Post by Onyango Oloo on Sept 24, 2005 0:10:19 GMT 3
From the Daily Nation
Kenyans in US Praise Envoy
Story by KEVIN J. KELLEY NATION Correspondent, NEW YORK
Publication Date: 9/24/2005
Kenyans living in the US have praised ambassador Leonard Ngaithe for helping raise the country's profile in the US and making the Washington DC embassy more accessible.
The envoy is threatened with a recall after an incident involving another embassy employee last week, when police were called in to investigate a molestation claim.
The employee involved in the incident has not made a complaint with police and no charges have been filed.
Mr Frank Mwaniki, president of the Kenyan Community Abroad (KCA), and Mr William Mungai, head of the Boston Kenyan Association, said in separate interviews on Wednesday that the envoy did not deserve to lose his job.
"It’s a very disturbing situation, but I totally believe in him," said Mr Mungai. "His performance as ambassador has been excellent. He has turned the embassy completely around in terms of how it relates to the Kenyan community in the US."
Mr Mwaniki termed Mr Ngaithe’s situation "very sad, given what he has achieved in the US in the past two years".
The ambassador, he said, had been "proactive and effective" in bringing Kenyans in the US closer to the embassy.
Mr Ngaithe had also performed well in his dealings with US and other international officials, he added.
He said: "The ambassador has tried hard to get audiences with people in the US government and in international institutions who can help us.
"The establishment of a Kenya caucus in the US Congress is one of his most significant achievements.
The diplomat had helped the KCA to launch an investment fund for expatriate Kenyans wishing to contribute to the development of their homeland.
Kenyans in US Praise Envoy
Story by KEVIN J. KELLEY NATION Correspondent, NEW YORK
Publication Date: 9/24/2005
Kenyans living in the US have praised ambassador Leonard Ngaithe for helping raise the country's profile in the US and making the Washington DC embassy more accessible.
The envoy is threatened with a recall after an incident involving another embassy employee last week, when police were called in to investigate a molestation claim.
The employee involved in the incident has not made a complaint with police and no charges have been filed.
Mr Frank Mwaniki, president of the Kenyan Community Abroad (KCA), and Mr William Mungai, head of the Boston Kenyan Association, said in separate interviews on Wednesday that the envoy did not deserve to lose his job.
"It’s a very disturbing situation, but I totally believe in him," said Mr Mungai. "His performance as ambassador has been excellent. He has turned the embassy completely around in terms of how it relates to the Kenyan community in the US."
Mr Mwaniki termed Mr Ngaithe’s situation "very sad, given what he has achieved in the US in the past two years".
The ambassador, he said, had been "proactive and effective" in bringing Kenyans in the US closer to the embassy.
Mr Ngaithe had also performed well in his dealings with US and other international officials, he added.
He said: "The ambassador has tried hard to get audiences with people in the US government and in international institutions who can help us.
"The establishment of a Kenya caucus in the US Congress is one of his most significant achievements.
The diplomat had helped the KCA to launch an investment fund for expatriate Kenyans wishing to contribute to the development of their homeland.