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Rutonomics 101: Why opening our borders is an idea whose time has come

Peter Kimani

By Peter Kimani | Dec 15, 2023

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**President William Ruto speaks during Jamhuri Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi, on December 12, 2023.** [PCS]

I'm writing from Kabale, the confluence of Uganda, Rwanda and DRC, which was encased in a misty wrap early in the morning, before the sun magically melted delightfully to reveal a land of spellbinding beauty.

Online, Kabale is described as the "Switzerland of Africa" - how about Switzerland as the Kabale of Europe - to place East Africa at the centre? This idea of seeing the world through our own eyes has been gnawing since the Jamhuri Day address by Prezzo Bill Ruto, earlier in the week.

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