2023-11-02
45 分钟As a follow-up to the episode featuring Stephen Jennings, we’re releasing two bonus conversations showing the daily life, culture, and politics of Nairobi and Kenya at large. This second installment features Githae Githinji, a Kikuyu elder and businessman working in Tatu City, a massive mixed-used development spearheaded by Jennings. Born in 1958 and raised in a rural village, he relocated to seek opportunities in the Nairobi area where he built up a successful transportation company over decades. As a respected chairman of the local Kikuyu councils, Githae resolves disputes through mediation and seeks to pass on traditions to the youth. In his conversation with Tyler, Githae discusses his work as a businessman in the transport industry and what he looks for when hiring drivers, the reasons he moved from his rural hometown to the city and his perspectives on urban vs rural living, Kikuyu cultural practices, his role as a community elder resolving disputes through both discussion and social pressure, the challenges Kenya faces, his call for more foreign investment to create local jobs, how generational attitudes differ, the role of religion and Githae's Catholic faith, perspectives on Chinese involvement in Kenya and openness to foreigners, thoughts on the devolution of power to Kenyan counties, his favorite wildlife, why he's optimistic about Kenya's future despite current difficulties, and more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Recorded June 12th, 2023. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here.
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This is part two of the bonus episode showing the daily life, culture and politics of Nairobi and Kenya at large.
In this episode, you'll hear from Gatai Gatenji, who is an elder working in Tatu City, a 5000 acre mixed use development just north of Nairobi.
In case you missed it, make sure to check out part one to hear from Harriet Marathi, a young woman working in Tatu city.
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Now onto the show.
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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to conversations with Tyler.
Today I'm sitting here in Tatu City, right outside of Nairobi, Kenya and I'll be chatting with Kitai Gitinji.
He's a businessman in the transport industry and he's a Kikiyu elder.
He's stationed at Tatu City where he's a chairman.
His roles as chairman include dispute resolution and also coordinating community ceremonies.
His most recent activity as the elders chairman for the area around Tatu city was planning and coordinating the cleansing ceremony of a mogumu tree being moved into Tattoo City.
Gita is 58 years old.
He is from the Agikuyu community.
He is born and raised in Mukuweni, Nyeri county, the central region of Kenya.
He resides now in Kiambu county where he has also established his business, Kitai.