Zuckerberg and co attracted to Kenya’s economic enigma but few want to admit

A building at Kentucky State University. USA universities and other institutions cater for students of different intellectual abilities. [Photo: XN Iraki]

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook was around. One of his destinations was iHub, an incubator President Uhuru Kenyatta also visited recently. What really attracted Zuckerberg to Kenya? Are other entrepreneurs following suit? And why does USA prolifically produce entrepreneurs like Zuckerberg? Can we do the same?

He says he wanted to understand innovations in Kenya. Zuckerberg like other entrepreneurs know experience is the best teacher, not reading textbooks. There is no doubt that globally, Mpesa fascinates everyone. It became more fascinating when it failed in South Africa, the most advanced economy in the continent. Maybe Zuckerberg has been looking at Safaricom financial reports.