Accepting change the guaranteed route to faster development

In one of the weirdest events last week, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Matatu Association lodged petitions to stop projects that would change their business models. Their self-interests were more important to them than the public good. Since then, the LSK seems to have retreated, but it does not change the reality that Kenyans can sometimes be haters of development and intellectualism.

Technology and development are by nature disruptive and are bold enough to drag society kicking and screaming into new eras of existence. Uber and Taxify showed this clearly when old taxi owners took to burning their competitors cars in order to save their “market”.