Build billionaires in innovation, not just through public service

Some of the CS nominees who have been vetted by the Parliaments Committee on Appointments.

As the vetting of Cabinet Secretary nominees comes to a close, one of the things that seems to have captured the hearts and minds of Kenyans is the wealth declarations.

As the various candidates disclosed their networth some made us gasp in wonder and at times with envy. People we have viewed to be as ordinary as the rest of us, suddenly put a huge value gap between them and us, as they declared themselves multi-millionaires and even billionaires. The question on the lips of many is how one gets to be a billionaire.