Parts of vandalized JKIA-Westlands Express Way at the Mlolongo section during the Azimio la Umoja protests against the high cost of living. In the Kenyan context, the respite from Maandamano, the public demonstrations ostensibly protesting the high cost of living, has seen a season of peace welcomed by all. Take public debt for instance. In 2013, at the onset of the Uhuru Kenyatta administration, public debt as a ratio of GDP was at 50.7 percent. Inference is drawn from these figures that perhaps there was an element of reckless and unfettered accumulation of public debt during this “Handshake” period.

Source: Daily Nation November 22, 2023 10:05 UTC