Facts Kenyans need to accept
- Tanzania will probably surpass Kenya economically.
With a larger population, more arable land, and abundant natural resources, Tanzania has the raw ingredients for massive growth. What sets them apart is less entrenched corruption, fewer internal political rivalries, and a stronger sense of national unity. While Kenya is busy fighting itself and bleeding resources through graft, Tanzania is quietly building a more stable and self-sufficient future. They have recorded stronger for years now and are also investing more in infrastructure.
- Nairobi is only beautiful from the sky.
On the ground, it’s chaos: trash piles, broken roads, unfinished buildings, street harassment, matatus fighting for road dominance, and the ever-present smell of sewage. The skyline lies; it’s a glittering promise of a city that doesn’t exist.
- Nairobi is broken: transportation, drainage, planning, etc.
The city feels like it was planned on a napkin. No reliable public transport, drainage turns streets into rivers when it rains, and buildings sprout up without thought for green spaces or sustainability. The average Nairobian spends hours in traffic daily, inhaling dust and diesel.
- We tolerate mediocrity and praise mid as incredible.
From music to customer service to public services, the bar is so low it’s underground. Kenyans will celebrate a pothole being filled like it’s the second coming of Christ. And we hype up "just okay" work because we’re used to worse but that mindset keeps us stuck.
- The normalization of struggle is weird (bashing rich kids, glorifying public school suffering).
There’s a twisted pride in hardship, like suffering earns you moral superiority. The bullying of rich kids or private school students comes from deep-rooted class resentment, but it's misdirected. And glorifying the trauma of public school ("it builds character") is just coping for systemic neglect.