From third to first world status in 15 years

Dualing of the Sh200 billion Rironi-Mau Summit highway project ongoing at Manguo Swamp near Limuru junction on December 15, 2025.

Photo credit: Boniface Mwangi | Nation Media Group

Two related ideas featured prominently at a gathering of 300 educationists in Laikipia last Monday. When asked about their vision of Laikipia, they were emphatic. Good governance, and economic transformation.

To be like Singapore, they said. The latter resonated with the pitch by President Ruto, who in recent months has been talking about transforming the country, from a third to first-world economy, in our lifetime.

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