Why it’s a tall order to achieve Big Four targets

A section of Coca-cola manufacturing plant in Nairobi. [David Njaaga/Standard]

Kenya’s ability to achieve the Big Four Agenda has been cast in doubt as recent economic trends and data indicate achieving the ambitious targets will require nothing short of an economic miracle.

The Government hopes to double manufacturing output from the current nine per cent to 20 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2022.