Downtown Nairobi is in stark contrast to the images of famine and war that often represent coverage of Africa.
Kenya’s middle class has grown to 10 percent of the urban population — or 1.5 million people — making Kenya home to one of the largest middle class populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Government deregulation and stimulated economic growth turned “Nairobbery” — a former nickname for the city — into a booming economic center. Nairobi reflects this trend with multinational businesses, towering office buildings and a growing middle class.
Worldfocus correspondent Martin Seemungal and producer Yuval Lion report from Nairobi on middle class Kenyans, who are educated, optimistic and upwardly mobile.





09/21/2009 :: 05:41:51 AM
jocee Says:
This story brought joy to my heart, I just hope the spirit of these Kenyans can be shared with the rest of the country and the African continent as a whole. Unless the rest of Kenya and Africa share in this wealth, Nairobi is in danger of loosing the success that it has found!