Moi's dream that was out of step with basic science

Nearly 20 years after the then president Daniel arap Moi okayed the so-called Nyayo Pioneer car, the government says it has no intention of reviving the project. The elaborate complex where the prototype was build remains a ghost town with only a few engineers. The Nyayo dream cost Kenya 700 millions shillings.

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[benadede]

Those cars need to be preserved at the national museum. We should not forget where we are coming from.

[njerirose24]

The project was so good and could give many Kenyans jobs. The problem was that in Nyayo system, there were so much big cats who would rather import cars duty free to sell expensively than produce cars. That is how Singapore, Korea came up to chase away poverty. Up to now, the big cats have no economic plan to salvage the country. Instead, they are grouping for election which are 3 yrs to come. The finance minister who claims to have done economics does not have any paper on his name!!! Shameful.

[FrankypankyV8]

I think a big opportunity is lost, by not pushing on to produce a car designed and made in Kenya!

Self-employment should be the first priority!

Building a car for and by Kenyans would bring the country so much more! I REALLY hope that someone feels the need and courage to move on with the project!

[mfcmtube]

This was such a pioneering idea that should not be allowed to die. For how long are we going to be net importers? For how long are Africans going to be 100% reliant on the West and Asia for its technology?

This project was a resounding success, not a failure. It shows just how irrelevant most African education is to the needs of what Africa needs and should aspire.

Thank you Moi for dreaming right. This will not be in vein because you have shone a light and we have taken the hint across Africa.

[kelvincuts]

@wesmonite at first, the first aviation models were pedaled like you would a bicycle while the wings were flapping to emulate a bird's movement in the air. Do you know how damn that sounded, even now it still not practical but look at what came out in the end...they invented a different form of flying that is still used to this day thanks to the write brothers! It will remain a pipe dream only if we stay there and do nothing about it.

[Arty288]

what heaps of crap!

[estoneakaelow]

Kenyans could have easily kept the program running. Its not funds that killed the program but too much dependance on foreign brands. If we spend 1/4 less on foreign brands yearly then we could easily have a vehicle that we can call our own.

[somalipal]

This screams corruption, from the start. How could an engineer manufacture this kink of junk? I can produce a real functioning car as any engineer at this day an age should be able to, the only drawdown is the market, no one produces something that will not be bought;

[wesmonite]

look at the history of aviation??/the wright brothers neva gave up.infact their first flight was a failure,but they kept on and look at the modern planes...

[wesmonite]

@benadede that sounds like a good idea,take them to the museum for future generations.

[checkthisout704]

the car was very heavy the engine could'nt pull it haaaaahaaaa dumb ass

[MzeeMoja1]

By Kenyan standards, this is good. But people often don't always set off on a flying start, and perhaps it's even better to learn from mistakes. I would encourage a revival of this programme, and for it to begin with where it was left. The car itself looks cute, ableit weighing like a tonne of bricks, and nearly resembling those of the former soviet union.