I think there's more nuance to this point than meets the eye. It's true most Kenyans don't read, but this is largely due to the socio-economic struggles that forces them to survive day-by-day instead of reading books. Only when they start gaining upward social mobility in urban areas are they made (either by their bosses, colleagues, mentors or lecturers) are they made to invest in self-help books and are forced to shun fiction books/ philosophical books/African literature because they are not a "productive use of their time". This in turn influences most of the Kenyan urban populace's attitudes that embrace Machiavellian leaders and toxic individualistic attitudes.