By James Murimi - Reporter
Kenya, July 30 ,2026 - President William Ruto has unveiled an ambitious process to chart Kenya's future beyond Vision 2030, announcing a nationwide public dialogue that will culminate in a new long-term national development blueprint aimed at transforming the country into a high-income, industrialised and globally competitive economy within a generation.
In a special State of the Nation Address delivered at State House, Nairobi, on Thursday evening, the President said the Government had received a landmark report outlining Kenya's next phase of economic and social transformation, setting the stage for what he described as the country's most significant national conversation since the promulgation of the Constitution in 2010.
Ruto revealed that a team led by Professor Hiroyuki Hino and Kisumu Governor Professor Anyang' Nyong'o had completed strategic proposals on Kenya's future after Vision 2030, presenting a roadmap that envisions the country becoming a prosperous, high-income and globally competitive nation within one generation.
"The thrust of their proposal is both ambitious and achievable: that Kenya can become a prosperous, high-income, industrialised and globally competitive nation within one generation, provided we remain united in purpose, disciplined in execution and unwavering in our commitment to long-term national transformation," the President said.
He stressed that the recommendations would not remain a government document but would instead form the basis of an inclusive national dialogue involving all Kenyans.
According to the President, the successor to Vision 2030 must emerge through a transparent, people-driven process in line with the Constitution's requirement for public participation.
Ruto announced that the national conversation will officially begin on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, bringing together political leaders, county governments, the private sector, workers' organisations, faith-based groups, universities, professional bodies, civil society, innovators, the creative industry and young people.
He described the exercise as "the most consequential national reflection and public participation process since the promulgation of the Constitution in 2010."
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In an emotional appeal, the President said the exercise was not about the current generation alone but about the millions of children who will inherit the Kenya being shaped today.
"Somewhere in Kenya tonight is a child too young to understand this address. They will live in the Kenya we choose to build," he said.
He challenged Kenyans to rise above political divisions and embrace a shared national vision that would define the country's development for decades to come.
"In 2010, we gave ourselves a Constitution worthy of our dreams. The task of our generation is to build a nation worthy of that Constitution," Ruto said.
The announcement marks the clearest indication yet that the Government is preparing to replace Vision 2030 with a new long-term development agenda as the current blueprint nears the end of its implementation period, with the proposed national dialogue expected to shape Kenya's economic, social and governance priorities for the coming generation.
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