Ruto says Kenya doing well, tells off ‘high priests of eternal pessimism’
President William Ruto delivers the 2025 State of the Nation Address, highlighting Kenya’s economic recovery, enhanced cancer treatment package, education expansion, and ambitious housing rollout...
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President William Ruto delivered a "bullish" State of the Nation Address on Thursday, asserting Kenya's economic recovery and dismissing critics as "high priests of eternal pessimism." He presented "clear, verifiable, and indisputable" evidence of progress since 2022.
- Inflation has dropped from 9.6 percent in 2022 to 4.6 percent, with the Kenya shilling stabilizing at 129 to the US dollar.
- The President announced the cancer treatment package under the Social Health Authority (SHA) will expand from Sh550,000 to Sh800,000, effective December 1.
- Kenya's GDP has grown from Sh115 billion to Sh136 billion, making it Africa’s sixth-largest economy, with US$12 billion in foreign reserves.
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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.
