Bitange Ndemo writing in the Daily Nation:
We gained independence from the British rule in 1963 and for almost four decades Kenya remained one of the most diversified economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. No more.
Nairobi Industrial Area image courtesy of Making Do
Our economy is largely based on Tourism and the export of a wide range of raw agricultural produce such as Tea, Coffee, and other horticultural products including cut flowers to the European Union market. Our import bill is still higher than what we receive from our exports. We shamelessly import such low technology items like bicycles which in my view our jua kali enterprises should copy and produce locally...[continue reading]
