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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> An opinion survey by Infotrak Research released on Wednesday, March 31, showed that the Mt Kenya region is\u00a0heavily opposed\u00a0to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s multi-billion projects.<\/p>\n

The Central region topped the list with 69 percent, followed by Coast with\u00a067 percent, Rift valley 66 percent, Nairobi 62 percent, and the Western region garnered 60 percent.<\/p>\n

Nyanza was most enthusiastic about the projects, with a minority of 43 percent indicating that the debt was handled poorly.<\/p>\n

According to the survey, a majority of 52 percent believe that the\u00a0projects launched by Uhuru’s government are unsustainable leading to heavy\u00a0debt incurred within the country.<\/p>\n

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Some of the projects highlighted include: the Nairobi Expressway, Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project, proposed Lamu coal-powered plant and multiple construction projects by China Road and Bridge Corporation such as the Ksh17 billion Nairobi-Western Bypass project.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0country’s\u00a0public debt as of June 2020 stood at Ksh7.06 trillion, according to the 2021 Budget Policy Statement- a worrying trend in the country that may firmly put the public debt to GDP ratio on a downward spiral.<\/p>\n

Out of 800 respondents, 62 percent\u00a0are of the notion that regular borrowing from foreign countries is not a good thing while 52 percent termed\u00a0the government’s handling of foreign debt as poor.<\/p>\n

“A majority of Kenyans in the regions of Western Coast, Central, Nairobi and Eastern rate the government’s handling of debt as poorly,” read part of the statement released by Infotrak.<\/p>\n

The survey also revealed three major\u00a0concerns by\u00a0Kenyans about the level of foreign debt within the country. 38 percent perceived that\u00a0future generations would have to repay the debt for a long time.<\/p>\n

34 percent of the respondents expressed concerns that\u00a0Kenya would default on its repayments which would be a national embarrassment while 24 percent of the respondents noted that\u00a0should the country default, it would\u00a0lose its resources and facilities to foreigners.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0debt crisis\u00a0within the country has been a point of discussion among many Kenyans as some have pointed out the worrying trend in which the government borrows funds for infrastructural projects.<\/p>\n

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani, in previous press briefings,\u00a0assured Kenyans that the debt level is sustainable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya: An opinion survey by Infotrak Research released on Wednesday, March 31, showed that the Mt Kenya region is\u00a0heavily opposed\u00a0to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s multi-billion projects. The Central region topped the list with 69 percent, followed by Coast with\u00a067 percent, Rift valley 66 percent, Nairobi 62 percent, and the Western region garnered 60 percent. 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