Many Kenyans refusing basic income experiment

Re:Many Kenyans refusing basic income experiment by Rustydave on Saturday September 10, 2016 @11:25AM (#12469608)

I understand why people don't want to take this money. Basically, here in Kenya we're brought up in a way that there is nothing for free, you have to work to get what you want. So someone giving you free money is very suspicious there must be something they want in turn.

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Re:Many Kenyans refusing basic income experiment by norea-armozel on Saturday September 10, 2016 @11:38AM (#12469653)

I think it's true anywhere poverty is a common economic status for folks. You live with less, so every thing you get you want to own 100% of. Gifts are just deposits (implicit) on favors in the future, so I always avoid them unless they're from family or good friends. Strangers and gifts aren't a good mix in my opinion here from the US side of things.

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Re:Many Kenyans refusing basic income experiment by skybrian on Saturday September 10, 2016 @11:32AM (#12469632)

Yes, it's understandable that people are suspicious. But before, GiveDirectly was able to convince them that it's not a scam so it's a bit surprising that it didn't work this time.

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Re:Many Kenyans refusing basic income experiment by zouhair on Saturday September 10, 2016 @11:50AM (#12469703)

White people giving free money never ends well most of the time, especially in Africa.

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