Obama finally
eats a humble pie and decides to visit Kenya
BY MUSYOKA NGUI
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S President Barrack Obama has finally humbled himself and expressed
intention of visiting Kenya in July for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in
Nairobi.
Obama has in the past bypassed Kenya in his
global tours and it is a welcome move that he will manage to visit his
“motherland” since he was elected the president of the US. After taking office
in 2008, Kenyans had a lot of hope in their distant cousin who disappointed
them.
Ironically, it is under Obama when the Kenyan -US
ties have been severed most in recent history particularly with regard to the
ICC cases Kenya faces in the Hague. Luckily, Kenya has proven the US and indeed
the world wrong that it can hold peaceful elections and decide on their own
destinies without undue influence. The Western Europe and America warned
Kenyans in the runners up to the 2013 general elections that choices have
consequences but Kenyans went ahead and defied that warning. Kenya is perceived
to be facing East with China shaping up to be Kenya’s main trading partner to
the detriment of the West and US.
President Obama will definitely seek to
solidify his friendship with Kenya and Africa. He will also get an opportunity
to reconnect with his roots. As a result, America should not issue unnecessary
travel advisories to Kenya since this will hurt our economy which has already been
battered by the recent terror attacks believed to be conducted by the
Al-Shabaab. As a big brother, America should help Kenya in sharing intelligence
not advising tourists against visiting Kenya for holidays. If Kenya was unsafe
Obama would not have decided to pay us a visit in July.
Without a doubt Nairobi is rising to be the
regional economic capital and a key player in Africa. Obama should remember to
bring ideas home on how to build Africa given entrepreneurship is a cog in
economic growth and development.
Once again, Obama welcome home. Even the
prodigal son was received by his father after sinning against him by
squandering his inheritance.
Good work brother
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