Anglican Archbishop Ole Sapit likens Ruto’s Vision 2060 plan to failed BBI

Anglican Archbishop Ole Sapit, head of the Anglican Church of Kenya, has strongly criticized President William Ruto's Vision 2060 development plan. During a live television interview on August 12, 2026, the cleric warned that launching major national initiatives so close to an election could reignite political divisions similar to the failed Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) from the previous administration.

Archbishop Ole Sapit stated that while long-term strategic planning is essential, doing so at this time risks inflaming the already tense political climate on the brink of elections. His remarks echo concerns raised about the controversial constitutional overhaul backed by the previous government, which dominated public debate for years before being struck down by the courts ahead of the 2022 polls.

The Anglican leader's critique follows President Ruto's official launch of the national dialogue framework for Vision 2060 at the "Beyond Vision 2030" national conversation forum on the same day. The forum gathered over 5,000 delegates from all 47 counties, including high-ranking officials and stakeholders, to begin drafting a successor framework to the previous Vision 2030 plan.

President Ruto assured delegates that unlike Vision 2030, the new 30-year roadmap would be legally bound by mandatory public consultation under the 2010 Constitution. He tasked government officials with conducting an inclusive gathering of ideas from academia, private sector, civil society, and youth groups. Vision 2060 is described as a structural transformational strategy aimed at elevating Kenya to first-world economic status within the next quarter-century.

The plan draws inspiration from rapid industrialisation models in Singapore and South Korea, with a particular focus on addressing modern challenges such as artificial intelligence integration, technological disruption, and climate change mitigation.