Ruto: Next Election Will Come and Go, Kenya Must Think Beyond 2027
The President spoke as he called for a new national conversation on Kenya’s development beyond Vision 2030..
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President William Ruto has urged Kenyans to prioritize long-term national development plans that extend beyond the 2027 General Election, emphasizing the need to focus on future generations rather than electoral cycles.
- The President stressed that Kenya is "bigger than any election" and that development plans have been historically hampered by a focus on the next election.
- He called for a new national conversation on Kenya's development beyond Vision 2030, considering technological advances, climate change, and the 2010 Constitution.
- Ruto emphasized that the next development blueprint should be a "people's project," not a government initiative, and invited contributions from farmers, entrepreneurs, students, and civil society.
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