Urgently address depressing State of the Economy

The country’s economic performance last year came under close scrutiny during the release of Data in the Economic Survey 2012 and was found wanting.

It is barely a month since President Kibaki painted a rosy picture of looming better life in his inaugural State of the Economy address, but a few days later, experts from various sectors assessed the progress on the promises, and concluded that the country is moving, but not fast enough.