<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishSidhani kama wana nguvu za kutosha kujitegemea, nafikiri ni kwa maslahi yao sasa hivi kubaki kama ilivyo, kudumisha hali ilivyo, na kubaki chini ya ulinzi wa Marekani.  <response>: um i dont think theyre strong enough myself to become independent uh i think that its in their best interest right now just uh to remain as is keep the status quo and uh keep uh stay under the United United States protection 