Leveraging PPPs to address Kenya's infrastructure crisis

Ship-to-shore gantry cranes being offloaded at the Port of Lamu on April 13, 2024. [File, Standard]

President William Ruto's infrastructure agenda is a cornerstone of his administration's economic development strategy, aiming to enhance Kenya's infrastructure landscape to promote sustainable growth.

The President's ambitious development blueprint is being tested by a growing nation's public debt, the withdrawal of Finance Bill 2024 and the Supreme Court stay on Court of Appeal's decision declaring the Finance Act, 2023 unconstitutional, limiting the government's capacity to fund critical infrastructure projects.