The “bottom-up” economic model and “hustler ni form” debate that has apparently changed our electoral conversation away from tribal/ethnic coalitions to the better dignity of living and livelihoods might be a game-changer. I have said that the biggest impact of Covid-19 was not lives (health) but living (society, mental health, the dignity of life) before we wake up to our hardy livelihoods.
Kenya’s basic tragedy is that our illegal unofficial campaign trail is leading us into responses that don’t make sense. To be clear, Deputy President William Ruto is more or less running away with the popular economic agenda, and, as my favourite blog says, “sleepwalking to the presidency” while everyone else is grasping for the straws of social welfarism. Social protection here. Tax cuts there. Kenya is a movie.
