The Power Dialogue AfricaEpisode 33
Clement Onyango
Entrepreneur
“Eastlands Raised Him. Failure Built Him”
Clement Onyango (Kent Sewe) on why Africa is not poor but poorly financed, and what it takes to build resilient economies on the continent.
Released 11 May 2026
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Africa Is Not Poor. It Is Poorly Financed.
In this episode of The Power Dialogue Africa, Clement Onyango (Kent Sewe) breaks down why Africa keeps failing to industrialize despite having the talent, resources and ambition to lead the future. From Kenya’s Nyayo Car dream and the Goldenberg scandal, to collapsed factories across Africa, to why millions of Africans remain “unbankable” despite fintech growth.
One line from this episode stayed with me, “Africa will do it its own way.” Maybe that is exactly what this generation is trying to figure out. Watch till the end if you care about Africa’s future, entrepreneurship, industrialization, finance, technology and what it truly takes to build resilient economies on this continent. The Power Dialogue Africa. Where Africa thinks out loud for odd ball, trailblazers, thinkers and doers.
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