In Today’s episode, Maina Chege analyzes a special report on the state of Kenya’s public debt.
Our research has revealed that every Kenyan would need to contribute over 205,000 shillings in order to pay off the national debt. The report utilized data from the Central Bank of Kenya, the Treasury, KRA, KNBS, the national census, the US Federal Reserve Bank, and The World Bank to explore the nuances of how Kenya’s debt has skyrocketed in the last 14 years.
But how did we get here?
And more importantly, what’s next?

