Has Kenya's economy finally exorcised ghosts of elections?

If you discount the political noise in Kenya and focus on economics, a strange truth emerges. This might be one of the best economic news we can share for a long time. It is the clearest evidence that our economy has come of age.

It is no wonder the opposition has found it so hard to stir our emotions despite all the reports on corruption and other vices. The entertaining truth is that our economy has started ignoring politics! Looking at the graph above, it’s clear that every election is followed by a slump in growth, from the Kenyatta-Odinga conflict in 1969, JM murder in 1975, coup de tat attempt in 1982, multiparty in 1991 to land clashes in 1997.