Corona virus pandemic. It is time for Kenya to start afresh

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Okiya

Elder Lister
1. We need to move from a growth only economic model. Every year we are told that the economy is growing by 6% but very quite a number don't feel this growth. We therefore need to move from growth only economic model to people centric model.

2. We need to start increasing our dependency on domestic value chains. Mambo ya importing fish from China while we have some in Kenya, importing rice from Pakistan while we have farmers in Mwea needs to be relooked at. There is need to be self reliant as possible.

3. We need to stop our concentration of economic activity in Nairobi only. The solution is diversifying. Let Nakuru get back as the manufacturing hub of Kenya. Let another town/ county take another sector.

4. We need to attract foreign investors and give local investors incentives. Manufacturing is a meagre 10% of our GDP.

5. The biggest driver of value in Kenya is the SME and the informal sector. Most of the targeted interventions should be directed to them by increasing their level of liquidity and confidence.

6. We need to move from a country where politics drives the economy to one where the economy drives the politics. This will make the economy become the top issue for voters.
 
We can't do all that on our own, thats why we haven't done it till now. We need WB/IMF guidance and supervision.


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Okiya said:
1. We need to move from a growth only economic model. Every year we are told that the economy is growing by 6% but very quite a number don't feel this growth. We therefore need to move from growth only economic model to people centric model.

2. We need to start increasing our dependency on domestic value chains. Mambo ya importing fish from China while we have some in Kenya, importing rice from Pakistan while we have farmers in Mwea needs to be relooked at. There is need to be self reliant as possible.

3. We need to stop our concentration of economic activity in Nairobi only. The solution is diversifying. Let Nakuru get back as the manufacturing hub of Kenya. Let another town/ county take another sector.

4. We need to attract foreign investors and give local investors incentives. Manufacturing is a meagre 10% of our GDP.

5. The biggest driver of value in Kenya is the SME and the informal sector. Most of the targeted interventions should be directed to them by increasing their level of liquidity and confidence.

6. We need to move from a country where politics drives the economy to one where the economy drives the politics. This will make the economy become the top issue for voters.
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I have highlighted areas where we do have the greatest possibility to control our economic destiny. Number #6 although listed last is an important starting point.
 
For this to happen we need string policies, which need a good head of state or government to implement the vision.
 
@Okiya, those are good points. But they do not address the core reason why countries like Kenya are poor.

THE KEY REASONS ARE 1) LOW PRODUCTIVITY 2) HIGH DEPENDENCE.

The first is that very few of our people are engaged in productive work, whether through formal or informal sectors. Reasons for this are varying, from alcohol abuse in Central to unsustainable pastoralism in the North Rift to cultural problems at the Coast and Luo Nyanza (you would be surprised at the thousands and thousands and thousands of unproductive land in these areas).

The second reason is simply because of what I have been saying all along - BREEDING LIKE RATS.

Last year, more than 1.2 million kids sat the KCPE. Assuming all classes from pre-primary (2 classes), primary (8 classes) and Secondary (4 classes) all have about the same number of kids, THAT MEANS KENYA HAS A TOTAL OF 14x1.2 million kids under 18 years. THAT IS about 17 million children ( or more than a third of the population) under 18 years who contribute absolutely nothing to the economy. When you add the other numbers in colleges and uni you get to nearly half the population! People hate me when I say this, BUT NO COUNTRY CAN MAKE ANY APPRECIABLE GAINS WHEN HALF THE POPULATION ARE UNPRODUCTIVE LITTLE SHITS WHO JUST EAT AND SHIT THE WHOLE DAY.

Hard truths.

To make any strides, we first must address these two factors. everybody must be pulled into the productive economy even if by force (the British did it by introducing the hut tax), and women should be given incentives to have fewer children.
 
Field Marshal said:
@Okiya, those are good points. But they do not address the core reason why countries like Kenya are poor.

THE KEY REASONS ARE 1) LOW PRODUCTIVITY 2) HIGH DEPENDENCE.

The first is that very few of our people are engaged in productive work, whether through formal or informal sectors. Reasons for this are varying, from alcohol abuse in Central to unsustainable pastoralism in the North Rift to cultural problems at the Coast and Luo Nyanza (you would be surprised at the thousands and thousands and thousands of unproductive land in these areas).

The second reason is simply because of what I have been saying all along - BREEDING LIKE RATS.

Last year, more than 1.2 million kids sat the KCPE. Assuming all classes from pre-primary (2 classes), primary (8 classes) and Secondary (4 classes) all have about the same number of kids, THAT MEANS KENYA HAS A TOTAL OF 14x1.2 million kids under 18 years. THAT IS about 17 million children ( or more than a third of the population) under 18 years who contribute absolutely nothing to the economy. When you add the other numbers in colleges and uni you get to nearly half the population! People hate me when I say this, BUT NO COUNTRY CAN MAKE ANY APPRECIABLE GAINS WHEN HALF THE POPULATION ARE UNPRODUCTIVE LITTLE SHITS WHO JUST EAT AND SHIT THE WHOLE DAY.

Hard truths.

To make any strides, we first must address these two factors. everybody must be pulled into the productive economy even if by force (the British did it by introducing the hut tax), and women should be given incentives to have fewer children.
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So unnecessary at this moment. People don't wake up one day and decide they will abuse alcohol. Its the frustrations that comes up with wide range of factors and narrowing all factors to alcohol is bullshit. suppose you ban alcohol altogether, and you have entire nation working, what percentage of the economy will it improves?
 
Field Marshal said:
@Okiya, those are good points. But they do not address the core reason why countries like Kenya are poor.

THE KEY REASONS ARE 1) LOW PRODUCTIVITY 2) HIGH DEPENDENCE.

The first is that very few of our people are engaged in productive work, whether through formal or informal sectors. Reasons for this are varying, from alcohol abuse in Central to unsustainable pastoralism in the North Rift to cultural problems at the Coast and Luo Nyanza (you would be surprised at the thousands and thousands and thousands of unproductive land in these areas).

The second reason is simply because of what I have been saying all along - BREEDING LIKE RATS.

Last year, more than 1.2 million kids sat the KCPE. Assuming all classes from pre-primary (2 classes), primary (8 classes) and Secondary (4 classes) all have about the same number of kids, THAT MEANS KENYA HAS A TOTAL OF 14x1.2 million kids under 18 years. THAT IS about 17 million children ( or more than a third of the population) under 18 years who contribute absolutely nothing to the economy. When you add the other numbers in colleges and uni you get to nearly half the population! People hate me when I say this, BUT NO COUNTRY CAN MAKE ANY APPRECIABLE GAINS WHEN HALF THE POPULATION ARE UNPRODUCTIVE LITTLE SHITS WHO JUST EAT AND SHIT THE WHOLE DAY.

Hard truths.

To make any strides, we first must address these two factors. everybody must be pulled into the productive economy even if by force (the British did it by introducing the hut tax), and women should be given incentives to have fewer children.
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Hii yako ni upuss! Most Kenyans are hard working people who get harrased out of business by punitive taxes, corruption, business men connected to govt who collude to kill local industries in favour of foreign ones....otherwise how do you explain the resourcefulness and ranking of Kenyans among other African countries even though we dont have a lot of natural resources?
 
Okiya said:
1. We need to move from a growth only economic model. Every year we are told that the economy is growing by 6% but very quite a number don't feel this growth. We therefore need to move from growth only economic model to people centric model.

2. We need to start increasing our dependency on domestic value chains. Mambo ya importing fish from China while we have some in Kenya, importing rice from Pakistan while we have farmers in Mwea needs to be relooked at. There is need to be self reliant as possible.

3. We need to stop our concentration of economic activity in Nairobi only. The solution is diversifying. Let Nakuru get back as the manufacturing hub of Kenya. Let another town/ county take another sector.

4. We need to attract foreign investors and give local investors incentives. Manufacturing is a meagre 10% of our GDP.

5. The biggest driver of value in Kenya is the SME and the informal sector. Most of the targeted interventions should be directed to them by increasing their level of liquidity and confidence.

6. We need to move from a country where politics drives the economy to one where the economy drives the politics. This will make the economy become the top issue for voters.
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7. Make the EAC a full and open economic block
 
Field Marshal said:
@Okiya, those are good points. But they do not address the core reason why countries like Kenya are poor.

THE KEY REASONS ARE 1) LOW PRODUCTIVITY 2) HIGH DEPENDENCE.

The first is that very few of our people are engaged in productive work, whether through formal or informal sectors. Reasons for this are varying, from alcohol abuse in Central to unsustainable pastoralism in the North Rift to cultural problems at the Coast and Luo Nyanza (you would be surprised at the thousands and thousands and thousands of unproductive land in these areas).

The second reason is simply because of what I have been saying all along - BREEDING LIKE RATS.

Last year, more than 1.2 million kids sat the KCPE. Assuming all classes from pre-primary (2 classes), primary (8 classes) and Secondary (4 classes) all have about the same number of kids, THAT MEANS KENYA HAS A TOTAL OF 14x1.2 million kids under 18 years. THAT IS about 17 million children ( or more than a third of the population) under 18 years who contribute absolutely nothing to the economy. When you add the other numbers in colleges and uni you get to nearly half the population! People hate me when I say this, BUT NO COUNTRY CAN MAKE ANY APPRECIABLE GAINS WHEN HALF THE POPULATION ARE UNPRODUCTIVE LITTLE SHITS WHO JUST EAT AND SHIT THE WHOLE DAY.

Hard truths.

To make any strides, we first must address these two factors. everybody must be pulled into the productive economy even if by force (the British did it by introducing the hut tax), and women should be given incentives to have fewer children.
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Let me break it to be as simple. For economy to thrive, we need to increase the number of transactions and the value of transactions.

Low productivity is a problem caused by the policies and not the people. When Kenya imports even simple things like toothpicks how then do you expect productivity to improve. Producing things locally will increase the number of transactions.

Secondly a growing population is an attractive factor for investors because it increases consumption
 
Kibaki who inherited a dead economy put it right within a short time so the problem here is Uhuru Kenyatta. Those 6% economic growth rate numbers are fake and even governor Njoroge doubted them publicly.
Those wonderful proposals will not even be considered by a man who's loyalty is with China and not Kenya
 
Field Marshal said:
@Okiya, those are good points. But they do not address the core reason why countries like Kenya are poor.

THE KEY REASONS ARE 1) LOW PRODUCTIVITY 2) HIGH DEPENDENCE.

The first is that very few of our people are engaged in productive work, whether through formal or informal sectors. Reasons for this are varying, from alcohol abuse in Central to unsustainable pastoralism in the North Rift to cultural problems at the Coast and Luo Nyanza (you would be surprised at the thousands and thousands and thousands of unproductive land in these areas).

The second reason is simply because of what I have been saying all along - BREEDING LIKE RATS.

Last year, more than 1.2 million kids sat the KCPE. Assuming all classes from pre-primary (2 classes), primary (8 classes) and Secondary (4 classes) all have about the same number of kids, THAT MEANS KENYA HAS A TOTAL OF 14x1.2 million kids under 18 years. THAT IS about 17 million children ( or more than a third of the population) under 18 years who contribute absolutely nothing to the economy. When you add the other numbers in colleges and uni you get to nearly half the population! People hate me when I say this, BUT NO COUNTRY CAN MAKE ANY APPRECIABLE GAINS WHEN HALF THE POPULATION ARE UNPRODUCTIVE LITTLE SHITS WHO JUST EAT AND SHIT THE WHOLE DAY.

Hard truths.

To make any strides, we first must address these two factors. everybody must be pulled into the productive economy even if by force (the British did it by introducing the hut tax), and women should be given incentives to have fewer children.
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Guka, being infertile doesn't give you the right to bash those of us who have got children. You can still adopt.
Kenyans are hard workers and use any means to bring food on the table.
Your friends government on the other hand kills small industries through punitive taxes and bureaucracy. Have you ever tried to start manufacturing anything? And I mean anything?
If yo have never, just shut up and keep your opinions deep in your asshole.
 
Aviator said:
Guka, being infertile doesn't give you the right to bash those of us who have got children. You can still adopt.
Kenyans are hard workers and use any means to bring food on the table.
Your friends government on the other hand kills small industries through punitive taxes and bureaucracy. Have you ever tried to start manufacturing anything? And I mean anything?
If yo have never, just shut up and keep your opinions deep in your asshole.
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His narrative is tired, according to him, government policies are the best
 
The.Black.Templar said:
Hii yako ni upuss! Most Kenyans are hard working people who get harrased out of business by punitive taxes, corruption, business men connected to govt who collude to kill local industries in favour of foreign ones....otherwise how do you explain the resourcefulness and ranking of Kenyans among other African countries even though we dont have a lot of natural resources?
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exactly , he keeps blaming people forgetting policymakers have the final say why production costs in kenya are expensive, in the year 2009-2016 many manufacturing plants close their operations in kenya,rendering thousands jobless and they were all pointing to high production costs yet policymakers have never bothered to address this issue.

kwanza a big population is very good , it will translate to a bigger market.
 
It's Me Scumbag said:
@Field Marshal does it mean that all our problems come from kuzaana kama panya?
Government policies do not gave anything to do with the state of the economy?
The myriad licences on needs to open up even the smallest business unit?
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That's why I asked him if he's ever tried to manufacture anything before he comes here to lecture those of us who have been harassed by the government to close our firms.
 
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