As Madaraka Day approaches, questions persist over whether economic gains under President Ruto are translating into better lives for ordinary Kenyans.
Chinua Achebe made famous the Igbo proverb about the lizard of the iroko tree. The little reptile that jumped from the high tree said he would praise himself if nobody else praised him. It is about self-validation. You are encouraged to blow your own trumpet, if nobody else will blow it for you.
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