Current policies cannot grow economy by double digit, says government agency

A farmer harvest Immature Millet after Diverted Drying River Thiba loses capacity to channel water downstream for domestic and farm use in Embu County as drought continues to bite the country. Jan 23, 2017. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD] Selected

Kenya is unlikely to achieve double-digit economic growth unless it undertakes drastic reform in policy, a new report says.

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (Kippra) says in its latest economic report that growing the economy by at least 10 per cent will require a complete policy change.