Here's the thing about Kenya's fiscal situation: it really comes down to one crucial question. Will that deficit actually generate the growth needed to pay back foreign investors? Or will Kenya end up having to sacrifice future consumption just to service the debt? Because if growth doesn't materialize, there's only one way forward—squeeze workers' living standards to fund those obligations. It's the classic trap: deficit financing works only if it creates real economic expansion. Without that, you're just kicking the can down the road by tightening your belt at the expense of ordinary people.