President William Ruto has shared new details about the final official conversation he held with the late ODM party leader Raila Odinga, describing it as an important discussion focused on Kenya’s long-term transformation.
Speaking on Saturday night during the ODM Founders Dinner in Mombasa, Ruto said their last meeting was not political but a serious planning session on how Kenya could finally rise from a third-world nation to a modern, advanced first-world country.
Ruto explained that the meeting brought together several respected leaders and experts, including Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o and Professor Hiroyuki Hino, who were present to offer professional insights and guidance.
According to the President, the atmosphere in the room was one of teamwork and determination.
“The last meeting I had with Baba was attended by Anyang’ Nyong’o and Professor Hino.
We sat down, not to talk politics, but to plan how to move Kenya from a third-world country to a first-world nation,” he said.
Ruto added that everyone in the room understood Raila’s big ideas and long-term vision for the country. He recalled that Kisii Governor Simba Arati also joined the session with his team.
Raila, he said, took time to explain to the leaders why countries like South Korea were far ahead of Kenya, outlining what Kenya needed to do to catch up and eventually compete at the same level.
Since Raila’s funeral, Ruto said he has continued engaging with Governor Nyong’o, who is already working on a comprehensive framework to push forward the ambitious plan the two leaders discussed.
Among the proposals highlighted by the President was the need to massively grow Kenya’s energy supply. He mentioned that they agreed on a target of generating at least 10,000 megawatts of power, a task he said Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi had already been directed to begin working on.
Ruto also said they talked about the need to improve Kenya’s infrastructure on a large scale. According to him, the plan includes extending major highways, constructing a new international airport, and tarmacking an additional 10,000 kilometres of road.
He stressed that these projects were part of their shared vision to honour Raila Odinga’s legacy by helping Kenya reach a higher level of development.
“There are things we agreed on—big things—that will help move Kenya from being a third-world country. And we want to do them in honour of Raila Odinga,” Ruto noted.
In recent months, President Ruto has been strongly promoting his campaign to transform Kenya into a first-world nation, a project expected to cost the country trillions of shillings over several years.
Speaking at a church gathering last month, he said Kenya is entering a new chapter and could achieve first-world status within the coming decades if Kenyans work together.
“I want to say this in church: by God’s grace, we have spent too many years as a third-world country. Now, with unity, effort, and good planning, we can move into first-world status within the next 30 years,” Ruto told the congregation.
The President emphasized that this transformation will require discipline, national unity, investment in modern infrastructure, and the active participation of all Kenyans.
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