[Gaidi Sugu]

Did you guys read that storo of the Kenyan guy who panicked and booked the next flight home after 9/11 in the Standard? Man, that was a bullsh1t article! First the guy goes on about "home is best," and the usual crap about how kenyans in the US buy flashy cars/dont go to school etc..etc..
But what made my day was the last part of the article. The guy admits that so far he's been unable to find a job and that if things dont go mzuri, he will fly back to the good ol' U.S of A!

The moral of this story is: muh****as can talk all that crap about "kenyans in the US" but when push comes to shove, we'd all rather live in a place where you have a chance/opportunity of making it, where u can find a job based on what you know and not who you know. We all love our country, but face it, you cant live on love alone!

[Xman]

he messed up at the conclusion. kenyans in the states are a confused lot thus the lack of proper organizations. Too many mini think tanks and no actuall action.

[AuSpiritual]

So that grp of kenyans spoke for the close to 100,000 kenyans abroad? nonsence. Actually how many kenyans appx are in the states? any stats? at the rate I hear them docking in, we are the nigerians and we shall negate our kenyan population of youth.

[AuSpiritual]

and if this is true it means kenya should have more educated adults in the future, yeah right!

[Matenjagwo]

Let's be for real-Kenyans abroad are educating their brothers and sisters, helping their family with medical expenses, and bankrolling micro enterprises for their families. I fly home so often, and I know what i am talking about.

If you don't do any of that, you either come from a well-to-do family or you don't give a s***t about those you left behind.

Wake up if you think Kenyans abroad are asleep. They may be undergoing hardships in fitting within the systems they find themselves in, but I know majority are contributing to the economy of our country though indirectly. Most people I know talk about money they have recently sent home, or about to send.

Just an anecdote: My friend, a college junior recently bought a piece of land for his sister who is married with kids but had no place she could call her own. This Kenyan denied himself to cater for a member of the family while still pursuing a college education. Undoubtedly, you can't convince his village that Kenyans abroad are useless.

And every time I go home, I hear of stories of someone from US or wherever in the West who is building a commerical property somewhere. I know my family is forever thankful of me for paying for our old parents' medical bills, which runs above 100,000 a year.

You don't have to open a business or buy a jet and take it home to ferry miraa to Somalia to make a difference.

I estimate Kenyans are sending millions of dollars home from abroad every year. Sooner than later, you'll see the country acknowledging that fact in their budgetary news.

Again, wake up and join the majority of Kenyans abroad, and stop being so negative.

[AfricanMan]

Why don't we just shut the hell up and start something right now!!

[Mdosi]

As Kenyans abroad, in USA or elsewhere, you are as important in the political future of that country as anybody who is in Kenya. While one may not be eligible to vote, one can influence afew votes within ones circle of influence. This circle includes one's friends and family members. By being in the west, most of these people will and do listen to you. Therefore one can play a role in the political arena, tho' indirectly.

Also many of us need to look into ways of influencing and educating those who are left behind. For example, one can support one's close relatives and help them afford school fees, start micro-business and become better at whatever they do.

Some of the people I know already do some of the things I mentioned [and more] but most of us need to do more still. It is not only the people at home that CAN make a difference in Kenya but it is all of us, in Kenya or outside Kenya. Let us count change/improvement one at a time!

The analysis the papers does and reports is true depending on who is intervied, the view from which the writer looks at it, etc. The truth is whatever is said, is true for some of the people some of the times.

If you were to be asked what have you done since you left Kenya that has helped the country move forward, what would you say?