PREMIUM Kenya’s Road to Singapore: Prof Hino says human capital, not just big projects, will drive take-off Prof Hino believes Kenya can follow the road travelled by Singapore and South Korea. News 17 min ago

Dr Ruto will launches what could become the most consequential exercise in defining Kenya’s economic future since the adoption of Vision 2030, with experts arguing that the country’s route to becoming a high-income economy will depend not just on mega-projects, but on the power, skills and productivity of its people.

A former International Monetary Fund (IMF) official who has worked with Kenya since the 1990s, Prof Hino believes the country's greatest asset in its quest to become a prosperous, high-income and globally competitive economy is its people.” It is an argument that gives a different perspective to today's launch, coming as Kenya prepares to move beyond Vision 2030 and develop a new national blueprint intended to guide the country for years to come.