Kenya economic quality worsened in the last decade: Report

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[Image source: African Arguments | Credit: Nina R.]


Nation | by Peter Mburu


Kenya’s economic quality worsened over the past decade amid swelling government debt, negative credit ratings, dwindling savings and a drop in government integrity.

This is according to the Legatum prosperity index, which ranked the country position 108 out of 167 for economic quality globally, a four-point drop from its position in 2010.

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 the country’s fiscal sustainability, where all aspects…

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[Image source: African Arguments | Credit: Nina R.]

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