From the basic economic knowledge i know, a country's economic growth depends on its ability to produce and export goods and services required by other countries. The more you produce, the more you export, the better, Your currency gets demand is hence stronger.
Kenya produces agricultural produce (Tea, coffee, flowers etc) then we sell.
We also provide tourism services.
On the hand, we import almost everything else, fuel,manufactured items like phones,TV,cars.
Inputs to our few manufacturing industries are also imported,e.g. steel,gas,rubber etc
unfortunately, we are not doing too well in sectors that we are meant to be strong in, We are not producing efficiently and sufficiently in agriculture,
Our tourism sector still has huge competition. and still fighting travel advisories.
We are still uprooting coffee in kiambu and Thika to put up residential areas, etc
We've ended up importing agricultural products like maize, which we should have in abundance, being an agriculturally driven country.
So, i ask, what drives our economy!!!!
to me we seem to be doing much better than how my basic economics can explain.
Which industry in kenya makes us better than TZ and UG for example?