madollar wrote:History would have judged him harshly had he not visited the land of his father. The question why did you not visit kenya when you were president would have been a constant in all his post president interviews.Very smart of him
I dont think he cares about history judging him on this one account; He and the US govt in general want something, something we do not know about and Uhuru Kenyatta is being cool, non-commital,..there is always that naval base that the Americans want -for instance; Old Mwai Kibaki refused to entertain that subject. Then there is the matter of Tony Blair showing up in Nairobi a month ago.
There are horses to be traded, the image cleaning has begun in earnest.
Personally, I was unreasonably irked by the earlier snub.
To be a retired world statesman/diplomat (as retired leaders are wont to do) who can wield soft power in Africa, you cant ignore Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt while you are in power. Someone in the White House was smart enough to see that. Otherwise he would have visited Nairobi (possibly) post 2018 and would have received the chilliest reception.......