Kenya’s middle class has privatised comfort to cope with public failure, but risks undermining the civic mindset needed for a “Singapore of Africa” transformation.
By
Justus Wabuyabo
Chief Executive Officer
Nuclear Power and Energy Agency
The Kenyan middle class is trapped in a paradox of privilege. We are highly educated, globally connected, and financially secure enough to afford private solutions to public failures.
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