Why Nairobi is the most expensive city to live in in Africa

Mr. President, Kenya is like a sick patient who does not look sick from the outside but extremely sick from inside. The rate at which the sickness is increasing Kenya’s high wage bill, unemployment and high cost of living notwithstanding corruption will soon collapse our beloved country.

Kenya’s current wage bill stands at 53 percent of the national budget and uses 55 percent of the country’s revenue collection. This is way beyond the accepted international standard for sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34 percent. As a priority your government must exercise prudent management of the public finances, especially the overall wage bill. Today the recurrent expenditure is reaching unsustainable levels, squeezing out resources meant for development.