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President William Ruto officially opens the 820-metre Ngong Road-Naivasha Road Flyover. [PCS]
The review of a long-term national development blueprint such as Vision 2030 is a routine, yet profoundly important exercise for any administration. President William Ruto and the Kenya Kwanza Government find themselves at the centre of this historic milestone simply because they are in office at a time when Vision 2030 is approaching its conclusion.
Planning for a post-Vision 2030 blueprint has little to do with the current administration and everything to do with the people of Kenya. Like Vision 2030 before it, the next long-term development agenda should emerge from a highly participatory, consultative and inclusive process involving international and local experts, ordinary Kenyans, and stakeholders from every part of the country.
The President's call for a national conversation on a post-Vision 2030 blueprint is, in principle, a welcome initiative. On the face of it, one would wonder why opposition leaders would oppose such a process and why many Kenyans have shown little enthusiasm for it.
