The big Sh67 billion riddle that defies zero sum theory

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge holds briquettes made from the old Sh 1,000 notes, with each showing what shredded Sh1, 000, 000 looks like during a briefing on demonetisation in Nairobi on Wednesday. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA

In theory, there is a game called zero-sum, which is a mathematical illustration where one person’s gain is equivalent to another person’s loss, so that the net change is zero.

Consider the stock market. You can only realise price gain(s) by making another person lose.

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