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How is a continent that has so much potential, abundant natural resources, and unlimited human capital, sit at the tail end in almost all important global statistical measurements? Africa accounts for just one percent of global trade, one percent of new patents, one percent of stock market activity, to name just but a few of the economic parameters. How can the continent increase its economic output to the world, and in return, become more wealthy and prosperous? And most importantly, who is to blame for the continent’s woes? Is it the bad leadership, the unfair world trade practices that favor the rich and developed countries, or a combination of both internal and external factors? In the 1960s, the independence wave swept across several African countries.
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Why does Africa lose its best and brightest brains to America and the West? A simple Google search on top student in KCSE 1989 (Kenya’s equivalent of the American SAT exams) Naeem Samnakay (Alliance High School), reveals that he went to Australia to pursue medical studies. He is now a paedriatic surgeon at St. John’s hospital in Australia.
A search on the top student in 1990, Fred Were, from Starehe, reveals that he went to the US for further studies and is a now a medical researcher there.
A search on Gilbert Tengetta, from Mang’u High School and top student in 1992, reveals that he went to the US to pursue engineering studies where he is up to date. Similarly ,some of the other top students went to various American universities.
They include:
1989- Dennis Okumu Ouma- A student at the Alliance High School who got a full scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed a PhD in Electrical Engineering in Just seven years.
1989- John Gachora Mburu- Who went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Harvard and UPenn, but then returned to Kenya and is now CEO of NCBA Bank.
-Kirimani Murithi- Alliance High School and got a full scholarship to Massachusetts Institute of Technology- Alliance High School-MIT. Etc