The truth is that while Kenyans are running into all sorts of problems and even open hostility trying to live and work in other countries. Foreigners are extremely comfortable in Kenya.
Part of the problem is of course corruption. The sad reality is that if you have enough money you can buy yourself a Kenyan ID and (if you want to keep things official) you can even purchase Kenyan citizenship at a price.
There is of course nothing wrong with Kenyans being so welcoming to foreigners. It is in fact one of the secrets of becoming a great nation. Just look at what happened in the United States. While the great British Empire’s strict immigration laws kept everybody out, America welcomed everybody and some of these people came in with great contributions to science and the arts.
There is evidence that the resilience of the Kenyan economy right through the dark Moi era had a lot to do with the large foreign population that has flocked into the country in recent years from war torn neighbouring countries but also from peaceful African nations further away like Nigeria.
But there has to be a limit to what foreigners can do in our country. In Kenya there are absolutely no limits, all you need to do is flash your cash and all the doors magically open for you. Take the example of Eastleigh in Nairobi. KRA collect minimal if any taxes there and even the police fear to tread in the place.
Now there are reports being received by this blogger that large chunks in some areas of the Coast are being purchased by Somali nationals posing as Kenyans. The potential threat of this to the security of the state is easy to see. But as usual the government is fast asleep and will only swing into action after trouble flares up or when it will be basically too late.
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Hi Chris
ReplyDeleteYou're becoming alarmist about the somali / muslim issue? You seem to concentrate on the negative however look at Eastleigh and the amount of business carried out there, I have kikuyu, meru, luo friends who all go do shopping there and even buy wholesale for onward sale. In sections where somalis are prevalent security is quite good. All i'm saying is your words may not represent a true reflection of the reality and may cause harm to relations by creating feelings of hate. Look at what happened to Rwanda (GOd forbid this to ever happen to Kenya) it was the same story put out by the media - a section of people are oppressing us.... or taking over what is ours......