Bernard Momanyi

Ruku accused Gachagua of pursuing divisive politics and repeatedly turning against his political allies, citing his public criticism of former President Uhuru Kenyatta as an example.

But technological transformation brings a fundamental question: are we moving fast enough to innovate while also building the governance systems needed to ensure innovation works for everyone?

Before asking Kenyans what country they want in 2060, perhaps we should ask a more uncomfortable question: what do we have to show for Vision 2030?

That interrogation of what Singapore and Vision 2060 mean matters because political language can lose its power when it is repeated without being translated into everyday realities. A vision must make sense to the citizen who wakes up worried about school fees, food prices, rent, employment, healthcare and the prospects of his or her children. It needs to answer a basic question: What does this destination mean for me?

In the first half of 2026 alone, 55,000 new generative artificial intelligence companies were established in China, representing a 28 per cent increase from the same period a year earlier. Even more remarkable was the expansion of the humanoid robotics sector, which registered 116,000 new companies, up 9.5 per cent year on year.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 18 — Kenyan businesses are adopting local internet domains at a pace more than four times the global average, as small enterprises increasingly turn to websites and e-commerce to participate in the digital economy.

The court certified his application as urgent and directed that it be served on the respondents, who have been given seven days to file and serve their responses.

That policymakers and even the President are now part of this conversation is largely a result of the work of health journalists and communication platforms that have deliberately made health, health financing and access a permanent fixture on the public agenda.

Flooding, displacement, loss of lives, disease outbreaks, destruction of homes and infrastructure, and disruption of livelihoods are among the risks Kenya is being asked to prepare for. The question, therefore, is not whether we should be concerned. The question is: Are we truly ready?

During the tour, President Ruto inspected the Kajiado Town Police Housing Project, which will provide 100 housing units for police officers. He also inspected a 580-bed student accommodation project at Maasai National Polytechnic.