Moral bankruptcy has made Kenyan elites more ravenous

Elites are a double-edged sword in any society. They can act for ill, or good, of a society. The environment in which elites operate determines their essential character. In societies – such as the post-colony – with fewer opportunities, elites are more likely to behave like maggots. That’s because they fight furiously for the shrunken national cake. Where public goods are fewer so is the diminished capacity of elites to imagine a larger destiny for themselves and their country. 

The fewer the crumbs, the deadlier the fights. In my view, though Kenya has more opportunities than most African countries, its elites are more ravenous. I attribute the vacuousness of Kenya’s elites to moral bankruptcy and our collective failure to grow the national pie.