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Exporting a Nation: Why Kenya's Best and Brightest Are Leaving

For generations, migration was seen as a personal choice. Some left for adventure, others for education, and a few in pursuit of better opportunities abroad. Today, something more profound is happening in Kenya. Leaving has become an aspiration. Ask university students what they want after graduation. Ask young doctors completing their internships. Ask software developers, engineers, lecturers and accountants. Increasingly, the answer is remarkably similar: they want out. The dream is no longer to build a life in Kenya. The dream is to escape it. That should trouble us far more than it does. Because when a country reaches a point where its most educated and ambitious citizens increasingly see their futures elsewhere, it is not merely experiencing migration. It is exporting itself. The Great Kenyan Checkout There is nothing unusual about human mobility. People have moved in search of opportunity for centuries. What is unusual is the scale and normalisation of departure. Today, stories o...
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Operation in High Gear After Sakaja Orders Closure of Wines and Spirits Shops

On Friday 23 February 2024, Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja ordered the removal, within seven days, of all outlets selling wines and spirits at bus termini in the county. "We will no longer allow disorder in the city," he warned during a meeting that brought together stakeholders in the transport sector, including the Matatu Owners Association (MOA) and officials from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). "Nairobi is the capital city," he added. "We are working round the clock to ensure this. That is why today, I have directed the removal of all wines and spirits shops located around matatu terminals."

The operation, which commenced over the weekend, is in high gear.



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