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Kenya merely leaking prosperity and we mistakenly call it scarcity

One morning in Dar es Salaam, a radio host shared a story so funny that the studio burst into laughter. A man hurried onto a dala dala (Matatu), eager to reach town and see his sick mother, but he had no money.

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