Kathiani Member of Parliament Robert Mbui has accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of using the proposed Vision 2060 development agenda to shift public attention away from the 2027 General Election.
Speaking on a local television station on Monday, August 17, 2026, Mbui said the government should instead prioritise the immediate challenges facing Kenyans, including unemployment, healthcare, education and the rising cost of living.
The MP described the proposed Vision 2060 plan as “diversionary”, arguing that Kenyans are currently more concerned about their daily struggles and the upcoming election.
“So, this idea of the proposed Vision 2060 by this regime, in my very honest opinion, is diversionary. They want to move the country away from where Kenyans are now focused, which is the 2027 election,” Mbui said.
Mbui also questioned whether the government would be able to deliver on another long-term development programme, pointing to previous national plans and political commitments that he said remain unfulfilled.
The Kathiani MP cited Vision 2030, which was introduced during the administration of former President Mwai Kibaki, with Kalonzo Musyoka and the late Raila Odinga among the political figures associated with its development.
He argued that Kenya is approaching the end of the Vision 2030 period without achieving many of the targets initially set under the programme.
Mbui also criticised President William Ruto’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda, saying Kenyans were yet to see the results they had been promised.
His remarks come amid growing political debate over President Ruto’s proposed long-term development framework beyond Vision 2030, with opposition leaders questioning whether the government should focus on a new national agenda before addressing existing economic challenges and commitments.
