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The shrub that derailed Kenya’s visions of prosperity

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September 8, 11:01 am

The shrub that derailed Kenya’s visions of prosperity
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Monday 8 September 2025

aeon DAILY

Essay / Progress and modernity

The shadow of prosperity

A shrub meant to end hunger now chokes Kenya’s farmlands. It’s a parable of how visions of progress can outgrow their promises

Samuel F Derbyshire

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