• The stories making headlines in the Star this morning.
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The Parliamentary Budget Office has picked holes in the projections captured in the National Treasury 's Budget Policy Statement.
It recommended a significant change in policy direction and budget execution to scale up the country’s productive capacity and enhance a higher growth trajectory.
Here are the stories making headlines in the Star today.
Brace for tough time, Kenya’s economy is punctured, warns PBO
Massive debt and under-performing revenues both in the national and county governments mean Kenyans have a bleak economic future, the Parliamentary Budget Office has warned.
“There is a puncture on our aircraft wheels. The economy is growing but it is not being felt on the ground,” PBO head Phyllis Makau said.
Heed locust warning to enhance food security
Ongoing warnings on the locust invasion indicate that the situation is going to get worse in April.
Over the last couple of months, Kenya has been struggling to tame the locust situation that has ravaged almost half the country.
How Kenya’s security system is caught off guard by terrorists
'High alert' is a phrase often bandied about when police want to show they are on top of a threat.
But the reality is vigilance is only heightened when the country is hit by al Shabaab or is likely to be hit, such as during the holidays, when Kenyans mass together at holiday spots.
MP wants state to take over 'mismanaged' Dandora dumpsite
The national government has been asked to take over the management of the Dandora dumpsite if the county government is not up to the task.
Embakasi North MP Mwangi Gakuya said on Sunday issues of solid waste management are not taken seriously. He said if the county government is unable to manage the facility, then the national government should take over.
Kenya among economies vulnerable to financial shock- Moody's
Kenya is among six Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) that are increasingly vulnerable to a financing shocks, credit rating agency Moody's has said.
The study released Tuesday by the New York based agency said although the debt burdens of most Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) governments will stabilise in 2020-21 after years of increase, several specific countries are increasingly vulnerable to a financing shock.