Boniface Mwangi's Nosedive to the Bretton Woods at 75
So recently one Boniface
Mwangi, one of Kenya’s most vocal personality in the human rights and good
governance civic spaces, went to social media and posted pictures of himself in
a private jet and mentioned that he is one of this year’s keynote speakers
during the Bretton Woods at 75 event. He went on to mention his two other
co-speakers etc. In few hours he had about 5k likes and a lot of comments from
Kenyans, most of them congratulating and even praising him and others (get
this) saying how this is a wonderful, God-given opportunity; he is representing
Kenya; representing voices of the lowly blah blah blah. (Problem). Other than
my comment and that of Wandia Njoya, who posted a video clip on Anand
Giridharadas’s speech - https://youtu.be/IP7HajXJD3s - I didn’t seem to see
anyone question the platform itself (Bretton Woods at 75). Problem.
What do the Bretton Woods
institutions represent? Perhaps the very things that Mr. Mwangi has made us
believe he stands and fights against, no? Such that, if he was truly committed
to what he claims to stand for then one would genuinely expect him to have
turned down the opportunity to speak at the Bretton Woods anniversary. Or, and
which I wished would happen (but sadly did not happen) seize the moment and use
the platform, like Giridharadas did, (watch video above), to question the Bretton
Woods and what they stand for etc. Now that he did not do the latter, it turned
out to be yet another example of the triumphs of mediocrity. To be honest, I
now genuinely doubt two things. First, if and whether Mr. Mwangi believes in
the things he does and/or says. Two, if and whether he understands anything
about how the world’s political economy works and its connection to massive
violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms that he claims to champion.
Boniface Mwangi's Nosedive to the Bretton Woods at 75
Reviewed by Ibrahim Magara
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July 30, 2019
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