My bouquets to actors who made societal contributions

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It is that time of the year when I celebrate a few people whose societal contributions have most touched me in 2017. I pray that my informal bouquet will encourage them and others to greater achievements in 2018. Kenya has a great future and these five groups contain the gene that will make us a better country. Without any hesitation, my first bouquets goes to the SGR team. Under pressure from my flight detesting friends I agreed to try out the SGR to Mombasa this December. I last travelled on the Mombasa train when I was in university and I have dreadful memories of the journey. It was long, slow and because I could not get a seat in the exalted second class, I travelled coach, at night. Let me leave that there.

Now, the SGR is a totally different experience. I have heard all the arguments and counter arguments about its economic rationale and I must admit there are parts of me that were skeptical until the journey down south. Whatever economic arguments can be made against it, I believe it’s one of the best thing to happen in Kenya in a long time.