As I move through Kibera, the largest urban slum not only in Nairobi but in Africa, a group of young men emerge from inside the slum onto the street. One of them whom I’m assuming is the leader shouts “Wana…Wanaume” and the rest of his comrades respond with “Eeeehhh”. Quite interesting to hear them chant as this is how their leader communicates to them before issuing any instructions. Clearly a motivational method to do a heavy lifting job and they…
What is the value of electricity?
Can the value of electricity be quantified? If it could, what value would you give it? Karl Marx a German philosopher and political economist once said, ‘Nothing can have value without being an object of utility’. I would further add that nothing can have value without being an object of utility, for the development of the individual. Electricity’s value I believe is found in its personal use or usefulness. Electricity is a form of energy. The word “energy” comes from…