I see the change coming in terms of economics, rather than politics.
People come from different segments of their communities. These 4 American schools produce a high % of future MBAs , engineers, doctors, etc. The students who come here will be their Kenyan counterparts. The contacts they establish during these exchanges will help them further down the road as they seek to create business opportunities.
The projected growth on the continent and in that region across different business sectors is going to be big.
I mentioned Kenya emerging in tech earlier.
Part of $1 billion investment in East African country
www.datacenterdynamics.com
Ruto is meeting Microsoft during his trip.
Networks for suppliers, partners, and investors form across colleges every day. Expanding those pools with international students, and those who have touched ground and lived in these countries make a for wider networks and expanded reach.
People from other segments of their communities might not see what is clear to others.
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I think the radicalization comes in the way of seeing business and infrastructure possibilities. Leading those changes in their home countries. Not with politics though.
The nature of coups and conflicts in developing countries points to the real long term changes being made outside of politics, regardless of who is in charge.