Kenyans Decry Harsh Economic Conditions
84% of Kenyans believe that the current economic condition is worse than it was an year ago. This is according to a TIFA research released on Wednesday. A further 87% of Kenyans have alluded that they have reduced personal expenditure in a bid to cope with the high cost of living.
In furtherance to that, the report indicates the vast majority of Kenyans have experienced considerable economic distress recently, with large majorities across the political divide describing their economic condition as worse than a year ago, though Government supporters have either been somewhat less negatively affected by such economic conditions or are less willing to admit this (or both).
❑ One key indicator of such economic distress is the large majority who say they have had to reduce
their personal expenditure, with a vast majority of these respondents identifying food as the main
expenditure-category that they have chosen (or had to) cut back on. (Whether such reducedfood consumption is having any affect on people’s health is unclear.)
❑ In similar fashion, the most commonly cited challenge facing the Government is inflation/the cost of-living.
In a ranking for Cabinet Secretaries under the same report, the CS for interior and coordination of national government Prof. Kithure Kindiki emerged top with 65%, Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi is second with 62%, Education CS Ezekiel Machogu is third with 58% whilst his Health counterpart Susan Nakhumicha and Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen tie at 57%.
Top key challenges facing the Kenya Kwanza Government were mentioned as inflation at 39%, corruption at 15% and debt repayment at 8%.
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