If you are operating within a group or country that is governed by a set of rules, and there is an individual or group that can make an exception that you cannot, that individual or group is sovereign over you. The sovereign individual or group has the power to bend the rules and take advantage of the unsovereign individual.

The ability to transact and store your money without requiring permission is the most visible aspect of Bitcoin's ability to create sovereign individuals.

The fact that Bitcoin is censorship resistant is a key factor that gives the individual a choice. A form of sovereignty to choose how and where to spend your money as well as opt in and out of systems as you see fit.

Bitcoin empowers such an African to buy products from any person or organization in the world directly without any intermediaries. This removes sovereignty from a specific group of people from certain developed countries and distributes it to every Bitcoin user in the world.

If you want to withdraw or deposit a large sum of cash at a commercial bank in Kenya, you must fill out a special form describing how you got the money or where you intend to spend it.

Bitcoin eliminates the need for a commercial bank to safely store your value and transact globally. This restores the individual's sovereign ability to hold large sums of cash without the fear of a bank or government agency arbitrarily freezing your account.