Job creation is the truest measure of economic performance

Jua kali artisans in Naivasha. The informal sector in Kenya employed about 15.26 million individuals as of 2021.
[Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The best way to measure an economy's health is how well ordinary workers can earn a decent living. Certainly, macroeconomic stability and aggregate growth matter. And it is great that we have a fair amount of stability in the broader economy.

But what really matters is how real Kenyans experience the economy. Stated differently, growth and stability are only as good as they produce development and improvements in our people's material condition.