Kenya is not the rosy paradise our leaders want us to believe it is

Listening to our leaders deliver speeches about the state of our nation, a stranger would easily conclude that Kenya is paradise. A land where milk and honey gushes, and no one is struggling to stay alive.

Yet, many living in the country would find it difficult to relate to this very rosy, almost utopian, picture that is often painted about life here. Juxtaposing our leaders’ rhetoric to the actual lived experiences of the majority, they seem worlds apart. It is almost as if we are living in different nations.