One needs not be a socialist or a rabid anti-capitalist to raise such probing questions. Even a disciple in the alleged efficacy of capitalism has so much to flay in our economic system if only to help streamline the infrastructure necessary for capitalism to thrive. The Bandit Economy Mutahi Ngunyi talked about in a recent article in The Sunday Nation has no track either with capitalism or socialism. Advertisers, who oil media houses, will not be scared if Bandit economy was analysed. One can write articles to prod policy-makers to streamline the economy for all the established businessmen and the nascent ones newly joining the world of entreprenuership.
People love controversy.
In controversy lies originality and energy to challenge retrogressive assumptions. There was only one such column by David Ndii, Economic Notes. But the column died just when it had started attracting the attention of opinion leaders and policy makers. Lawyers, who have been at the vanguard of the search for a new political and constitutional order, which is legitimate anyway, have spawned this idea. It is only those who have studied economics who should speak out.