Our prosperity lies in the elite colluding against the masses

The absence of elite collusion against ordinary Kenyans (or class politics) in the management of our political and economic life is a puzzle. Logic suggests that if they were to collude, our political and economic elites would stand to reap a much bigger benefit than they currently do.

Annual economic output in Kenya is about seven trillion shillings. If our elites – of all ethnicities – colluded to reward themselves with just 10 per cent of this amount, they would get Sh700 billion annually.