You have to admire this man Barrack Obama. As expected the opening day of the GES 2015 lived up to the expectations. The two co-hosts Uhuru Kenyatta and Barrack Obama walked into the stage with panache. The first to give the speech was Uhuru Kenyatta and he spoke of Africa on the rise, and the tremendous leaps Africa has been making recently in relation to socio-economics.
Uhuru emphasized that Kenya does not lean East or West neither is Kenya playing the East vs. West econo-policks, rather that Kenya is only interested in partnerships of mutual respect that are of the benefit to every Kenyan citizen. Uhuru did well in articulating the current attitude and optimism of most Africans (especially the young ones).
Barrack Obama seemed full of wisdom. He was taking his time, and you could sense a man who was putting thought before words. He would pose for a moment, bite his lower lip, contort his face in a fit of thought and then speak.
Obama emphasized on an enabling environment to ensure everyone no matter their surname had an equal opportunity. He even went further in a veiled comment castigating Kenyans of the school of thought that if you are from a certain tribe then your idea is not good enough, or if you come from a certain region or a certain ethnic group thenn you are not good enough to lead the nation.
Obama also used the word corruption two or three times and from his body language you could sense that it forms a major part of his agenda in his trip and probably a highlight of his address to AU leaders in Addis Ababa on Monday 27 July 2015. Clearly, he is also well informed about youth radicalization resulting from years of disfranchisement and marginalization and seemed to know a solution to it, and that is entrepreneurship and equal playing ground for all including women and youth who also form a marginalized demography.
Ever since his touchdown in Kenya as President of the United States of America, it has all been inspiration. The mood has been good. Everyone is doing some sort of "Obamalytics", trying to analyse every move that Obama and his covert aides are taking. Nothing has been spared including fashion and who should have worn what and what should not have been worn while mingling with probably the most powerful man on earth( considering there is also the Pope,Khalif, The president of China etc).
Uhuru emphasized that Kenya does not lean East or West neither is Kenya playing the East vs. West econo-policks, rather that Kenya is only interested in partnerships of mutual respect that are of the benefit to every Kenyan citizen. Uhuru did well in articulating the current attitude and optimism of most Africans (especially the young ones).
Barrack Obama seemed full of wisdom. He was taking his time, and you could sense a man who was putting thought before words. He would pose for a moment, bite his lower lip, contort his face in a fit of thought and then speak.
Obama emphasized on an enabling environment to ensure everyone no matter their surname had an equal opportunity. He even went further in a veiled comment castigating Kenyans of the school of thought that if you are from a certain tribe then your idea is not good enough, or if you come from a certain region or a certain ethnic group thenn you are not good enough to lead the nation.
Obama also used the word corruption two or three times and from his body language you could sense that it forms a major part of his agenda in his trip and probably a highlight of his address to AU leaders in Addis Ababa on Monday 27 July 2015. Clearly, he is also well informed about youth radicalization resulting from years of disfranchisement and marginalization and seemed to know a solution to it, and that is entrepreneurship and equal playing ground for all including women and youth who also form a marginalized demography.
Ever since his touchdown in Kenya as President of the United States of America, it has all been inspiration. The mood has been good. Everyone is doing some sort of "Obamalytics", trying to analyse every move that Obama and his covert aides are taking. Nothing has been spared including fashion and who should have worn what and what should not have been worn while mingling with probably the most powerful man on earth( considering there is also the Pope,Khalif, The president of China etc).
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