Former Uhuru diplomat admits being depressed to travel to Kenya
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Former Uhuru PS and career diplomat Macharia Kamau laments that travelling to Kenya through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport was depressing
Former Uhuru PS and career diplomat Macharia Kamau laments that travelling to Kenya through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport was depressing.
Macharia Kamau, who was and is a close ally to former President Uhuru Kenyatta, was appalled by Kenya’s poverty rate, stating that the poor state of the nation was evident when a traveller lands from an exotic trip abroad.
The PS, who had previously represented Kenya as a Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, was entrusted with promoting Kenya overseas throughout Uhuru’s administration.
“Sometimes one arrives home from an international trip, say from Dubai, and one looks out the window of the plane at the depressing and chaotic urban sprawl,” he expressed his frustration with Nairobi’s landscape.
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The former Uhuru PS further criticised JKIA, claiming that one of its terminals appeared to be a makeshift warehouse.
“One just wanna weep. It is like we are still in the stone age,” Macharia voiced his disappointment to the motherland.
Asked why he was crying foul when he had generally remained quiet as PS, Macharia remarked that he was criticising the country in good faith.
“I have always been critical of what I thought could be improved. I will not stop,” he remarked.
“Whether I am in or out of official duties. Our condition is improved by constructive criticism.”
The career diplomat who spent over a decade at the apex of the Executive has been critical of the government since 2022.
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