President William Ruto’s plans to spend Sh5 trillion on infrastructure building by 2032 are perhaps the boldest show of how his administration’s priorities have changed in the three years that he has been in power.
The president has, in the recent past, been pushing a big, big-ticket infrastructure agenda, a stark contrast from the hustler narrative of empowering initiatives such as the Financial Inclusion Fund, better known as the Hustler Fund, affordable housing and universal health.