Pimping Wheelbarrows

A laborer at Nairobi’s industrial area paints wheelbarrows under what is knows at the “Jua Kali” industry. Jua Kali, literally “hot sun” in Swahili, is the name for micro enterprises, roadside industry in Kenya.

From Africa Unchained

The Western concept of industrialisation has met with little success in most African countries. The poor performance of industries has [...]