Kenya's Economy At Crossroads

There is a Kenyan proverb which says a man stung by a bee does not destroy all beehives.

- Qureish Raghib

Kenyan politicians need to take a cue from this wisdom. In their unrelenting efforts to denigrate each other, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party misused the legislative body and coerced the highest institute of justice in Kenya and rendered it subservient. His arch political rival, Raila Odinga continues to be adamant in his efforts to be the first citizen and is considered to be equally responsible in severely maligning the geopolitical goodwill and the socio-economic confidence that Kenya enjoyed as a regional powerhouse. Opposition leader Odinga’s call for the boycott of products manufactured by companies controlled by hardliners associated with President Kenyatta sends out a wrong signal within the business circles. It projects Kenya to be a country in war with itself.