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Uhuru men face heat to resolve cash crisis as tea party ends

President Uhuru Kenyatta inspecting ongoing work at the Naivasha Dry Port when he made an impromptu visit

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s remark that he did not understand why Kenyans are broke has stung his lieutenants into action.

High-ranking government officials spent the better part of the week figuring out how they can put money into people’s pockets, burning the midnight oil as they sought to end a cash crisis that has snuffed life out of several businesses and left scores jobless.

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