KENYA IS A PLANTATION!

Kenya is just one big plantation. So alleges Cyprian Nyamwamu - director of the Future of Kenya Foundation.

His point is that the vast majority of the country’s wealth is controlled by a tiny number of families. Just six, he claims. These own large tracts of land, resources and enterprises that generate 90% of Kenyan GDP.

Chief among them is the Kenyatta family, which owns over 500,000 acres of land, as well as international schools, hotels, banks and more.

Then there are the Moi, Biwott, Odinga, Kirubi and Ndegwa empires. Between them, these families control the bulk of Kenyan industry and sit on its most valuable lands.

Their sheer wealth and grossly disproportionate share of assets is in stark contrast to the lives of most Kenyans, who are struggling amid a cost-of-living crisis. They toil for companies owned by these families for a relative pittance. And in that sense, they are like plantation workers.