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Debt weighs down Kenya’s economic growth outlook

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • This year’s report shows that Kenya scored 43.0 points in terms of economic quality, down from 43.8 points in 2010.
  • The report paints a grim picture of Kenya’s fiscal sustainability, where all aspects of economic resilience have been failing.


The swelling public debt, dwindling savings and a plunge in government integrity have weighed down Kenya’s economy over the past decade.