Why growth is not trickling down to rural areas

A coffee farmer in Ting’ang’a. He has chosen to continue with coffee farming despite many farmers in the county uprooting the crop to pave way for real estate. [PHOTO: JOHN KARUME/STANDARD]

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto came to power two years ago, promising to raise the living standards of majority of Kenyans who were merely existing on the periphery of the country’s economy.

They announced grandiose plans supposed to transform not just the economy but the lives of Kenyans. To their credit, plans to transform the business landscape by creating an enabling environment and reducing the cost of doing business is right on schedule.