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Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes PhotosAbout the Author: Johnnie Carson serves as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.
Coming back to Kenya is a bit like coming home. After all, I spent four years here (1999-2003) as U.S. Ambassador, and I grew to love the country. It's hard not to. Kenya's spectacular beauty ranges from lofty mountains to the lush shores of Lake Victoria to the open savanna filled with wildlife to the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Its people are gracious, welcoming and well-educated, among the most literate on the African continent. Kenyans, led by Jomo Kenyatta, fought hard and long for independence. Once they gained it, the manner in which they achieved national and racial reconciliation set an example that South Africa would follow forty years later.
I've traveled here this week with Secretary Clinton to participate in the African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum, held August 4-6. Political, business and civil society leaders from all over Africa and the United States have gathered to discuss and improve the African Growth and Opportunity Act, first signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 2000. But my passion for Kenya underlies this visit, and I can't help but be concerned for the country and its people.
At the top of my concerns is corruption. Corruption is killing Kenya. Since the long rule of Daniel arap Moi, it has seeped into the fabric of Kenyan governance. It affects everyone at every level. The long-running Goldenberg scandal, in which the government subsidized exports of gold, cost Kenya more than a billion dollars, a value of more than 10 percent of the country's GNP. More recently, the Anglo Leasing case has cost the government more than 50 million dollars. These are just two of a long list of scandals, documented often in detail by organizations such as Transparency International. These scandals have sapped not only the national treasury, but the very spirit of a talented people and faith in their state institutions. And the dollars lost are only part of the story. This insidious disease infects all aspects of Kenyan life, down to the basic public services such as education, driver's licenses and business permits, where even a few extra dollars for "dash" can break one family's meager savings. Multiply that one family by millions, and you get a nation going backwards.
How does a country fight corruption? I'm from Chicago, so I know that corruption is not specifically African or American, but a human condition. In the United States, a strong judiciary and vibrant free media serve as effective checks on corruption. One former governor of my state of Illinois sits in prison, having been convicted in a court of justice and now serving a term for selling pardons. Another governor of Illinois has been indicted by a former U.S. attorney for pay-for-play. A federal prosecutor investigated the case. The state legislature impeached the governor, who now awaits a criminal trial. And Illinois has a new governor. This all happened as spelled out in the state constitution.
In the Kenya of today, unfortunately, such a scenario would seem impossible. Under the watchful eye of Kenya's long-serving attorney general -- a man who has served loyally under current President Kibaki and his predecessor President Moi -- not one government official or serving politician has been successfully prosecuted for corruption in Kenya for two decades. Kenya's six-year-old anti-corruption statute has demonstrated a similar success rate.
Kenya's court system has also shown a willingness to play along with the attorney general's style of politics. On those rare occasions when corruption cases are presented to the courts, they are dismissed on procedural grounds or are allowed to wither away in files and boxes. There's a well-known saying among Kenyans: "Why hire a lawyer when you can buy a judge?"
Inaction also seems to be the prevailing mode for dealing with the rise in extrajudicial killings, estimated to be in the hundreds over the last two years. The current coalition government resulted from a deal struck by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in the wake of the post-election violence that killed 1,500 and displaced 300,000 Kenyans in early 2008. The lack of action to investigate and prosecute those responsible has stymied reform and intimidated civil society groups -- effectively silencing many Kenyans who would otherwise be willing to speak out against corruption and judicial malfeasance.
The consequences of corruption and the poor governance threaten to shatter the hopes of what was once one of Africa's shining stars. Kenya was beginning to thrive because of a record of rule of law, budding democratic institutions and education. In fact, it had -- and still has -- the continent's strongest economy not based on mineral extraction. Instead, the country's growth rate fell from eight percent in 2007 to less than two percent in 2008 -- a decline due mainly to the fallout from the electoral violence, not the global recession.
As President Obama said in his recent visit to Ghana, Africa needs strong institutions, not strong men. Kenya's peaceful transition to independence happened in part because strong leadership coalesced to bring about a national reconciliation based on building up democratic institutions and rule of law. My hope for Kenya is that its citizens will draw upon this rich legacy. I can say with full certainty that the United States will support this great country and its people as it seeks to renew itself once again and become the stable, prosperous, and just country it has the potential to be.
Wahocs in Kenya writes:
All very true, but when all is said and done, as long as Kenyans continue to vote in these leaders who continue to exploit us for their own selfish wants, this country shall and will never change, Change has to come from us, the kenyan people, not our leaders.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Dear Mr. Carson
This post was in slightly different context, but I'm curious whether you think my observation on democratic evolution might prove true in general terms as a factor of the human condition.
"If I were to make a comparison of where their democratic timeline towards a functioning democracy is at presently:
One might make a brief comparison with the old Chicago Mob days, "machine" politics included.
Those were tough times for us as a democracy. Organized crime can be a terminal illness to the democratic process, and it took a lot of time and effort on the federal government's part to put and end to it.
It may be a phase all democracies go through at some point in their evolution, and recognizing this, I think America's best foot forward on this issue with Russia would be in supporting the Russian Federation's ability to cope with a serious internal dillema, whether that be simple moral support for legitimate efforts to combat organized crime, the protection of those trying to hold folks to account for what's going on around them, and institutional support, whether that be simple consultation on how the U.S. sucessfully handled our growing pains, to offer ideas, and perhaps some expertice and exchange beteen our FBI and their complimentary branch of service.
Democracy after all, is not just "the great experiment", it's a learning process that takes generations to get right.
An ongoing process that really has no end to it, as we're still trying to perfect our's.
A "multipartnered world" makes too much sense to ignore."
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Susan in Florida writes:
@ Secretary Carson -- Thank you for such a genuine and heartfelt posting. It is obvious how much you love Kenya. It looks, from the photo, to be a beautiful country. I hope we will be able to help them get back to their original plans of democracy and personal freedoms. I appreciate that we are again focusing on the African nations. So much suffering, from droughts, to HIV/AIDS, to genocide and human trafficking, to the huge problem of so many orphaned children. Overwhelming. A special thank you to Secretary Clinton for all her incredible hard work. She is truly amazing.
Rita in North Carolina writes:
I feel the same and understand that what you have written on Kenya is true because i am a Kenyan who wants to help the people and tell them or bring to the light and show them that it is us Kenyans who will decide our childrens and countries fate. But honestly why go back home to help when all will happen is that those in power will kill you for helping the poor and speaking the truth. Its something all Kenyans want ,believe me, but when you have one ready to harm you what do you do.Please me and lots of other Kenyans here in America want to help our people but the question is how? and who will protect us> Thank you for this blog....Its this stories that need to be seen by all. I am a Kenyan and I agree with you on all you say. It is even worse than you have pointed out.
David in Indiana writes:
Anyone who knows Kenya knows that its greatest weakness is the lack of institutional progress. What seems difficult is to suggest possible solutions to this lack of progress. How about the withdrawal of recogniton of the present government, through not appointing any ambassador to the country once Ambassador Ranneberger leaves? How about prohibiting AG Amos Wako from being part of international meetings until he begins to prosecute some actual high level perpetrators of violence and corruption? Steps that will force institutions to work are the only ones that might move the country forward,
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Amb. Carson: I appreciated your statement. My family and I resided in Nairobi during my initial foreign service tour as a regional food for peace officer between 1978 and 1980. It was a marvelous time one of the happiest for us as a young family in a lovely place with most hospitable people.
"Mzee" Kenyatta had passed on the week before our arrival in Nairobi. Everyone looked to Daniel Arap Moi as a reformer. Charles Njonjo stayed on as Atty. General in the formative days of his government and we all had high hopes that at last, Kenya was on the path towards clean governance when we departed Kenya in Dec. 1980.
It would be 26 years before I returned on my first visit to Kenya as a retired USAID contractor. Moi's long years in power have only left behind great disappointment. Njonjo who spearheaded reform was only the first who had to flee Kenya for his life while corruption only goes from bad to worse. The thing is, Kenya's vibrant economy of the late '70s could absorb its effects and carry on. That is by far, no longer the case today.
Kenya now stands at the most critical junction in its history. It can either choose to a path towards reform however painful, beginning at the top and at the bottom in the primary grades. Or if Kenya continues on the other fork in the road, it becomes the "Nigeria" of East Africa regarding which I need not say more.
We can only hope Kenyans choose the former path and help consolidate the reform process once the choice is made.
I shall look forward to visiting your blog on a regular basis.
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Brian Lohman
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:46 pm
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I'll throw my 2 cents in here being that I'm the father of a Jr driver and have a couple years experience with Taylor racing in some larger events. Clean versus unclean driving/drivers. Clean is when a driver is making a pass and the driver being passed is aware of the overtaking move. Unclean is making an overtaking move that is unbeknowst to the driver being overtaken and contact is made causing carnage. You don't wan't to get the label of being a unclean/dirty driver because you won't finish many races because you'll have a BIG bullseye on your bumper and it will get pretty expensive. I know Taylor was looking to lay some wood to Angus's bumper in cadet for making an unclean(contact) move and causing major damage to his minimax. But that's racing.
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FYI, when they had nationals at Jacksonville there is quite a bit of passing on the inside of this corner.
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john, there was alot of passing in that corner on saturday too. angus made 3 passes in that corner, and the adults rotax karts made a lot. i even think allen made a pass there in seniors.
earlier i said i didn't know what i was doing and that wasn't true. i've been racing something my whole life, and i have a 14 year old son who started racing when he was 6, and of course there's angus who started at 4 and has raced 3 different types of motorsports now and has been competitive in all of them.
that said, brian is was good meeting you as well ... but, i must take issue with your comments.
1. you have to be kidding when you determine a clean vs. unclean by the driver being passed awareness. some of these kids are so tunnel visioned that they don't have a clue what's going on around them. if that was true, then angus would have to get to know each racer and figure out their abilities. angus is going to assume every driver out there is as aware of what's going on around him as he is. and i can tell you this. at any point if you were to freeze a race, angus could tell you where everyone is and how they are running. after the race, if he has the chance to see you from behind, he will tell you that driver's weaknesses.
2. angus didn't make an unclean move. he made an aggressive move but it wasn't unclean. angus and i both still say that the contact wasn't angus' fault for making an unclean pass. there were factors involved, though. angus dove in, jesse moved down a little. angus moved down to avoid contact and touched the curb which broke his rear loose and he and jesse then collided. racing, plain and simple.
3. as for taylor being upset with angus, that is ridiculous. taylor was so far back when this happened there is no reason he should have hit anyone except that he wasn't looking ahead and must have been looking right down at his front nose. only taylor is to blame for his damage. that is just crazy. he was 2 karts back and not even close to michael who was behind this incident.
but brian, we'll be back and we'll have the cadet next time. tell taylor he'll have his chance, but angus is pretty fast in his cadet too. so before you can put any wood on him, you gotta be able to keep up
it's a great track you guys have.
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:19 pm
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A-ha, tunneled. Every kid starting in karting have to learn (and most do) to be aware of other drivers. Ask anybody, this is rule number 1. If you are tunneled or assume others are, this is your only fault. This is
wheel racing, any tires contacts may result in overturn kart and we are talking about 200 lb being on top of your kid. I know now Angus was tunneled when he kept saying "i've got him" after the race. Tire marks clearly showing he did NOT.
As for the passing in that place, read my explanation (first 2 sentences) - you have to be side by side before outside driver makes decision to make a turn. I'm not sure if it was half or one and a half lap after Angus made a bump check on Michael but here is what Michael said after the race: "I was really mad and did want to do the same to him". Another commentary after the heat: "oh, no, don't do it, Angus.... &^$*&%$" <-- thats a sound of crash. You forgot that Taylor started first row and he was right there and the narrowest part of the track was blocked by 2 karts.
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yes taylor started first row and angus started on back row. by the time of this incident, angus and taylor had switched places. angus had worked himself to the front, and taylor had moved to the back. angus had nothing to do with taylors move to the rear except to pass him in his move to the front.
ihor, you didn't read my post right. it wasn't angus who was tunnel visioned. it was the racers who ran into the back of karts. and not even michael as he was close, but taylor was not so close that he couldn't have avoided it heads up.
but i didn't bring taylor into this until his dad made outrageous claims against angus as if angus was responsible for taylor breaking stuff.
and to all, this is racing. you will break stuff. if you don't want your stuff broken, then don't race it.
and as for michael's commentary for angus not going for a pass - that's michael. he can choose to not be aggressive, and he does. in the first race of the year, angus made a jump at the start in the heat and passed michael for P1 going into turn #1. michael chose to then follow angus for the entire heat and then for the entire feature. michael was faster that day and was on angus' bumper all day but never attempted a pass. you can choose to race that way, but angus will not. if he's faster, he will attempt a pass. after that race, angus could not understand why michael never attempted a pass. and all the way home kept repeating how he didn't understand why michael just followed him all day cause michael was faster that day and should have passed him. and if you remember, angus was constantly looking back and driving a defensive line. he was not tunnel visioned, and if michael would have attempted a pass, angus would have been expecting it. angus would have tried to block within reason, but would have given way to the faster kart. if angus is behind and running faster that day, then you guys should show him the same respect he has shown you.
for the record, except for crazy starts. angus has not pinched off a kart that was overtaking him since he did it to connor last year in micromax. and when he did it to connor, i remember connor gave angus an earful about it, and angus listened and learned.
it seems to me that all of your issues are with angus overtaking. if angus is faster, then maybe you guys are blocking if you're not letting him through. personally, i want him to work for passes, but you are the ones who keep telling me this isn't nascar. we're fine with nascar, but if you are not, then give way and there won't be any more issues.
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Reading all of this, I gotta tell ya it is good entertainment, but it is really taking alot away from all the kids and the talent that is growing. Florida was nice enough to let us come and race our series with them and I think that we put on one heck of a show. Did we all finish were we wanted to no. Did we get bumped around alittle yes. So what nobody got paid and everybody had a great time. The kids are learning in a class that is really fast. For the most part they are all on the same tenth. At ten years old you are learning every time you go out unless you have raced since you were five and even then you will make a bone head move. Heck at 44 i am still making bone head moves, just ask tilden he passed me everytime he got behind me.
I am very proud of all the boys.
Angus, Micheal, Jesse, Connor, Ross, Conner all are at different stages in there young racing life and they are going to make mistakes, we as Dad's have to try and let them know right from wrong on the track and off. Racing is an aggressive sport not for the timid. If you are going to always want the perfect pass you will leave the track everytime an angry man. Let them race, correct them when they are in the wrong and praise them every chance you get. What we see from the fence is not always the way it looks when you are sitting behind that little bitty wheel. Not taking any sides I see both sides of the picture JMO.
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:03 pm
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God save kids in Jacksonville... You will always be faster by drafting.
I can't compete with you on spending and AFAIK you didn't break anything seriously (except some bandolero bodywork). My son knows he will not be racing if his kart breaks and it is not worth in local race to risk it.
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i guess allen is the guys with the wisdom. i tend to get a little intense about angus' racing.
glad i gave you some entertainment today.
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Disney was great y'all, no more than 5 minutes wait on line everywhere we went all day. Most were walk up and ride...
Racing at Jacksonville was awesome too. Sure, I packed up early, but the hotel waterslides in Orlando were calling, and the family was antsy to get moving. My brain was already in Orlando, or we would have finished the second heat instead of forgetting to attach the engine to the chassis properly
You know, the minimax crash was a racing incident. Neither Jesse nor Angus ran into the other, they committed to the same spot and both lost out. It wouldn't have been a big deal if the following karts hadn't guessed wrong on where Jesse would stop his slide/roll, which was another racing incident. Michael committed to his position on the track, then Jesse occupied it first. Taylor committed to his position, then Michael occupied it first. Nobody did it on purpose. I bet if you asked any one of the kids then or now, they would have preferred to not have any contact and wished they had did something just a little different.
Even Jesse, although he couldn't help getting turned, if he had just stopped on the racing line instead of rolling off it, would have been able to continue to chase after Michael and Taylor, and be chased by Angus.
All the players are playing their parts perfectly, at the track, a driver would never admit a mistake, and a Dad would never not back up his driver. It's no big deal. Even though I was grumpy (Disney Pun), Ritchie, Carl, Ihor, and Brian were all stopping by to offer help and parts, and I was rooting for Taylor in the final since I helped a little bit with getting his kart together. Angus came to our pit to talk to Jesse, and Jesse went to his. I think they're cool with it, Jesse knows it wasn't on purpose, Angus just made a little mistake when Jesse was on the edge of grip. It worked before, and it worked after, just not that once, the timing was just a little off.
Honestly, I'm just happy that we're able to sort of keep up. That was our fourth time driving the Minimax I think, after moving up from the non-competitive Micro class.
Thanks Rick and Carl for running the series in J'ville, and thank you North Florida Kart Club for hosting us. It was a perfect weather day, and a great show for our family, who never come to the races with Jesse and me.
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"The box card will know who has any special equipment we will need and the dispatcher will know who to send," Forbush said. "It will save time, because we won't have to worry about who may have it, we already know because it is on the card and agreed upon the use ahead of time."
Forbush said the most important fact is the MABAS would move a portion of the department's personnel and equipment from one place to another when large emergencies take place. He said that way, should another incident occur, there is someone available to respond.
"The way it works now is we all tend to call all of our resources right next to us in and then there is a void in an area that isn't adequately protected," Forbush said. "In the box card we would have built in that another department move into the area where coverage is lacking. Only 20 percent of a department's equipment or personnel can be moved or respond, as to prevent another shortage."
A MABAS presentation was given to Alpena Municipal Council and the council voted to allow Forbush to move forward with the development of the system. He said he wants to make it clear however this system should not be thought of as consolidation.
"This is not a consolidation plan, it is a cooperation plan," Forbush said. "This isn't intended to put departments together. What we are doing is taking each individual entity and learning to work together even more effectively and efficiently than we do now. That will be a benefit for the citizens."
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Cale Propane Fire Pit
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The new Cale propane fire pit is hand-painted with beautiful glass beads and will never rust. Truly elegant!
The new Cale propane fire pit will be the topic of conversation at your next gathering. It commands your attention with both its appearance and construction. Made from materials that will never rust, the fire pit features an old fashion brick exterior construction. All hand painted for your own and unique exterior look. The fire pit includes glass beads providing additional accents to maximize the look of your propane fire pit.
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Westwood Yurts
West Wood Yurts is a luxury camping experience situated in a beautiful, secluded woodland glade in a quiet corner of Cut Thorn Farm at National Trust Gibside. It was set up in 2010 as a farm diversification project at Gibside's Cut Thorn Farm and has since continued to support the main farm business of breeding Beef Shorthorn Cattle, which are a native breed, originally found in the Teeswater & Durham regions.
West Wood Yurts comprises of six generously spaced yurts: 2 large yurts for sleeping up to six people and 4 small yurts for sleeping up to four people. The newest unit, our Shepherd's Hut, offers a romantic private getaway for two, with space for 1 child.
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Camping at West Wood Yurts is a truly unique experience. Our yurts are real Mongolian Gers, which have been traditionally hand painted in colourful patterns to give them an authentic feel.
Insulated by sheep wool, the yurts are exceptional at holding heat produced by the log burners, making them a cosy and comfortable space from which you can look up through the skylights and enjoy a night under the stars!
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CANANDAIGUA – Thompson Health is honoring all those touched by cancer at its sixth annual Colors of Hope and Courage, on Thursday, June 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Inn on the Lake, 770 S. Main St. in Canandaigua.
Colors of Hope and Courage encompasses all forms of cancer, not only celebrating survivors but acknowledging the journeys of their loved ones as well. All who have been touched by cancer – men and women, young and old – are welcomed to this event each year.
This year, the event will be held lakeside, under a large tent. In addition to a casual dinner prepared by the Inn's renowned chefs, it will include music, a photo booth, door prizes and family-friendly offerings such as face painting.
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Two day class for the certificate required to get your CCW card.
Saturday, Feb 25 is in Willoughby at the Travelodge (8-4pm) and then Sunday is down at Gray's Armory (8-10am).
Looking to get a few guys to take the class Dan McPeek teaches and seeing if anyone here is interested. Cost is $125.
Need to register/know by 2/15/12