Sunday 25 July 2010

The optimistic face of Somalia

William Oeri | Nation  Somalia ambassador to Kenya  Mohamed Ali Nur during the interview at his office in Nairobi.
William Oeri | Nation Somalia ambassador to Kenya Mohamed Ali Nur during the interview at his office in Nairobi.  
By MURITHI MUTIGA mmutiga@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Saturday, July 24 2010 at 21:00
In Summary
  • There’s light at the end of the tunnel. I hope it is daylight and not lights of an approaching train

Mohamed Ali Nur, Somalia’s Ambassador to Kenya, probably has the least attractive job in the country. He represents a nation that is overwhelmingly viewed as a burden and possible menace to his hosts.
He has to deal with the latent hostility of the citizens of the host country, while balancing that against the demands of the hundreds of thousands of his countrymen who are in Kenya legally or, in the case of a substantial percentage, illegally.Read More

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