Is Kenyan’s love for Obama blinding them from the real issues at the Global Entrepreneur Summit (GES)?

President Obama’s recent visit to Kenya left many observers with one big unanswered question. Is Kenyan’s love for Obama blinding them from the real issues at the Global Entrepreneur Summit (GES)? I dare say it is. The media circus around Obama’s visit to Kenya epitomized a blind acceptance of everything the President of the United States (POTUS) highlighted about Kenya. This takes away from a critical analysis of the pressing issues facing the country.  

Firstly, while much was said about Obama’s drive for renewable energy in Kenya, nobody questioned this reasoning. It will principally be American companies benefitting from the development of this renewable energy as they have the technology to exploit it. Kenya has vast amounts of traditional fossil fuels including oil and coal. Nothing was said using American technology to exploit these abundant and cheap natural resources recently discovered in Kenya. America is a superpower based on its exploitation of traditional fossil fuels. It’s only natural Kenya advance a narrative to exploit its own fossil fuels.