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What State must do to end Kenya’s economic woes

The recently released 2019 Kenya Population and Census report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics showed that the country’s population stands at 47.6 million in comparison with 37.7 million recorded in 2009.

And according to the latest statistics from Central Bank of Kenya, the country’s public debt has soared to Sh6.2 trillion, meaning every Kenyan owes domestic and foreign lenders at least Sh130,349.

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