Why did rising oil prices and drought create economic problems for Kenya after 1973?

Following the 1973 global oil price surge, Kenya’s economy faced significant instability because it could no longer maintain a favorable balance of trade.1

The rise in oil prices increased costs across the economy, a situation that was severely aggravated by periodic drought and rapid population growth. These combined pressures hindered the country's ability to sustain the economic growth it had experienced in the decade following independence, ultimately leaving the government struggling to address chronic poverty and rising unemployment.1