Why Africa must learn from the East

John Cheruiyot writes "...The rise of Asia, the rise of China, Sinagapore, Malaysia, India and other tigers is fundamental. This change is a product of creativity and innovation by the East.
The East believed in themselves. They believed in their ideas and their ideals. They were brave to chart their destiny in a direction contrary to the western logic. They manufactured goods for the poor. They made technology respond to the needs of their poor. They provided electronic, textile, machinery and gadgets within the purchasing power of the poor. They used their cultural wisdom and traditions to mould a world contrary to the western ego. They used their languages, their food and their medicine. They followed their precepts and tenets handed over from their ancestors. Hence they shaped the their world..."