The resilience of Kenya’s economy surprises even the harshest pessimists On September 17th and 18th 2013, IMF held A conference in Nairobi in praise of the economic environment in Kenya. Throughout the country, a tangible optimism was spreading that a long period of robust economic growth was in the offings. Five days later, gunshots and whining bullets in the Westgate mall quickly dampened those hopes … Continue reading Kenya – Ready for take-off