State of Kenya's economy: What's really going on?

Youths hired under Kazi Kwa Vijana project during the construction of the 1.7km Grogan road, undertaken by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services, on June 30, 2020. [File, Standard] 

The 2022 polls put the economy on the pedestal. It’s likely to remain there in the foreseeable future. We have become more economically conscious as the country modernises.

One unintended consequence of this consciousness is corruption or nepotism, as more citizens come to learn what money can do for them.