Deputy President Kithure Kindiki Thursday said Kenyans will begin to experience the fruits of President William Ruto's transformational plan this year.
Kindiki said the Kenya Kwanza administration has put in place deliberate interventions over the last two years, which have yielded steady macroeconomic recovery.
“This is the year that the hard and difficult task of transforming our country will start yielding returns,” he said.
“By the end of the year, Kenya’s ambitious Universal Health Coverage Program- Taifa Care- and the ongoing education reforms will go a long way in minimizing out-of-pocket expenses on health and education, leaving households with more disposable incomes.”
The Deputy President said these efforts by the government have seen the Kenyan shilling strengthened against major currencies, inflation and interest rates significantly declined, while the prices of fuel and essential household commodities are progressively reducing.
Kindiki added that in 2025, the Government’s focus will be on accelerating key interventions for microeconomic recovery, job and wealth creation.
He said this will also extend to also enhancement of household incomes.
Kindiki said the state will further focus on ensuring, “sustained reforms targeting key value chains in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and the blue economy.”
“Completion of the first cohort of special economic zones, affordable housing projects, modern markets, ICT Hubs and County Aggregation and Industrial Parks will stimulate growth and drive up per capita income.”
His remarks come hours after he urged Kenyans to seize the opportunity of a new beginning that the New Year presents to focus on Project Kenya.
Kindiki called on every Kenyan to rise to the occasion and put extra effort into bettering Kenya.
"The beginning of the year provides all of us with the opportunity to renew our collective focus on Project Kenya," Kindiki said.
"Now is the time for each citizen to freshen to work harder towards a better future and a more cohesive nation."
The move, Kindiki said, would expedite the realization of the country's vision of a society free from fear and want.
