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Of wife-beating, politics and the fallacy of a middle class

 

Pundits believe the 21st century is Africa’s; that the growing middle class makes Africa the next frontier. I wonder: Does Kenya have a middle class or is what we have a fake middle class? And who exactly falls into this group? While some experts define the middle class by income, others define it by lifestyle. Still others say it’s a state of mind.

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