The Wikileaks controversey has really struck a chord here in Kenya. The web-site released just a few comments from the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, Michael Rannenberger. He said that the leaders of this country are supporting a culture of impunity because they don’t punish those high ranking officials involved in corruption and other crimes. Then he went on to say something about Kenya having the most corrupt government in Kenya. Oops, I bet he wished that never came out in the news.
During yesterday’s independence day celebration the president, prime minister and everyone else that got up to speak lashed out at him. Kenya’s leaders are really ticked off. I am not sure if they even spoke about any other topic; at least the news coverage didn’t show anything else. I wonder how many Kenyans would say they agree with Rannenberger’s comments? I hear many of them say the same thing, but I guess it is a little different coming from a Kenyan then coming from an outsider living in Kenya.
Probably not the best thing for diplomatic relations between the two countries? How long will it take for the U.S. to transfer him out of the country? My guess is that it will be pretty quick!
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