How to fire Kenya’s growth to Vision 2030 ideal level

Some fresh produce on display during a farmer’s expo in Nakuru County. The country continues to struggle with food security, hampering robust growth. PHOTO | SULEIMAN MBATIAH

Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate has been ticking along steadily at between four to five per cent over the past five years. At no point has it hit the Vision 2030 target of 10 per cent.

Why not? Was Vision 2030 a pipe dream littered with deliberately illusory goals and targets? Why has the 10 per cent target not been reached, and how can this be changed?

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.