Kenya: Ruto Bets On Infrastructure Fund to Finance Kenya’s First-World Ambitions

Nairobi — President William Ruto has set the stage for a major shift in how Kenya finances and delivers development, unveiling the National Infrastructure Fund as a cornerstone of the country’s deliberate march toward a first-world economy.

In his New Year’s Address delivered from State Lodge, Eldoret, the President framed 2026 as a decisive year of execution, arguing that the foundations laid over the past three years now demand scale, discipline, and focus.

“For the first time in a long while,…