State spending has remained high despite public demands for greater fiscal discipline.
- Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi
The universal fear is the effect the rise in prices is having on fuel, a staple commodity in every one of the countries for ordinary people as well as industries.
Lifting the licensing ban is expected to strengthen banks and, possibly, competition.
There is a real prospect of the government missing its tax revenue target.
La lenteur de la croissance économique du Kenya, l'importance de la population de jeunes instruits et les possibilités d'emploi limitées sont parmi les facteurs qui ont donné lieu aux manifestations.
Kenya’s slow economic growth, large educated youth population and limited job opportunities are some of the factors that gave rise to the protests.
Ruto’s administration continues to borrow, just like the previous regime.
William Ruto is determined to reduce public debt by collecting more taxes to pay for what the country needs.
Harmonising tariffs and standards is a big step.
Njuguna Ndung'u has the experience that suits Ruto’s bottom-up economics but lacks the political gravitas to appease voters.
Kenya’s new president campaigned on economic promises, but meeting them won’t be easy or instant.
Academics provide their insights into the state of the country’s economy, Ruto’s economic promises and what to expect.
When people fail to exercise their right to vote, it increases the likelihood of political extremism and the pursuit of narrow interests.
That there is no clear favourite to win shows the campaigning has been relatively free and competitive.
A confluence of many factors – from Russia’s war to drought to local corruption and lack of productivity – has inflated prices.
The economy has taken centre stage in Kenya’s 2022 elections, but political promises have fallen short of offering realistic solutions.
Politics is turning into a playground for the country’s elite in the absence of other avenues through which to rise to fame – and fortune.
Kenya should develop market standards that guide the quality of potatoes sold in local markets.
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