Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Kwame Nkrumah would stir over and over again if they got their hands on the research results. While the pull of leadership attracts an impressive 23% of Tanzanians and 22% of Nigerians, only 12% of Kenyans and Ghanaians, 15% of Ugandans, 11% of Angolans and 6% of Mozambiqueans long for positions of leadership. What happened to leadership ambitions most of our fellow countrymen had at independence? Could the stalemate in our politics have taken away the lustre in leadership? Our political scenes are full of old guards, showing not many people want to get into leadership roles. If this imbalance is corrected, maybe our founding fathers will finally rest peacefully in their graves.

Data is sourced from Maisha a Pan-African lifestyle study conducted by Consumer Insight in the commercial capitals of more than 14 African countries.

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