06/06/2026
KENYA CANNOT BORROW ITS WAY TO PROSPERITY
The 2026/27 Budget Estimates expose a worrying reality. With projected revenue of Kshs 3.67 trillion against expenditure of Kshs 4.82 trillion, Kenyans are being asked to shoulder a deficit of Kshs 1.144 trillion.
This means the government plans to borrow approximately Kshs 3.13 billion every day, about Kshs 125 million every hour.
As the DCP Youth League, we believe that a nation cannot build sustainable prosperity through endless borrowing. Kenya needs a budget that prioritizes production over taxation, jobs over debt, entrepreneurship over bureaucracy, and accountability over wasteful expenditure.
Young people are not asking for more loans. We are asking for opportunities, industries, innovation, and an economy that rewards hard work.
The future generation should not inherit a mountain of debt because of poor fiscal choices made today.
It is time to build a productive economy, restore fiscal discipline, and put the interests of ordinary Kenyans first.