This is interesting, very interesting and worrying as well. Watu wakuwaza what do you make of this:

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............There is a gradual shift in the American military interests in the East and Central African region. Whereas they used to savor Kenya and Ethiopia, the Americans are more interested in a powerful Uganda and a weak Kenya. ...... By providing the solution to Uganda’s longest internal security problem, the US scores well in closing a significant bilateral trade agreement which covers oil imports from Uganda at fairly cheap rates in exchange for defense and intelligence technology and support.
It becomes complex for the Americans since Kenya joined the league with oil discovery and the Americans had to try, and change their hardened stance.
What we are witnessing is the usual ‘petro-dollar’ diplomacy and the Americans are desperate for a each of the cake. There is a high possibility of increased funding to the Kenyans owing to the big and functional economy, besides, if their oil is confirmed commercially viable, and the electioneering assails peacefully, besides winning the war in Somalia, the Americans will redraw their military cooperation with Kenya before the end of 2012 (sic) Good reason why Ubako's Easterly policies need to be adhered to going forward.
While the US Defense department insists, it had carried out similar projects in Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Uganda, and Burundi, it is the efforts, and a series of military programs throughout 2011 and 2012 in Uganda that rules out mere enhance the capabilities of Eastern African countries besides mitigate and eliminate the threat to civilians and regional stability.

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Well said. But the problem to me seems to be with the imminent change of guard at the house on the hill. Atleast Ubako had seen this coming and he positioned the country well to face Uncle Sam in the emerging challenges and opportunities in the region and beyond. Of concern is the soft spot that some of the leading hopefuls for statehouse have for US.

Luckily our ties with China and the east grow stronger every day aso there's no vacuum. Even Koreans are coming to help us grow and exploit our primitive energy.