Speaking at the ECAM Council Summit on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly, President Ruto set out a sharp vision for a continent that builds rather than begs
By David Kimani
President William Ruto yesterday told global business and political leaders at the ECAM Council Summit in New York that Africa must claim its seat at the table where the world’s economic future is being written, declaring Kenya open for investment that creates jobs, transfers technology and builds African institutions.
Ruto, in New York for the 81st UN General Assembly, used the week to push Kenya’s investment agenda across energy, manufacturing, health, agriculture and technology. At the ECAM Summit, his message was direct. “Africa must be in the room where tomorrow’s economic architecture is designed — not waiting outside to inherit it,” he said, adding that the continent’s partnerships must shift decisively from aid and extraction towards investment, value addition and shared prosperity.
On health, Ruto pointed to COVID-19 as a turning point. “Africa must train its own specialists, manufacture medicines and vaccines and build resilient supply chains,” he said. Kenya, he noted, is expanding health coverage, strengthening primary healthcare and investing in modern health infrastructure.
The forum marked another step in Kenya’s emergence as a leading voice for African economic self-determination.
Some of the moments as captured in pictures
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