Folks, new member here. Apologies if this question has been asked before. In which case, I would appreciate if someone would ping me.
Now, I grew up without money, completely. Over the years, however, I have dedicated my life to learning the art of getting it. I read western books about the art and seems, what they teach works in a different environment from that of Kenya in particular and Africa in general. They assume a fair environment and free economy with unlimited opportunity. You know, America. We can agree that is not Kenya. So can someone really get wealthy in Kenya without being a corrupt businessman cum politician?

Also, my question may be arising from the limited knowledge I have. Enlighten me.

NO.

It is possible to be rich, assuming being rich in Kenya is having a net worth of ksh100m and above, but being wealthy is another beast altogether, in Kenya being wealthy at ksh1bn and above.
I think compared to the West attaining wealth in Kenya is difficult for these reasons.
1)We are dealt with a majority of the population of low purchase power. Even in Nairobi,the economic hub of kenya, with a population of 4.5m, only about 1m is considered middle class and above, the rest are poor.
2)Obstacles to doing genuine business with low priced poor quality counterfeits of which the majority of the population are enticed to buy.In this regard the government has let us down over the years by allowing this practice to continue, killing manufacturing and high cost of manufacturing.
3)To be wealthy in Kenya you need to cater for the low class and selling nationally, like Milk(e.g Uhuru) or Pens(e.g Kirubi)or Cooking Oil(e.g Vimal) where they make ksh1-10 gross profit per product but selling in millions of products per day,including export.
4)Only a small population is taxed, many Micro and SMEs escape paying their taxes, creating an unequal playing field.
5)High cost of living and 'double' paying for services, for which the government is supposed to provide,eg, "good" quality education, health,security etc whereas in the west its provided for from their taxes. That leaves more income for saving and investment in the west.
5)All the other perceived wealthy in Kenya,example, mashamba who claims he hustled his way to the top selling chicken and no other enterprises, are thieves!
6)Having said all that i think "starting" a business in Kenya is easier compared to the West, due to lower labour costs and lesser enforcement of labour laws, however, in the West chances of succeeding are higher.
6)And Kenyans, tenderpreneurship is not enterpreneurship.

There are many other external factors, but these stand out for me.

I think you are asking the wrong question
You should not be seeking to be rich but to be financially independent, which is not something one puts an amount or target on.
Besides, beyond a certain point, more money does not afford you a better lifestyle. Just bigger toys. And you can only sit your backside in one toy (house, car, plane etc) at a time. So the financially independent guy who is able to have a comfortable life for him and his family is no different from the uber-wealthy Greek billionaire if they are able to travel to the same places, eat at the same restaurants and breathe the same dust in any city they live in.
And if you are looking for money to bring you happiness or lasting joy in life you will be sorely disappointed.

Ni hayo maoni yangu tu

These tu-mugunda people do not believe in extravagance