The unintended consequences of political and economic paralysis

Traffic jam at Kinangop junction along Nairobi-Naivasha road due to WRC Safari Rally, on June 26, 2021. [File, Standard

Forget the sophisticated language of economists, their graphs and equations, the bottom line of economics is human activities. Despite all the hype about artificial intelligence (AI) or the Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR), someone must work and do real things.

Planting, cleaning, bricklaying, transporting, cooking and thinking. All these activities are coordinated by the market to achieve either personal or national goals.