The 22-year Kenya political history clearly indicates that one can ignore peoples’ sentiments at their own peril. From Moi’s time to Kibaki’s time, the electorate has continued to show that they are well ahead of their leaders’ thinking. Learn More...

Divorce Africa from the World Bank and IMF: Reflections on an Abusive Relationship;By James Shikwati
In the absence of World Bank/IMF and with Africa’s own governance institutions; monetary policy and genuine market system, productivity will increase on the continent and make Africa a major player in the global economy. Learn more...

Sporadic Ethnic Violence: Why Has Kenya not Experienced a Full Blown Civil War? ; By Professor Mwangi S. Kimenyi and Njuguna S. Ndung’u
With ‘prophetic’ insight, Professor Mwangi S. Kimenyi and Njuguna S. Ndung’u in their paper Sporadic Ethnic Violence: Why Has Kenya not Experienced a Full Blown Civil War? assert that Kenya is not completely immune Learn more...

Molding the Middle Class ;By James Shikwati
expanding the business class and cultivating a critical mass of businesspeople to supply the larger African market and the rest of the world, is key to alleviating poverty. Learn more...

Africa Does not Need Foreign Aid:Africa Does not Need Foreign Aid: Wer Afrika helfen will, darf kein Geld geben; Published by FAZ.NET.
with the prevalence of foreign aid to Africa, the continent’s economies are artificial Learn more...

Africans See Poverty: Foreigners See Resources and Wealth; James Shikwati as Interviewed by Kristina Bozic.
The whole aid debate is about shutting down the concept of letting somebody else fix it Learn more...

Africans See Poverty: Foreigners See Resources and Wealth; James Shikwati as Interviewed by Kristina Bozic.

In this wide-ranging interview, James Shikwati talks to Kristina Bozic on the issue of poverty in Africa and how foreign aid has accelerated it. Since Africans perceive themselves as poor, they always turn to rich countries. The donor countries in turn take advantage of their plight to exploit them. Shikwati offers suggestions on how Africa can redeem itself. 

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