I am not surprised by this move, we have an inept government led by an idiot. He does not not have the intelligence to consider directing that money to improving health care or training a few cancer specialist in the country. It is interesting that when looking reviewing Michuki's 'illustrious' career we are reminded that he was our treasury PS when Kenya had the same GDP as Malaysia and Korea. 40 years later, the country is by far poorer than Korea while his ilk are richer than the government. As we celebrate his achievements we should remember that his financial success and his friends' success came as a cost to our nation.... 'pesa yetu, pesa yetu!!
Our hypocrisy is exposed when we support such stupidity while we have IDPs in camps, shortage of medicine in Kiambu District Hospital and Muranga Hospital, malfunctioning mortuary refridgirator at City Mortuary.
On a light note, if it takes a state funeral to bury this ilk and their negative effect, so be it. We need a new start. Whether in life or death, sickness or health, these guys lived on our sweat, blood and taxes. They are the reason we are what we are.
Let the dead bury the dead.

So - who said Independence is the place to start "measuring stuff" considering - Uhuru mulipewa? how many people were employed or educated then? boss, I have discussed this until my voice became hoarse due to the myth of "independence" is the place to start counting things. our GDP at independence was all Kahawa and majani based! Korea had already started doing manufacturing electronics equipment (LG was founded in 1958, Samsung 1938) - and not government led. you idiots keep on believing that everything must come from the gava and to this day bado mambo ni mashamba tu! until now you are still believing that 'good governance' and 'democracy' are the way out! You need to recognize that even at that time Asia was not disconnected to the rest of the world as as sub-Saharan Africa was. The GDP at independence was from exports of tea and coffee to the UK. What about the role of the US after the Korean war in South East Asia? you cannot deny these facts.

enlighten me masukuma, are u saying gava would nt have done better with less land grabbing, more education focused on sciences and engineering? more infrastructure projects, more electrification, training more doctors..... are u suggesting if these things were done systematically we ll still be where we are?

i really find it hard to believe u are convinced with your arguments yourself, it seems plausible that you are reluctantly doing this for someone else.

What about singapore? were they manufacturing in the 50s too?

All this focus on land is what is messing us up! BUILD STUFF!!

the problem with us is that a good leader cannot even plan ahead due to the undercutting siasa. to develop we have to take bitter pills they are:
- give a leader space to breathe!
- believe that foreign powers do not want Africa to succeed.
- believe that we owe our people the dignity of living a human beings.
- believe we are intellectually equal to anyone.
- use our own model to develop.
- do something to improve your fate!

development is not heaven that there is only one way to it...tengeneza panya route!