We need to challenge every negative ethnic, racist, bigoted remark

Ilhan Omar may not be a familiar name in Kenya, but the lady who spent four years in Dadaab refugee camp has become a household name in USA since she was recently elected Congresswoman for Minnesota. The 37-year-old is the first naturalised citizen from Africa as well as the first non-white women elected in Minnesota. Her rise is meteoric considering that she left Dadaab in 1992 and only became a US citizen in 2000. Her progress in public life could probably only happen in America, the land of opportunities. Yet, Omar has discovered that not everyone welcomes her success, nor wants to hear what she has to say about Donald Trump’s immigration policy. Together with three other congresswomen of colour – all born in America – they have come under fire from Trump’s early morning tweets.