Until recently Kenya was held up as a glowing example of the success of the free market economy. It was supposed to be a shining example of democracy, a beacon of hope for what Europeans used to call "the dark continent." Now all these dreams lay in ashes. In recent weeks Kenya has been torn asunder by a wave of ethnic and tribal violence that has claimed nearly a thousand lives. Lenin once said that capitalism is horror without end. Kenya is the most ghastly proof of that assertion. This is a nation of approximately 36 million inhabitants, situated on the equator on the East of African coast, with Sudan and Ethiopia to the north, Uganda to the west, Tanzania to the south and the Indian Ocean to the east. To the northeast lies Somalia. The capital, Nairobi, is one of the largest cities in Africa with a population of three million. The average age of the population is only 18. Kenya is blessed with a benign climate and fertile agricultural land, although 70% of the country is ...
Africa’s youth are less optimistic about the future of their countries than they were two years ago – and they are even more pessimistic if they live in Kenya, Rwanda, or South Africa. The latest survey conducted by Ichikowitz Foundation, a South African p hilanthropist family says the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing global volatility have raised the level of pessimism. ''Effects of Covid-19 on the economy, instability all play a role in the drop in sentiment, followed by corruption, poor standards of education and the availability of decent jobs.,'' the survey shows. Most of the young people aged between 18-24 years, however, are only slightly more positive about the continent’s future. About 77 per cent are scared they will not be able to buy their own homes, with three-quarters of them believing owning land is vital for their financial wellbeing. For this reason, two-thirds of them will marry later than their parents did, 72 per cent intend to have fewer children. ...