The worship of influencers over intellectuals is creating a role model crisis

Walk into any university in Kenya today and ask students to name their role models. Chances are, you will hear names like Azziad, Lydia Wanjiru, Kenyan Prince, or Thee Pluto long before you hear Prof. PLO Lumumba, Wangari Maathai, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, or Chief Justice Martha Koome. In lecture halls, professors struggle to command attention … Continue reading The worship of influencers over intellectuals is creating a role model crisis