We should all appreciate Kenya’s growing opportunities

Allow me an extra week of optimism for Kenya. Let me refuse to be distracted by the bad habits of some of our leaders who can’t see a piece of public land without privatising it. Others have taken a break from decency and bully and brawl like village drunks.

My optimism has soared after I read a story in the dailies, (unfortunately our papers tucked it away in the back pages towards the obituaries) about the ranking of Kenya amongst seven most promising economies. The story was a review of an article titled The new world of business, carried by the influential Fortune magazine. Its content should cause the numerous “Kenya skeptics” who straddle the entire political, social and economic sectors, to pause and wonder whether they are too negative for our motherland. For those who may think this was the usual blogger story, they should know that Fortune is an American business magazine published globally by Time Inc. It competes with Forbes and Bloomberg Businessweek and distinguishes itself with long, in-depth feature articles. The magazine is best known for Fortune 500, which reports on the wealthiest individuals and corporates, and has been published annually since 1955.