Nairobi, April 28 -- Every so often, something happens that restores my faith in democracy. It can be a meeting, an event, an interaction with a group of people.

Sometimes, I'm alone, pouring over data about the economy. One of my favorites is considering Kenya's trajectory over the last 20 years.

This year's estimate for nominal gross domestic product (GDP) is 147.3 billion dollars, up from 25.83 billion in 2006. That is 5.7 times more, in 20 years. Transformation is possible.

Last Saturday morning was particularly uplifting. I met an amazing group of 100 young professionals and business people in Rumuruti.

They are lawyers, surveyors, retailers, accountants, and horticulture experts.

They work in large scale commercial farms, in sm...