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Why Kenya lacks initiative to push through projects

President William Ruto arrived in Rome, Italy, and received by Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula to join other world leaders and Catholic faithful in the funeral of Pope Francis. [Picture By PSCU]

There is this gentleman from Vietnam who's caused quite a ruckus online with his assessment of Africa and Kenya in particular.

In a short write up titled "Why Asia builds and Africa waits" he lays out what is essentially the problem with Africa: governance, lack of vision and self-interest. Following a meeting he had with President William Ruto and CS Musalia Mudavadi, this gentleman called Doanh Chau summed up what is ailing African leaders - mirroring their continental counterparts - they are all talk - hot air - with zero action.

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