Kenya: ‘Kenya Will Transition to First World, Confident Kindiki Says

Nairobi — Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has pushed back against critics who dismiss Kenya’s ambition to attain first-world status, insisting the country is firmly on course to become a developed economy within the lifetime of the current generation.

Kindiki said pessimistic comparisons that cite Singapore’s small size to argue Kenya cannot follow a similar path miss the broader context of the country’s development model.

“Those who say Singapore is too small to be compared to Kenya should…