Cue
I have told you over and over yet you are still refusing to listen, we live in
very strange days sir. Listen I have read statements on my screen that have
simply left my head bunkered. Here is one for you. President Obama is going to
bomb locations in Syria that are controlled by ISIS, he is going to arm ISIS
members in Syria that are moderates so that they can fight and neutralize ISIS
in Iraq and Syria. No don’t ask questions for there are so many known unknowns
that we clearly know we do not know, and if we know what we know we do not
know, you will be the very first to know.
Listen it is Sunday allow me to take care of this Ukraine girl without being
interrupted sir. Geeez !!!!!
EM
On the 49th Parallel
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni katika
machafuko"
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Subject: Re: [Mwananchi] IT'S NIGERIA, NOT CHINA COLONISING KENYA
Mulindwa!
Is it Nigeria that hasn't been able to colonise herself that is colonising
Kenya?
Just asking.
CUE
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Subject: [Mwananchi] IT'S NIGERIA, NOT CHINA COLONISING KENYA
It’s Nigeria, not China, that is slowly but surely colonising us
The growing social and cultural influence of Nigeria in Kenya is the natural
precursor to full
Nigerian musician Flavour performing at a Naija Nite at The Carnivore in
Nairobi. Nigerian music is so well liked in Kenya that a radio station that
purports to play ‘urban African music’ has a playlist of mostly Nigerian music.
PHOTO |FILE
Name the biggest musicians in Africa right now. Now name some of African films’
biggest stars. Go ahead, I’ll wait. How many of them were Nigerians?
I interviewed one of them last week, the “highlife musician”, Flavour, most
famous here for his Nwa Baby song and its Ashawo remix. Like the most conceited
of eternally sunglass-wearing stars, he was a fragile personality, treated by
his management like a precious piece of china always at risk of breaking if not
handled carefully.
Even for one who massages egos for a living like me, his egregiously cocky
demeanour was over the top and supremely annoying, almost as if sucking out all
the air from the studio.
The smugness that travels along with Flavour is not unique to him. His
compatriot, Davido, is no different. A big star on the African music scene, he
is also well aware of his stardom and acts as you would expect of a rich,
spoilt brat.
I was in Mauritius in late June for a Multichoice content showcase for their
DStv and GoTV channels when I met the 22-year-old musical force. I didn’t get
an on-camera interview; he had to run off to a busy night of partying before
leaving the next morning for a different part of the continent.
On my return flight, I had the misfortune of sharing my cattle-class row with
two Nigerian journalists. The men demanded to be served before everyone else,
and despite having flown economy, wanted the services of a private suite on the
upper deck of an Airbus 380.
“Nigerians have a highly defined sense of self-belief,” entrepreneur Mike
Macharia told me. “If you meet a Nigerian somewhere, it is not someone you’ll
look down upon because you’re prejudicial.”
He has spent the last few years trying to expand the company he founded and
still leads – Seven Seas Technologies – into Africa’s most populous and biggest
economy.
In Kenya, Nigerian movies are some of the most popular on television, much
loved not just by housewives and househelps, but by many who would probably
never publicly admit to watching Nollywood productions.
Nigerian music is so well liked in Kenya that a radio station that purports to
play “urban African music” has a playlist of mostly Nigerian music. It might as
well be called Davido FM.
So powerful is the “Nigerian” branding in Kenya that the Nigerian-Kenyan
comedian, Obinna, has channelled it into a radio and TV show, performs to large
crowds and is even launching a singing career.
“What makes Nigerians so different is that they’ve accepted themselves, they’ve
accepted their loudness, and they embrace their African-ness,” former TV
business journalist Cynthia Nyamai told me by phone.
She says her eponymous communication consultancy is doing good business in
Nigeria, just a few months in.
“They allow themselves to dream big – you think of owning a Range Rover Sport,
they are dreaming of owning a jet or buying a holiday home in Spain.’
Obinna says his Kenyan fans love the boisterous nature of his character.
“Nigerians are flashy, they wear loud colours and drive big vehicles and Kenyan
women especially love that.”
Mentally superior to Africans
He plays into the overconfident stereotype that many Kenyans both love and
admire.
“Kenyans feel mentally superior in East Africa, but Nigerians feel mentally
superior to most Africans,” Macharia says.
“That level of self-assurance works for them across Africa.”
He points out that Nigerian businesses are making more investments in the
country, such as GT Bank’s recent acquisition of 70per cent of Fina Bank.
‘They find us weak, so when he comes here and buys a small bank, $100 million
(Sh8.7bn) is something he can easily do.”
There’s a Nigerian everywhere you look, anywhere in the world. A friend took me
to Croydon in South London two years ago and we found Nigerian influences there
suffocating.
A large immigrant community in a former colonial master is certainly admirable
but the growing supremacy of Nigeria in Kenya remains unexplored. That Africa’s
richest man, Aliko Dangote, is investing in the cement and energy business here
and President Uhuru Kenyatta is noticeably warming up to President Goodluck
Jonathan are just the latest signals.
Growing influence in Kenya
One of Africa’s biggest writers, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, was in Nairobi for a
literary festival late last year to a prodigious reception. Not only are
Kenyans attracted to Nigerian music and film, their modern literature is taking
over from the Chinua Achebes and Wole Soyinkas of yore.
No wonder Nyamai says Nigerians are “very pan-African” and she now gets
business on her own without facilitation from the British partner who first
introduced her to the market.
But that continent-wide thinking may also be working against Kenya’s in the
East-West interaction that remains heavily imbalanced in the West Africans’
favour.
The growing social and cultural influence of Nigeria in Kenya is the natural
precursor to full economic domination. Though China is investing millions of
yuan in Kenya, it is the colourful folks from Africa’s West coast with their
agbadas and distinct accents truly capturing the hearts and minds of Kenyans.
It is only a matter of time before the naira gains currency with the population
here. The Nigerian colonisation of Kenya is here.
You might not recognise it just yet because it is wearing sunglasses and acting
up
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni katika
machafuko"
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