Anonymous14 days ago
President William Ruto has launched a wave of multi-billion shilling infrastructure projects across Western Kenya—roads, housing, hospitals, and airports—framing the spending as a correction of decades of regional neglect. But with Kenya's debt-to-GDP ratio at 67.4%, debt service consuming roughly 60% of revenue, and the 2027 election looming, critics question whether the government can credibly finance the projects without deepening an already precarious fiscal position or simply repackaging political patronage as development.