Kenya pay crisis: Government struggles to pay its workers on time

Kenya’s president has insisted that, despite the country’s cash troubles its not at risk of defaulting on its debt obligations. However the government has struggled to pay its workers on time. Some unions have threatened to go on strike over outstanding civil servant salaries. The country’s public debt now amounts to about 65% of national revenue and the world bank’s recently warned that sub saharan africa faced a looming debt crisis. For more, FRANCE 24 is joined by Ken Gichinga, Chief economist at mentoria Economics in Nairobi.