NAIROBI: The ideological path it takes defines a nation’s destiny. Different countries chose different strategic paths; socialist, capitalist or communist ideologies.
Tanzania under the guidance of Julius Nyerere chose Ujamaa, which reduced tribalism but left Tanzanians as East African experts in Swahili, though the same can’t be said of their general educational competitiveness. Kenya under the founding father, President Jomo Kenyatta, remained non-aligned either to communism or capitalism.