Nearly three-quarters of Kenyans, at least 72 per cent, believe that the country is headed in the wrong direction, putting President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration on the spot. A new survey report released Tuesday by Tifa cites the high cost of living, unemployment, political issues, corruption, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, and public debt as the causes for alarm. “The overwhelming perception of Kenyans as to the country’s current challenges are economic, specifically, the cost-of-living and unemployment (both at 27 per cent),” Tifa research analyst Tom Wolf says in the survey. The lot cited Uhuru’s administration effective management of the Covid-19 emergency response, better infrastructure, education, cost of living, political issues and employment. Kenyans feel that the high cost of living, unemployment, hunger and famine, poverty, and Covid-19 are among the challenges facing them.

Source: The Star July 27, 2021 09:19 UTC