Jimi Wanjigi Kenya’s economic plan| Why Kenya must not pay the Odious debt

Kenya’s economy is at a turning point — and Safina Party Leader Jimi Wanjigi says the time for real change is now. In this exclusive Mambo Africa conversation from Jimi Wanjigi’s private office, Wanjigi breaks down Kenya’s debt crisis, the 2026/2027 budget, illegal debt, government borrowing, taxation, economic hardship, youth voter registration, and Safina’s plan to rescue the country from what he calls an economic ICU. Wanjigi argues that the government is misleading Kenyans by focusing on the Finance Bill while hiding the real budget conversation: where public money is being spent. He says Kenya’s biggest problem is not just taxation, but government expenditure, debt repayment, and what he describes as illegal and odious debt that Kenyans should not be forced to pay. Follow us on our socials X/ Twitter - https://x.com/thee_alfa_house TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theealfasocia... Instagram -   / alfa_house_social   00:00 – Budget conmanship and hidden government spending 01:07 – Welcome to Jimi Wanjigi’s private office 01:29 – Kenya’s 2027 election and the opportunity for change 02:04 – Gen Z voter registration and youth political awakening 03:56 – Safina’s message on the ground 04:39 – Wanjigi: Ruto vs Kenya’s economy 06:06 – The 2026/2027 budget and Finance Bill confusion 07:08 – Why the Finance Bill is not the real budget 08:31 – Government spending, public participation and legality 09:23 – Wanjigi accuses government of budget conmanship 10:21 – Breaking down Kenya’s 4.8 trillion budget 11:01 – Debt, counties, salaries and development allocations 12:24 – Why Kenya has no real money for development 13:43 – Debt payments and the 3.3 trillion question 15:09 – Can Kenya develop under this debt burden? 16:20 – Kenya’s growth rate decline under Ruto 18:23 – Kenya is in economic ICU 19:20 – Constitutional financial controls and Chapter 12 20:43 – Why budgets must be balanced under the Constitution 22:13 – The 2014 “constitutional sin” that started Kenya’s crisis 23:20 – Debt comparison: Moi, Kibaki, Uhuru and Ruto 24:31 – How Kibaki reduced Kenya’s debt pressure 25:08 – How Uhuru increased debt to dangerous levels 27:29 – Why debt repayment is swallowing tax revenue 28:30 – Reckless debt and daily government borrowing 29:08 – Ruto borrowing billions daily from the market 30:13 – What Kenyans get for 61% taxation 31:39 – Wanjigi’s first action as president: audit debt 32:28 – Parliament approved only part of Kenya’s debt 33:20 – Who approved the rest of Kenya’s debt? 34:26 – Why Safina says Kenya has already overpaid 35:46 – Wanjigi: Kenya must suspend questionable debt payments 36:42 – Redirect debt money to public services 37:15 – Free healthcare under Safina’s plan 38:18 – Free primary, secondary and TVET education 39:07 – Reducing VAT to a 5% sales tax 40:12 – Putting 800 billion back into the economy 41:12 – Is Safina’s plan socialist or capitalist? 42:26 – Education capitation and the 95 shillings debate 43:57 – Why government has no money 45:14 – Treasury, CBK and Kenya’s debt accountability 47:01 – Wanjigi says Ruto knows the debt problem 48:05 – Government spending is borrowed money 49:21 – Sovereign bond account and suspicious public accounts 50:56 – Errors in government financial statements 53:18 – The mysterious 150 billion sovereign bond account 53:52 – Department of Pensions disappears from statements 55:06 – Wanjigi promises a dossier on accounting officials 56:04 – Why Kenya must stop the current state of affairs 56:50 – Rejecting tribal politics and focusing on real issues 58:54 – Politics is local to every household 01:00:22 – Every Kenyan is paying for debt 01:01:41 – Kenya’s imports, exports and extraction economy 01:03:11 – Industrialization, Vision 2030 and Kenya’s lost direction 01:04:21 – Affordable housing and land questions 01:05:23 – Energy crisis and Kenya’s low power capacity 01:07:19 – AI investment and lack of reliable power 01:09:20 – Nuclear power and Kenya’s energy future 01:10:38 – Renewable energy and private sector power generation 01:12:21 – Venture capital, pension funds and investment policy 01:14:29 – Giving Kenyans power provider choices 01:15:18 – Agriculture, coffee, avocado and macadamia opportunities 01:17:27 – Coffee reforms and breaking cartels 01:19:27 – One acre of coffee and wealth creation 01:20:38 – Storage, value addition and capital access 01:21:33 – Creative economy and content creators 01:22:17 – How low-interest capital can unlock talent 01:24:15 – Why Kenya’s debt crisis blocks creativity and business 01:25:11 – Foreign policy and Kenya’s place in Africa 01:26:39 – Africa, colonization and identity 01:29:11 – Wanjigi criticizes Ruto’s foreign policy 01:30:07 – Africa must assert its greatness 01:31:35 – China’s economic revolution and lessons for Kenya 01:33:45 – How free health and education can reduce poverty 01:35:16 – Message to Gen Z and young voters 01:37:12 – Closing remarks