Tanzania in earnest do have a thing to celebrate; this ain't boot licking. As a Kenyan i wish u well, utilize the resource afforded well, i hope they are grants and not loans or resource thuggery.
If Obama did set foot in Kenya, Kenyans would equally be elated....we did a holiday on his first election just to show him love. His second election was closely followed too though no holiday. Guess fate wasn't on our side maybe.....
14b $ from China+ 7b $ from US ......u are indeed ready for take off Tz......two supreme nations at a go!
Uhuru has a task and a half to convince FDI to be dropped in Kenya if the two giant govts intend to lead by example on their corporations. (indeed choices have consequence)
If Russia ropes in Tz too, we Kenyans better stop singing east.
Kenyans have a spirit to crack it eventually though, ......but singing east overtly will sink this nation further, if not cost us partnership/markets from willing states, (west).
Cost of business in Kenya vis a vis the rest of the region will double if sth is not done asap esp on our electricity tarriffs, plus the soon to be introduced VAT bill remains to be bad news. I wont pretend to smile; there's nothing to smile about. Uhuru needs a miracle to take off our economy.....seems strikes planned for this year alone will slow him to a meager 3% GDP growth. Considering the first half nothing considerable happened, elections/strikes, its a plus if he surpases that.
Kabaridi and
mwathai, please come in for a reality check. Are u confident with our market trends, (NSE), and how it is responding? Speculative anxiety is kinda keeping investors at bay.....
Me thinks the Kenyan Market is effectively under an observe and assess phase for the coming two weeks or so.
Mkuu,I think what is ailing kenya right now and needs urgent attention is the replenishment of our weakened capacities of our institutions to offer leadership more than our economic capacity. If we can strengthen these, then we are going to gain big time. Part of the political class that has all along being crying for a new constitution whose main theme is DEVOLUTION/separation of powers, is now finding devolution a big burden to handle. indeed, politics is quite lazy!
....Govt services can only benefit the mwanachi if devolution is practised by less politically focused individuals. The political class have clung on to devolving politics at the expense of service...
...Currently, there are immense abuses of elective positions and a violent antipathy towards our clinched democratic precept through an obsession for lawlessness in the name of 'reforms'..Reformers understand, this ploy, that a violent antipathy, towards institutions only serves to weaken them..
Uhuru needs a miracle to take off our economy.....seems strikes planned for this year alone will slow him to a meager 3% GDP growth.
...Once This is strengthened and in order, then Uhuru,does not need a miracle to avert a non-rational antipathy against Devolution of resources to cater for the Kenyan mwanachi...
....It always takes the vote of the common mwananchi to crack the whip on forces against development...
...Bro, on the contrary Kenya has never cracked; Our market has stood the test of time, During the political crisis of 08/07, the economic growth has continued to show steadiness (with the world bank only emphasizing positive forecast), even, Amidst taming alshabaab menace, and travel advisories, the investment destination of choice, to date remains kenya...
The massive expansion and improvements in infrastructure developments has only diverted the course of publicity to Kenya..
..Tz maybe the new EA 'Kid on the block' according to Washington, but bro there also needs to be tangible infrastructure on the ground to sustain and support real economic achievements...
.....Hehehe! I think by now we have out-grown relying on overtones that still remain a cog to decolonization...
Kabaridi, bro i share your views on LGBT and point of origin of Obama partly, but my issues aren't along those lines, no country in Africa with a sane leadership will promote same sex marriage without being a stooge first, Kenyans are certainly not.
My only issue with the trip is how our Kenya administration reacted, they would have simply given the man a total black out. Declaring some form of hostile attitude to the WEST is more damaging in terms of business opportunities and direct investment, indeed, Obama was not only leading his agenda but a business delegation to Tz. I find the crooked ways of trying to pass the message at all costs to be counterproductive. Or is it ICC? lol.
We could go east without announcing we are, the cabinet secretary, Foreign Affairs needed not to clarify that issue, the west would have upped their game and jostled to get back in the game. Or was Kenya under any imminent threat? Lol
... in 1975, russian and chinese overt investment programes had completely out-foxed US programes, in Congo, Angola & TZ Using the port of TZ to bring goods towards the south. By Ole man looking east, It only increases the levels of healthy competition...Healthy competition by the russians and the Chinese in TZ and southern african nations made the US opt out...
it is the same ideology at play here, seeking to neutralize western bigotry..if, it is completely neutralized by the inclusion of china and russia, then the doubting thomases will always maintain their pronouncements that 'choices have consequences'...The ICC intonations can only continue to get louder by illuminating the ramifications of Uhuru and ruto being in power.
...Manipulation of tariffs rates for electricity can be curbed If, more modes of electricity generation can be sourced, like increasing the capacity for the production of geo-thermal electricity, wind energy, and including the controversial nuclear program which our colleagues in EA have shown great interest and are on the verge of acquiring! All addressed in vision2030...
There are no crooked ways to pass the message. The reaction by our administration to the Obama snub was based on the confidence of having the mwananchis mandate. Infact, the Proclamation against LGBT has been 'respect our culture'...
...What is being peddled is a perception that only US programs in Africa, have the ability to boost local economic capacities. This is only applicable to countries that are unable to create ways of sourcing for more funding for the creation of basic infrastructure needed...and therefore it is the duty of wealthier nations to jump in and strengthen their democracy.
The coming real test for the survival of any EA country economically is to create and nurture market strength using local available resources at their disposal as opposed to reliance on financial aid in 'billions' that leaves corrupt cabals within the govt and other private sectors massaging their egos...