“Conflict has returned to the centre of international affairs, from Ukraine in recent years to the Middle East in recent weeks.”
A world under strain. Opening his lecture at an event organised by Med-Or Italian Foundation at Luiss Guido Carli, Kenya’s president, William Samoei Ruto, framed his remarks within a global environment marked by mounting instability. Trade routes, he noted, have regained strategic relevance, while security “is no longer confined to territorial borders”, extending into cyberspace, energy systems and critical infrastructure.
Redefining state capacity. Ruto’s answer was not abstract but operational. Each of these attributes corresponds to a practical approach to governance.
Kenya beyond the stereotype. From this conceptual framework, Ruto moved to Kenya’s national trajectory.
The Silicon Savannah. Technology is a central pillar of this transformation.
Infrastructure, energy and industrialisation. Ruto then turned to policy priorities, outlining three pillars: infrastructure, agriculture and energy.
Africa in the global system. From the national level, Ruto expanded his focus to the continent.
From extraction to co-production. At the core of Ruto’s message is a redefinition of Africa’s relationship with external partners.
A necessary reform. Ruto closed with a critique of the global financial system.
A continent at the centre. Taken together, the lecture outlined a coherent vision linking domestic reform, regional integration and global rebalancing.
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