Kamba Benga Is Easily Kenya's Most Distinctive Sound yet it has Refused to Travel.
Ken wa Maria has 47 albums and built the genre almost single-handedly. Kativui packs venues on crowd pull alone. Neither has left Kenya's borders, and it's not…
Musila Muoki
Musila Muoki is the Founder and Programs Director at Liberty Sparks Kenya and the editor of the Liberty Sparks (East Africa blog. Muoki holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Economics with IT from Maseno University, providing him with a strong academic foundation to complement his practical experience. He has over 9 years of experience working in the free markets think tank space in Africa, specializing in international trade and regional integration, among other strategic positions. Muoki has been a vocal advocate for the creation and implementation of a single common market for East Africa and Africa under the East African Community (EAC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, with his thoughts and perspectives on policy published in major media outlets in the region and across Africa. He shares a strong belief in a well-integrated Africa where the free movement of labor, goods, services, and people thrive.
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Articles by Musila Muoki
Who Is the “We” in Ubuntu and What would be Left of the Community without “I”?
Kenya's Constitution opens with "We, the people," then guarantees that rights "belong to each individual." A philosophical look at what Ubuntu really asks of u…
The Economics of How Africa Hates Its Poor as Ruto Scapegoats Refugees and Foreigners
Ruto gave foreign hawkers five days to leave Kenya's streets. Tanzania did the same to Kenyans in 2025, and Kenya called it illegal. This is the pattern repeat…
African Cross-Border Trade Needs One Certificate that the Market Actually Trusts
Africa has harmonized 2,100+ trade standards, so why does a Machakos processor still need two certificates to sell the same jar in two neighboring countries? T…
What a Trader in Accra’s Makola Market Taught Me About the Wealth Africa Refuses to Trade
A Francophone trader in the heart of Anglophone Accra reveals what African governments won't admit: informal traders have been practicing free trade for decade…
The Money Was Already Coming Home Yet Africa Keeps Overlooking the Financing Potential of Diaspora Capital
Diaspora remittances to Africa hit $104.8 billion in 2024, more than aid and FDI combined, yet most governments still treat it as pocket money, not capital. Ke…