Speech by His Excellency President William Samoei Ruto, Phd., C.G.H on Mashujaa Day October 20, 2022

Abstract

President William Ruto’s 2022 Mashujaa Day address honours Kenya’s freedom fighters and the values that drove the independence struggle—unity, sacrifice, justice, and patriotism—while calling on citizens to embody these ideals through everyday acts of service and nation-building. He outlines an ambitious agenda focused on agricultural transformation to end hunger, expansion of affordable housing, accessible credit through the Hustler Fund, universal health coverage driven by preventive care and community health workers, and a major digital superhighway to create youth opportunities and support the creative economy. Ruto emphasises strengthening the rule of law by professionalising policing, fighting corruption, and upholding judicial independence. He also commits to bold climate action through a plan to grow 15 billion trees, expand irrigation, and restore degraded ecosystems. Internationally, he reaffirms Kenya’s commitment to regional leadership, economic diplomacy, African integration, and global cooperation. The speech concludes with a call for “transformational patriotism,” urging Kenyans to rise to the moment and build a prosperous, just, and united nation.