When you hear a lot of stories about Africa, and you get to a place like Kenya and other countries like that, where they think the same way we do, I was happy to find that the Schedule of Rights that I drew for the Kenyan Government was working very well.
I grew up in Somalia, in Saudi Arabia, in Ethiopia, and in Kenya. I came to Europe in 1992, when I was 22, and became a member of Parliament in Holland.
Kenya is a land of great people, and during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, I remember meeting some Kenyan fans at the hotel where we were staying. It felt nice to see people from back home cheering and supporting me. Some even approached me; we talked, and they took pictures.
A majority of my blind students at the International Institute for Social Entrepreneurs in Trivandrum, India, a branch of Braille Without Borders, came from the developing world: Madagascar, Colombia, Tibet, Liberia, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal and India.
I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it’s hustle and bustle, and there’s always something going on.
Zimbabwe has far fewer tourists than South Africa or Kenya, and there’s less crime as well.
Our task will be to advance Kenya’s interests and ensure they are well served.
When you stand amid the unending vistas of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, it’s impossible to remain focused inward. Your mind expands to the distant horizons.
I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it’s hustle and bustle, and there’s always something going on.
In Kenya, where there isn’t the luxury of feeding grains to animals, livestock yield more calories than they consume because they are fattened on grass and agricultural by-products inedible to humans.
I always tell people that I am most proud of the fact that the Ushahidi story has provided an inspiration to other techies in Kenya and Africa as an example of the kind of talent the continent holds.
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