Scramble for Africa and how USA lost its allure

We are torn between a rock and a hard place. On one side we have a powerful China offering Kenya all sorts of goodies as a nation and our traders buying goods all over China. On the other side, is a restless USA warning that China is entrapping us and at the same time, making it more and more difficult for Kenyans to reach “the land of the free and the brave”. What are we to do?

We love the USA. After all, this is the land that gave us Obama (or we gave them Obama); we watch their movies, TV, play their music and we are culturally attuned to them. Over a million Kenyans have moved to the US – and many more would go there if they could. Getting a US visa is like winning the lottery. Just see the smile of a Kenyan who has had his visa stamped. Once we land there, we feel at home with Kenyan-looking brothers all over the place. There are many Kenyans who call it home.