Yes, we could turn Singapore into Kenya, just by running its mega port for one day

President William Ruto speaking during a past function. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

I wanted to say the invention of turning Kenya into a Singapore is pretty asinine, but I am mindful that that might seem inappropriate because Prezzo Bill Ruto appears not just to believe in its analogy, he also thinks those who challenge it are “anti-development.”

First off, the data that Prezzo Ruto quotes about Singapore is mostly fictional, but I still can’t wrap my head around the idea that anyone would want to turn Kenya into Singapore. It’s a small island city-state, which means the regional politics played here would be impractical.