Ruto tax-led growth economics not going according to script

An illustration of taxation burden. [Getty Images]

President William Ruto is a man with a dream and plan. He has a crystal clear dream of building a million homes in five years on the backs of Kenyan workers.

For a salary cut of 1.5 per cent and a matching contribution by employers, he reckons he can build 200,000 homes across the country every year. That will create a million jobs and spur on an economy limping under the weight of debts. It is a lofty dream if everything goes according to script.