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Is our economy a hostage of politics?

Azimio la Umoja supporters at the KICC reacted to the filling of a presidential petition on August 22, 2022. [Silas Otieno, Standard]

It was every voter's dream that after the long wait, we would vote and go back to our business of earning an honest living.

Remember 80 per cent of citizens are in the informal sector. They have no regular salaries or pensions. Some live one day at a time.

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