Africans to blame for Chinese mistreatment

Our diaspora feels like a cash cow that has run out of milk and is now abandoned.

Early November last year, I applied for a tourist visa to China. They demanded a certificate of good conduct from the police attested by our Foreign Affairs ministry and signed by the Chinese embassy, an invitation letter from a Chinese travel agency, proof that I had paid for my hotel stay in China, six months bank statements and an itinerary of my trip among other demands.

I asked “supposing we pay for the hotel stay and then have to cancel?” (Which I did because of Corona). “That’s not our problem,” came the retort. I felt humiliated, and so did the other Kenyans who were applying.