hi welcome to watchmojo.com I’m Reyes Laila today we get the chance to sit
Laila today we get the chance to sit
Laila today we get the chance to sit down with prominent Kenyan author Binyah
down with prominent Kenyan author Binyah
down with prominent Kenyan author Binyah Vanga way Nina who won the Caine prize
Vanga way Nina who won the Caine prize
Vanga way Nina who won the Caine prize for African writing for his short story
for African writing for his short story
for African writing for his short story discovering home why have you remained
discovering home why have you remained
discovering home why have you remained so attached to Kenya’s politics and
so attached to Kenya’s politics and
so attached to Kenya’s politics and economic situation I was born and
economic situation I was born and
economic situation I was born and brought up in Kenya and somebody spent a
brought up in Kenya and somebody spent a
brought up in Kenya and somebody spent a lot of time telling me to sing the
lot of time telling me to sing the
lot of time telling me to sing the national anthem every day so can I ve in
national anthem every day so can I ve in
national anthem every day so can I ve in that sense right and so I’m invested but
that sense right and so I’m invested but
that sense right and so I’m invested but the truth is it’s just a 40 year old
the truth is it’s just a 40 year old
the truth is it’s just a 40 year old country and there’s a lot it hasn’t done
country and there’s a lot it hasn’t done
country and there’s a lot it hasn’t done bliss it hasn’t gone questions that have
bliss it hasn’t gone questions that have
bliss it hasn’t gone questions that have to be asked of it being a writer who has
to be asked of it being a writer who has
to be asked of it being a writer who has a certain name in certain places like
a certain name in certain places like
a certain name in certain places like adopt economic people and I can say okay
adopt economic people and I can say okay
adopt economic people and I can say okay what’s a useful position that we think
what’s a useful position that we think
what’s a useful position that we think we should try and push so that people
we should try and push so that people
we should try and push so that people start to understand that there’s a
start to understand that there’s a
start to understand that there’s a narrative we want to write for ourselves
narrative we want to write for ourselves
narrative we want to write for ourselves and we don’t want the New York Times to
and we don’t want the New York Times to
and we don’t want the New York Times to be writing it and that sort of thing
be writing it and that sort of thing
be writing it and that sort of thing would you please tell us what you mean
would you please tell us what you mean
would you please tell us what you mean by the term equity generation I think it
by the term equity generation I think it
by the term equity generation I think it was referring to a generation of people
was referring to a generation of people
was referring to a generation of people who are born after independence muslimah
who are born after independence muslimah
who are born after independence muslimah under the age of 15 many of them managed
under the age of 15 many of them managed
under the age of 15 many of them managed to get to a certain place because kind
to get to a certain place because kind
to get to a certain place because kind of did provided reasonably decent
of did provided reasonably decent
of did provided reasonably decent education for some of its people but
education for some of its people but
education for some of its people but what happened was the country was so
what happened was the country was so
what happened was the country was so badly being mismanaged that the economy
badly being mismanaged that the economy
badly being mismanaged that the economy was declining and so when they hit
was declining and so when they hit
was declining and so when they hit majority which is 18 20 10 came out of
majority which is 18 20 10 came out of
majority which is 18 20 10 came out of college for just hanging about either
college for just hanging about either
college for just hanging about either doing innovative things in the informal
doing innovative things in the informal
doing innovative things in the informal sector or doing in dead-end jobs and
sector or doing in dead-end jobs and
sector or doing in dead-end jobs and doing things on the side and so what
doing things on the side and so what
doing things on the side and so what happened in five years ago with a mid
happened in five years ago with a mid
happened in five years ago with a mid mixture of referia and groove style
mixture of referia and groove style
mixture of referia and groove style politics that in especially in there
politics that in especially in there
politics that in especially in there will be a new generation of people
will be a new generation of people
will be a new generation of people started to do very well that you have
started to do very well that you have
started to do very well that you have purchasing power supreme fans started to
purchasing power supreme fans started to
purchasing power supreme fans started to get loans that into pee loon givers and
get loans that into pee loon givers and
get loans that into pee loon givers and sad banks and schools and IT businesses
sad banks and schools and IT businesses
sad banks and schools and IT businesses and all kinds of things was an idea of a
and all kinds of things was an idea of a
and all kinds of things was an idea of a return of something and for my for me
return of something and for my for me
return of something and for my for me belonging to a generation like that it
belonging to a generation like that it
belonging to a generation like that it was amazing to see my peers and what
was amazing to see my peers and what
was amazing to see my peers and what they could do with just a little bit of
they could do with just a little bit of
they could do with just a little bit of a boost in a sense of possibility and
a boost in a sense of possibility and
a boost in a sense of possibility and for me talking about the equity
for me talking about the equity
for me talking about the equity generation is very important because
generation is very important because
generation is very important because there’s a sense of fatalism amongst us
there’s a sense of fatalism amongst us
there’s a sense of fatalism amongst us Africans and other people that somehow
Africans and other people that somehow
Africans and other people that somehow whatever it is that ails our countries
whatever it is that ails our countries
whatever it is that ails our countries is unfixable is unknowable is
is unfixable is unknowable is
is unfixable is unknowable is unmeasurable when you see examples like
unmeasurable when you see examples like
unmeasurable when you see examples like that you
that you
that you realize that really it’s very much about
realize that really it’s very much about
realize that really it’s very much about arranging a political and economic
arranging a political and economic
arranging a political and economic structure well enough that people get to
structure well enough that people get to
structure well enough that people get to do the things they need to do and given
do the things they need to do and given
do the things they need to do and given the chance they will
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