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What Kenya can learn from South Korea

President Uhuru Kenyatta was right to describe the South Korean economic growth since independence in 1963 as an example that demonstrates what a country can achieve in one generation provided it has a visionary leadership.

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto escort President Park Geun-hye of South Korea on arrival at State House, Nairobi. [PHOTO: PSCU]

The hope is that South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s three day visit earlier this week re-ignited the vision of Kenyan leadership that seems to have been side-tracked by the cacophony of political noises swirling around it.

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