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In message <vrfka2t7migqedbbeensc0qj5k67po6ums@>, Hans-Georg
Michna <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> writes
>On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:18:27 +0100, Pat Anderson wrote:
>
>>How did you find Kenya
>>this year, any particular changes in attitude etc?
>
>Pat,
>
>what I sense is a certain disillusionment with the new
>government. In other words, the number of people who won't vote
>for it is slowly rising.
>
>Otherwise many people in Kenya enjoy rapidly rising living
>standards. There is now a considerable middle class, people who
>work in factories or service industries around Nairobi and other
>major cities and towns, who have a house or a nice apartment and
>a car.
>
>I have no statistics, but the huge supermarkets that have sprung
>up in and around Nairobi and other towns speak for themselves.
>
>Uchumi has gone bankrupt, shops were closed. They may yet rise
>from the ashes, but we'll see what happens. I haven't followed
>the incident and am not up to date.
>
>The ATMs have become unreliable, unfortunately. That hits us
>travellers a little. I'm talking about the Barclays ATMs that
>give you money on the strength of the ec card that's ubiquitous
>in Europe. We could still use them, but we had to run around a
>few times.
>
>I saw several lodges expanding strongly. Tourism appears to go
>up, which is generally no surprise. Prices for tourists will
>surely go up too. This is bad for me, but it may be good for the
>wildlife reserves, so I won't complain.
>
>Generally Kenya seems stable, which is good. I saw many signs of
>stability and am under the impression that many Kenyans want the
>country to remain essentially as it is, of course with certain
>improvements.
>
>Hans-Georg
>
>Crossposted to culture.kenya, followup-to: .africa
>only.
>
Thank you for that Hans Georg,
I find your comments to be very positive for Kenya especially your
impression that the country seems stable, as for costs for tourists,
Liz has said that she finds it`s expensive in Kenya and has to go
elsewhere. I haven`t been for seven years but will go again, it still
remains in my heart! I do keep in close touch with the news and am an
active member of Mwananchi Yahoo group, started by Abdul Yakub who
used to be on culture,kenya you may recall.
Greetings to you.
Pat
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Pat Anderson
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