We need to have an honest conversation on the state of the economy

A woman at work at an iron ore mining quarry in Jaribuni,  Kilifi County. [Maureen Ongala, Standard]

There is just something wrong with the country right now. Particularly its economy.

For Kenyans, it seems everything that could go wrong is going wrong. At every turn, they are being hit by increase in prices of essentials and it appears things might get worse in the coming months before they get better, if ever they will ever get better.