Peculiar Kenyans: A nation's struggle with identity and class

Kenyans along Tom Mboya streets on 24th April 2020 in Nairobi. {File/Standard}

Kenya's peculiar trait is that we are impostors without impostor syndrome. Every Kenyan seems to be struggling to portray themselves as something they are not.

Former Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph once earned the ire of Kenyans when he said that they have peculiar calling habits. This was in response to complaints that the network would get jammed on Friday afternoons and some weekends. He was forced to apologise, but it was a candid, off-the-cuff observation. I've come to realise that Kenya's peculiar trait is that we are impostors without impostor syndrome. We try too hard to be who we are not, thereby missing the joys of being authentic Kenyans.