Kenya: Kikuyu Privilege - When Will We Admit It Exists?

31 August 2017
opinion

Since independence 53 years, Kenya has had four presidents - three of them from one ethnic community. Control of state power has ensured that the Kikuyu and related groups have benefitted from national wealth far more than other communities. Recently, economist Dr. David Ndii sensationally called on those communities that feel excluded to secede.

I feel like we are taking David Ndii's call for secession too literally and completely missing the point.

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