President William Ruto expressed optimism on his quest towards developing Kenya's economy to a first class status.
The president, in his 2025 state of the nation address, expressed some of the projects initiated by his government towards achieving his vision.
Ruto's dream is derived from the progress made by Asian Tigers such as Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea.
Unlike his 2023 address, where he was sharing his vision, Ruto stated that he had a story to tell the nation.
The president lauded the affordable housing project. President Ruto revealed that 230,000 housing units are under construction.
Ruto claimed that the housing initiative had created about 428000 jobs.
The president announced the expanded irrigation system in a bid to widen the scope of arable land. Ruto hinted that Kenya was destined to be a major food exporter.
"We must build at least 60 mega dams," Ruto stated.
The president intends to build more dual carriage road networks to ease transport, boost trade and reduce traffic jams along major roads.
Ruto also announced plans to extend the standard gauge railway (SGR) from Naivasha to Kisumu and Malaba in a bid to connect key regions.
President Ruto also revealed plans to reduce government's over reliance on tax and debt by leveraging financial architecture that favours public private partnership (PPPs).

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