We aren't poor; resource misuse and plunder the bane of Kenya

A young boy cooking in Chebanda village in Tiaty, Baringo County. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Across the country, a silent crisis is tightening its grip on ordinary citizens. More than 3.3 million Kenyans are facing hunger, not because the land has failed, but because leadership has. Parents are skipping meals so their children can eat. Families are surviving on one meal a day. In some homes, hunger has become routine, an expected part of life.

At the same time, students under the new education system are yet to fully report to school. There are no books, we have inadequate classrooms, overwhelmed teachers, and confused parents struggling to keep up with rising costs. Education, which should be the great equaliser, is becoming another marker of inequality.