Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o and Institute of Public Finance’s Daniel Ndirangu during release of the state of the Kenyan Economy report in Nairobi, on January 22, 2026. [David Gichuru, Standard]
The Controller of Budget has watered down President William Ruto’s ambition to transform Kenya into a “Singapore-like” economy, warning that the vision is unattainable as long as fiscal projections remain disconnected from citizens’ lived realities.
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