World Bank reveals Sh1trn parastatals bailouts, subsidies

 Sections of the dilapidated facility and aging machinery on June 13, 2025 at the stalled Muhoroni Sugar Factory.

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Taxpayers are spending more than Sh1 trillion annually to keep loss-making State corporations afloat, preventing private investments and suppressing growth in formal job openings for youth.

A joint survey by the World Bank and the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has established that the government injects an equivalent of six to seven percent of gross domestic product (GDP) into under-performing State-owned enterprises (SOEs) every year.

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