The 2017 General Election proved expensive for businesses, which had to contend with riots that cost the economy billions of shillings before the ‘Handshake’ between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his opponent Raila Odinga calmed things down.
This cyclical disruption of the economy has been the main worry for businesses over the past decade, forcing them to take up cover against associated losses, which lead to higher cost of doing business and discourages long term investment.
