Good People, Many thanks to our US First Lady Michelle Obama for her consideration to meet First Ladies of East Africa while on her Trip to Tanzania. She will have made women of Africa sincerely proud. First Lady Margaret Kenyatta appear very moderately humble, down to earth but looks very intelligent, appear confidence but is seen to be calm, organized, tactful and carries herself with dignity. I think, I am beginning to like some of her traits., and I believe, she will assist in energizing women to get organized, engaged and involve in Nation building in diverse sectors. Kenya with the rest of East Africa Countries, cannot afford to be left stuck on the mad pulling from behind. More or so, the women must stay on the front line to engage from the front to help in economic recovery and join with the rest of the world to mutually share in the Global Emerging Markets for Progressive Development. This information comes just timely..........and I am so Happy....... Cheers !!!! Judy Miriga Diaspora Spokesperson Executive Director Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc., USA http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com Will First Lady meet Obama in Dar?
PHOTO | FILE First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. NATION MEDIA GROUP By ISAAC ONGIRI in Nairobi iongiri@ke.nationmedia.com and KEVIN J KELLEY in New York kevinjaykelley@gmail.com Posted Saturday, June 22 2013 at 23:30 In Summary
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta is among the wives of the continent's and world leaders expected to feature at this year's African First Ladies Summit organised to coincide with American President Barack Obama's visit to Tanzania next week. The event, the first to be hosted in East Africa, will bring together former US President George W. Bush, US First Lady Michelle Obama and former American First Lady Laura Bush at the George W. Bush Institute in Dar es Salaam. Kenya, which has never hosted a sitting American President since independence, has been excluded from Mr Obama's sub-Saharan African tour in which the US leader is expected to visit Senegal, South Africa and later Tanzania. Among speakers A group of Kenyan MPs, among them Kabondo Kasipul MP Silvance Osele, have also been lined up for appearance at the Obama visit, which is expected to focus on development, youth and women's affairs. Mr Bush is also listed among speakers at the event alongside Mrs Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control, Ms Nancy G. Brinker. The organisers confirmed that First Ladies Chantal Campaore (Burkina Faso), Roman Tesfaye (Ethiopia), Maria Guebuza (Mozambique), Penehupifo Pohamba (Namibia), Sia Koroma (Sierra Leone), Mama Salma Kikwete (Tanzania), Janet Museveni (Uganda) and Christine Kaseba (Zambia) will attend. However, neither State House nor the organisers have confirmed the attendance of Mrs Kenyatta. Reserved confirmation "It is true we plan to join in the delegation that is set to travel to Tanzania during the Obama tour but organisers have reserved confirmation to Monday," a Kenyan MP expected to travel to Tanzania in the coming days, Mr Osele, said. Though Kenya has been excluded in the tour, Mrs Kenyatta's presence in Dar during Obama's visit would be the nearest a high profile Kenyan leader associated with the US leader's African trip. President Obama is, however, on the list of speakers or participants at the first ladies' forum. President Kenyatta is himself expected to leave the country on Monday for a three-day official visit to Uganda. On Saturday evening the Sunday Nation could not immediately obtain clear confirmation from State House regarding the President and the First Lady's diary. State House sources also revealed that the President could be travelling to China within a week to familiarise himself with the country's Asian development and business partners, and to cement bilateral relations with the region that has attracted unrivalled trade ties with Africa over the past decade. On Friday the Obama administration appeared to be giving reasons for isolating Kenya from the President's trip, but insisted the relationship between Washington and Nairobi remained intact. "The Kenyan people just hold a very special place in the president's heart," declared Ben Rhodes, spokesman for the US National Security Council. "The close partnership the US has had with Kenya for decades will certainly continue," Mr Rhodes added. The official was speaking at a press briefing in response to a reporter's question of whether Mr Obama's decision to bypass Kenya is tied to the International Criminal Court (ICC) case at The Hague involving President Kenyatta. "We respect the sovereign right of the Kenyan people to choose their own leaders," Mr Rhodes said. The US will work with President Kenyatta, he added. Making reference to the ICC indictments, Mr Rhodes further commented: "It wasn't the best time for the President to travel to Kenya at this point... The Kenyan government will continue to work through the issues it has with the international community," he added. To snub Kenya In response to a separate question as to whether Mama Sarah might meet Mr Obama during his visit to Tanzania, Mr Rhodes said: "I am not aware of any plans to see his grandmother". The spokesman noted that Ms Auma Obama, the president's Kenyan half-sister, had attended Mr Obama's recent speech in Berlin as well as the state dinner held there in his honour. The Obama administration's decision to snub Kenya is seen as a strategic move to avoid a backlash at home where some members of the Congress are said to be non-receptive to a free-flowing diplomatic engagement with Nairobi due to the cases facing President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto. The two are accused of crimes against humanity. Kenya is, however, regarded highly in the US due to the significant role the country is playing in the war against terror, especially along the Somali coast where it is a leading partner. The US government has also been pumping millions of dollars in funding intelligence and other security operations including offering its marine hardware to the Kenyan security forces. |
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