Address to Parliament.
- Inflation significantly dropped from 9.6 percent in 2022 to 4.6 percent.
- Foreign direct investment tripled from USD 463 million in 2021 to USD 1.5 billion.
- Kenya's GDP reached USD 136 billion, making it Africa's sixth-largest economy.
- The cancer treatment package will increase from KSh 550,000 to KSh 800,000 starting December 1.
- 76,000 teachers have been hired, with an additional 24,000 joining in January.
- 27 million Kenyans are now registered under the Social Health Authority (SHA).
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President Ruto Unveils Ksh5 Trillion Plan and Expanded Cancer Coverage in State of the Nation Address - November 2025
During his State of the Nation address on Thursday, November 20, President William Ruto unveiled an ambitious Ksh 5 trillion plan aimed at transforming Kenya into a "First World" nation. The blueprint focuses on investments in human capital, agriculture, energy, and transport infrastructure. In his address to Parliament, President Ruto declared that Kenya is poised to become a leading world economy, drawing parallels to the rise of the Asian Tigers. He asserted that the country is experiencing an economic recovery, presenting what he called "clear, verifiable, and indisputable" evidence of progress while dismissing critics as "high priests of eternal pessimism." As part of the address, Ruto also announced an expanded cancer treatment package under the Social Health Authority (SHA), increasing coverage from Sh550,000 to Sh800,000, effective December 1.
