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Our Deputy President will soon be graduating with a PhD. Many other high ranking Kenyans don the title, but they are honourable, having never stepped into anyone’s class. They have not collected data and tortured it for information, using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), non parametric statistics or time series analysis (are you intimidated?).
Welcome to the golden age of titles. The pursuit for titles has almost reached hysterical level. That is not unusual for Kenyans; we like moving in droves, as a herd. Once the master’s degree became the new normal, it was a matter of time before PhD became the next target. Today, PhD classes are full, patronised by recent masters degree graduates and lots of CEOs from both corporate and private sectors. Your boss is more likely to be found in a classroom somewhere in the city rather than in a pub.
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