With Kenya seemingly heading towards a corrupt free state, Some of the Government officials who have had a knack or rather had been known for their unlawful activities are doing everything to drag the efforts put into place by H.E The President of the republic of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta and his counterpart in the campaign who happens to be a former Prime Minister as well as the Opposition leader Raila Odinga.
It is a controversial way of conduct by the government officials whom we believe should be in full support of the so-called "Hand cheque" because it is what is to help the nation revive and realize the full potential it has towards attaining a stable economic status. In this way, we can agree that despite the fact that corruption has been a prime hindrance in the stabilization of our economy, other minor factors still stand out.
Some of the worrying factors that are still undermining our Economic growth are together with poor economic policies, Political instabilities and diseases.
Kenyan's have previously been big supporters of corruption because they adjusted very fast to the hindrances i mentioned. In a case to do with the Poor Economic policies, Both the Financial and Agricultural sectors which happen to be the ultimate strongholds of the Kenyan Economy, Kenyans are not ready to diversify in the growing of other food and cash crops apart from the already dominating ones. This finds excess products in the market thus making it difficult for the ministry of Agriculture to absorb all the products. Only a few are allowed to supply their products but at a very low-cost because every other farmer wishes to have their products taken. Definitely corruption comes in at this point in the vetting of whose products are to be taken.
The Government is ought to have implemented Policies to govern the Agricultural sector to avoid this kind of encounter by those who feed the nation by allowing diversification of the products produced. Droughts, Floods and Famines are some of the challenges the government need to get solutions to in this sector. The government can therefore come up with strategies and policies that can deal with the uncertainties in future that may in one way or another affect the performance or rather the Economic growth of the Nation.
Political instability in Kenya previously seen the through the consecutive Elections has seen so many investors shy away due to lack of confidence in their investments and security to their lives. With the current political state in Kenya, it is almost true to state that for the first time the political state of our nation is stable. My worry comes when a whole nation is run with everyone supporting the Government. It is a good deal but very dangerous. When looting of public funds becomes the order of the day, who will be their to point out the culprits? Echo to the NASA founder Hon. Musalia Mudavadi who has embraced and still shows the significance of Opposition in the country.
Diseases are a list factor but very crucial in the undermining of the economic stability.HIV/AIDS and malaria are wiping away young and energetic members of the society who are important in the economic growth process.Some are professionals and thus we end up having unqualified people to run our economy.
The country must therefore focus not only in corruption as factor undermining Economic stability but also Political instability, poor Implementation of Economic strategies, and diseases. If all these are taken to control, Kenya would be a small corner of paradise whose members will enjoy the fruits that it comes with it. We will be listed among the Economic powerhouses in Kenya and in the whole globe. Kenya has a future that is why investors are in pursuit of investing in it including the competing economic giants, the China state.
Amos Wanjala/wanjalaamos524@gmail.com
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