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In what place are you happiest?<br />
My happiest in my home with my family and<br />
especially spending time with my grandchildren<br />
when they come visiting. Whenever they see me,<br />
they all gather around me dancing and calling me.<br />
Nothing makes me happier. I have 5 at the moment<br />
and expecting more very soon.<br />
Kenyans in the UK are such a complex group<br />
of individuals. How would you summarise<br />
your understanding of them?<br />
Like every group, our community is very complex<br />
but God has given me wisdom to deal with them. I<br />
have come to learn that one needs a lot of wisdom<br />
to deal with Kenyans and its essential to maintain<br />
a respectful gap to get along with them. Have you<br />
ever been to the underground stations when they<br />
announce that you mind the gap? I always mind<br />
about the gap.... If you close the gap, you may find<br />
yourself in a difficult situation. This is because some<br />
people in our community believe that competition<br />
and pulling each other down is the only way to<br />
success.<br />
In your view what challenges do Kenyans in<br />
the UK face at the present time?<br />
The biggest challenge Kenyans in the UK are facing<br />
at this time is the Brexit. The value of the pound has<br />
fallen drastically which has affected their investments<br />
and the exchange rate in Kenya which has fallen<br />
drastically. Mistrust in UK and in Kenya when many<br />
have lost millions through untrustworthy friends. I<br />
think most Kenyans I meet have sad news or had a<br />
sad story to tell on how they have been corned or<br />
been swindled often by very close family members<br />
including parents.<br />
What opportunities can Kenyans make use in<br />
the UK?<br />
Kenyans in the UK can make use of the falling pound<br />
to buy goods in the UK and sell them in Kenya.<br />
Companies shares have fallen due to depreciation<br />
in the sterling value sooner or later things will start<br />
picking up. Whatever goes up surely come down<br />
and vice versa.<br />
We’ve seen many financial and investment<br />
firms in Kenya coming to the diaspora to<br />
offer their products. Do you think they<br />
understand the financial needs of Kenyans in<br />
the diaspora?<br />
Many of the financial and investment firms coming<br />
to the diaspora have both pros and cons. Some of<br />
them have bad intentions without caring how they<br />
will benefit those in the diaspora as long as they<br />
make money themselves. Others are good and have<br />
made a big impact within in our community.<br />
Do you like politics<br />
I used to like politics when I was young but as I grew<br />
older and maybe wiser, my interest in politics has<br />
quickly dried up. I chose to be neutral in politics<br />
trying to identify with what is right. My position in<br />
the community also means I can only be politically<br />
neutral. I serve both government and opposition<br />
because I am like a father in the community.<br />
What do you want to be remembered for?<br />
I would like to be remembered for creating the first<br />
Kenyan website in the diaspora which is the most<br />
advanced and covers all areas that the peop0le in<br />
diaspora would like information in. I thank God for<br />
that. We are launching Kenyan community <strong>magazine</strong><br />
in which I am a patron. This is another step in<br />
keeping Kenyans in diaspora informed especially<br />
here in UK.<br />
www.misterseed.com<br />
1ST EDITION | JULY 2016 19
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