The
November 2026 Kenya Economic Update estimates up to $900 million overpaid on
the Mombasa-Nairobi railway due to procurement flaws, fraud, and land
speculation, compared to cheaper builds in Tanzania and Ethiopia.
Corruption
widens the fiscal deficit by 2% of GDP yearly, hikes business electricity costs
by nearly 50% over Uganda's rates, and drags down port efficiency.
Senator
Okiya Omtatah calls for enforcing laws, recovering funds, and jailing
offenders, while the report projects an 8.7% economic boost and millions of
jobs from stronger anti-corruption steps by 2035.