We can manage scrap metal trade better and avert sabotage

President Uhuru Kenyatta in January imposed a ban on exports and dealings in scrap metal until there are regulations in place to guide the business. April 4, 2022. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Sisyphus. This name aptly reflects the current state of our economy. Sisyphus was a Greek man punished in a most cruel manner. The Greek god Zeus punished him to roll a large rock up a hill for eternity.

Every time he arrived at the hilltop, the rock would roll back to the base and he would have to roll it up again. This was an exercise in futility.