Kenya's GDP growth, budget and policy nightmares

An anti-riot police officer kicks away a tear gas that detonated close to their position during a demonstration against the government in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)

All eyes are on the national budget, an estimate of our national expenditure and revenues. Every State department and ministry is fighting to get a higher allocation.

Add the counties. The debate on who generated that revenue is muted. Any businessman or entrepreneur would wish we were allocating profits or surplus, not revenues.