What data tells us about Kenya as a company

President William Ruto talks to small-scale traders popularly known as 'Hustlers' after his arrival during the hustler fund launch at Green Park stage at Railways on November 30, 2022. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

We continue from where we left last time. It doesn't matter how many high-level economic development meetings President William Ruto hosts and great deals he secures, or how hard his technocratic advisers or the actual Cabinet might be working behind the scenes if Kenyans are subjected to endless tirades and chest-thumping by his deputy Rigathi Gachagua. Unless, of course, Kenya Kwanza is facing difficulties in detailing and actioning the specifics in "The Plan". In other words, unless this is a deliberate scheme to divert our attention from more pressing issues.

And to be clear, this is a point that would have been made if the shoe was on the foot, and Azimio were the people in charge. Kenya has spent at least two generations claiming to be at "take-off" stage in the traditional economic development model once espoused by a fellow called Rostow.