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Vol 60 No 18

Published 13th September 2019


Kenya

Spending on the hoof

President Kenyatta wants to buy his way to a legacy. Sceptics say the economic outlook does not support this largesse

On an impromptu stop at a function at Mwangoni Primary School in Kwale County on the south coast on 8 September, President Uhuru Kenyatta made an instant personal donation of 1 million shillings (US$10,000) to refurbish the school buildings and promised Ksh10m ($100,000) more from the government.

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