Is Raila the Joshua Kenya Needs?

Former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Raila Odinga recently proclaimed himself Kenya’s Joshua kicking off a debate on whether Kenya needs that type of leadership given the strides the country has made since independence.

For those who lived in the 1970s, 1980s or even as recent as the 1990s, they will tell you that Kenya has come a long way. For example, the country does not have a single political detainee and Kenyans can express themselves more freely than in the darker past. Unfortunately, even with the progress we have made, Kenya is still ranked one of the poorest countries in the world.