Bolt: Did he deserve the welcome he got?

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Olympic champion Samuel Wanjiru was not a happy man when he landed from the US having won the Chicago Marathon. ...more

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1. On Saturday November 14, 2009, 9:07 AM , Nyakwar Sati Odagima, Kenya wrote:
  seems you don't live in Kenya. Where else have you seen Kenyans appreciate their own? Even in hotels and restaurants foreigners get preferential treatment; even in the media, how often do foreign correspondents get to news scoops which will then be monitored by our local media.

 
2. On Saturday November 7, 2009, 8:45 AM , Baruck OPIYO, Turkey wrote:
  Since there are hardly any role models in Kenya, except for theft, greed and tribal jingoists the only credible role models for Kenyans can only come from outside, and Bolt deserved every bit of the reception and attention he received in Kenya. A country of bloody tribalists who see everything only through PNU and ODM filters. Bigger question is whether Kenyans can learn even from Bolt. I doubt.

 
3. On Friday November 6, 2009, 23:24 PM , Da Lubz, Germany wrote:
  This is just one more Kenyan-style tantrum Mr Mutahi! I mean do you even begin to imagine if this opportunity was left to pass? Imagine the message we would send if Bolt had a low-key or lukewarm reception. Elsewhere in this newspaper we have been bragging and outlining the number of celebrities who have visited and the billions made in tourism.

 

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