60 Years of Kenya-US Diplomatic Relations🇰🇪🇺🇸 - Amb. Meg Whitman

GUEST: Margaret "Meg" Whitman, United States Ambassador to Kenya
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[@jamespeter4197]

Mimi tangu waninyime visa with a genuine reason to travel.....all i can hear from her is nyenyenyenye

[@abrahammnjama7962]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@archivalfootagetv]

😂😂

[@TateKibe]

Apply ya Russia ama China or middle East hio unapata hara😢

[@salomenewsome4188]

Lol

[@omoshjoj]

The sooner Africa, and particularly Kenya, focuses on streamlining trade within Africa and lessens its big brother dependency syndrome, the faster it will grow and create jobs for its people. As an example, 60 years of partnership and over 60% unemployment/underemployment rate, a paltry USD600M export under AGOA while Kenya is importing used clothes in volumes leaves a lot to be desired not to be celebrated.

[@panafrican.nation]

Yes I can give a very logical explanation from business perspective why we will be wealthy if we focus on the Pan African market, compared to a focus heavily tilted to selling to big developed (western) markets. And actually if we don't, China, India, Turkey etc will gobble up markets we could have taken advantage of.

[@ciirunderitu2528]

True

[@Vhlathanosh]

This!!! But most are just too brainwashed and thinking small.

[@mikedeutsch7723]

America is drunk with economic and military control all over the world. They are not our true friends . We are like little servants to them, not equal business partners.

[@morgana47]

​@panafrican.nation the problem is the trade is not balanced, so sometimes u change and see how it goes, think big, 60 years look at who benefited the most

[@MartinezzJT]

Nice interview with the IEBC chair lady 😊😊🤭🤭🤭

[@KamandaBee]

Heal brother 😂😂

[@MartinezzJT]

@@KamandaBee nice try underpaid government blogger 😀😀

[@KamandaBee]

@@MartinezzJT You win broo🙌😂😂

[@MartinezzJT]

@@KamandaBee 👍🏾👍🏾🤣🤣

[@kipngetichgideon6614]

😂😂😂

[@georgemayo5623]

Why US government uses Africa as a challenge, to China and Russia. I think Kenya should decide its own foreign policy without being influenced by Western governments.

[@marywilbourne200]

Cry out beloved country Kenya😢😢😢

[@TateKibe]

Ona fala

[@kibetkirui3949]

Very intelligent lady. She has run multibillion dollar companies in the US, and she also understands much financial matters.

[@najeeneil1521]

Kenya will soon be a stranger in her own home. 😩 I wanted to relocate to Kenya, because I thought the place was different. This is really sad.

[@famousdancerpage7314]

This mama worth 4 Billion dollars. If only she was my mumamaz, id make her happy every day

[@jfk2kennedy]

A good, incisive and elaborate interview that went straight into asking hard but straight questions of concern'; this interview was far much better than ile ingine ya 'show-off-slaying' tupu and without much content. I may not like some of the American positions on Kenya and the way America operates in Kenya including meddling in our politics etc but you cant help but admire Amb.Meg Whitman for her attitude, demeanor, her firm grip and knowledge of what America stands for in Kenya and her diplomatic presentation of that position. She was however very cleverly tactful and evasive on the Corruption and Visas issue as expected. Thumbs up to this Spice FM team of Eric Latif, CT and Ms.Ndu.

[@kennedynjeru-jc8hm]

whats the purpose of celebrating the coming madaraka day if ruto is putting the interest of the west first,and dictating parliamentary policing

[@user-kq5fz5kn3d]

Your program is topnotch. When such guys come you involve "hard situation room questions"

[@Bshepherd]

You guys did an amazing interview

[@panafrican.nation]

When. she comes back, one topic I'm very keen about is how they're helping local (particularly technology) companies. We wouldn't want a scenario where American multinationals come here and completely dominate our markets, relegating us to (dependent) consumers and not producers

[@mikedeutsch7723]

Economic dominamce. That's what they want. All those tech companies opening up offices in Nairobi are not after equal partnerships. They want to suck the tech talent, energy and market here.

[@rwenji22]

Africa trades amongst themselves at 15%!!!!! The conversation we should be having is with each other especially after the African Free Trade Area Agreement was ratified in February of 2022. That’s the future of Africa.

[@kibetkirui3949]

Lattif, CT, and Ndu, you asked very pertinent, informative, and well researched questions. Very refreshing interview.

[@badhditmarial9987]

Great interview

[@ronaldjoseph9168]

What about US funding to Kenya for capacity building for export support initiatives, processing of raw materials instead of raw materials exports that offer far less in exports prices, what about support for low cost electricity and irrigation projects?

[@gamersnevercryever]

Those are their own taxes - they use them to advance their own interests. We should stop looking for saviors

[@andrewishmael]

She knows what she's doing and saying.Nice to see serious individuals in such offices

[@chrisawuor1702]

Ok, so she's a business lady, no wonder she's been unconcerned about the issues Kenyans are grappling with. Kenyans want an ambassador, not a business woman.

[@ericthuku9731]

Totally disagree with you. We have had ambassadors who meddle with the internal affairs of Kenya, without helping Kenya at all. That is not diplomacy, that is the stuff that creates cold wars. Spoiling a country's peace in the name of "Human Rights Activism" is nothing, but a devilish agenda, masqueraded as 'Doing the public good". No moral authority, just people thinking they are demi-gods.

[@henryabuya]

Puppet master 💪🏿

[@jeffndubi4866]

Nafula Chebukati Witman

[@MrUnfamilia]

🤣🤣😂🤣

[@mohammedkusogabow4270]

Ambassador Meg Big thanks for increasing deep relations between Kenya 🇰🇪 and USA 🇺🇸

[@kelvinmiyuyi4867]

Visa fee should be refunded or partially refunded

[@samnice5ify]

Yes and for every 1000 refuge visas processed in Kenya, 100 Kenyans must be given a visa. Too many foreign "Kenyans" in the diaspora.

[@TheTororist]

must be the first billionaire on the program. next guest, elon musk

[@kisina4437]

11:17 This is head of UDA women league...Eric ask her to comment about fake polling station especially in light of what she has been peddling around in every public event Eti 2022 is the most free, fair ever..

[@godfreydesmund2789]

Why didn't you ask about the real reason why President ruto was blocked from addressing the american parliament,so that the speculations are put to an end

[@ciirunderitu2528]

Unlike in Kenya, there institutions are very independent - Congress is a very deliberative body. They also probably found out his political background problematic.

[@binkhalifa2004]

Great to hear Meg's perspective on Kenya- quite interesting. Folks, the mafia days in the US was no joke. Our corruption is nothing compared to the organized crimes of mafia. We can slay that dragon as the ambassador says. There's hope, guys. And guess what, the fixing starts with you, duh! Don't entertain corruption, it is a stigma and an evil thing to do. Don't we all know all too well the evils of corruption? This great country of ours has immense potential! And the sad part of it is that we don't even seem to realize that, and others have to constantly keep pointing it out to us! It's like a very bright student who deliberately performs poorly in school and has to be constantly prodded that they can do wonders.

[@iangatere6459]

Economic Hitwoman.

[@dokaberia]

Overall, she is here for USA as the net effect.

[@ellachimbiru1950]

She's everywhere and behaves like our politicians. Can't wait for her to leave.

[@kip1052]

She was herding Ruto in the US like a goat

[@isayaoka4888]

A ROGUE AMBASS,

[@gitahikimani8041]

What development of us that are there in Kenya to celebrate 60 yrs of the so called partnership!

[@danieleinstein8374]

She's well versed

[@lisa07ization]

Thanks Pepfar for all you all.Covid had to go

[@kennedynjeru-jc8hm]

ruto is a puppet,colonisers should leave the african soil,whats the importance of having a us military base in kenya,bukinafaso did it ,we need a revolution

[@TheTeddykimani]

No! Ruto and any president of Kenya works for the people of Kenya ,for government agendas , puppetism only exists in your minds ,you are the puppet minds who would betray this country in a second ,so stop accusing African leaders of being puppets , you are the puppet minds

[@marigu5804]

a revolution can work very well on your farm but not in Kenya. tafuta pesa uache hasira

[@marigu5804]

a revolution can work very well on your farm but not in Kenya. tafuta pesa uache hasira

[@TheTeddykimani]

Njeru is the puppet mind stop accusing our leaders and others of puppetism ,it exists in your minds only

[@lugaritzbrown2250]

With all due respect Madam ambassador Raila is not someone to simply 'respect' and hope to lead the AU thats condenscending.

[@andrewishmael]

Erick really said he doesn't care about the rest of Africa that's real madness there

[@lakeinrocks]

What has Kenya benefited in these 60 year relationship?? I can see the changes in our short relationship with China...but where is this US benefit?

[@jerrymatayo1415]

Can we have breakdowns of topics and subtopics of the talk show

[@dinahmwaura2414]

There are many ware house jobs. in America, can these ware houses be built in Kenya and they can employ Kenyans in Kenya and export from that side.

[@teresiawachira1034]

They built their countries with African raw materials to build jobs for their people.

[@bossplayaa8165]

And, where will the Americans work?

[@Vhlathanosh]

Jesus, still not thinking of maybe manufacturing and exporting, you still want handouts?

[@ciirunderitu2528]

Won't make business sense, to reship the goods back to North America

[@theafricanphilosopherqueen3032]

Since when did having dinner away from home an honor?

[@pchab1966]

I thought WILLIAM SAMOEI RUTO announced to the WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD: "WE HAVE FOOD AT HOME, WE DONT NEED TO TRAVEL TO AMERICA FOR FOOD TO EAT!!!" NOW HE IS BEING MADE TO LITERALLY SWALLOW HIS OWN WORDS!?

[@davidmpilei235]

Does it include human resources accessing opportunities in the US.

[@pinewood2765]

In my opinion, 22:24 Meg's "I do, I do's" are in fact, "dare you, dare you" (allegedly)

[@davidouma4443]

Call it state dinner or state breakfast kenyans are not interested if i may ask which value is that visit going to bring to kenyans who are strugling to make ends meet madam meg you are a let down the people of kenya.

[@gw7768]

I always find Ndu very intelligent. Here you can sense she has all the right questions but, she is trying to be very 'considerate'...😂 She knows the battle is bigger than anything the studio can handle 😂😂😂 Eric is just struggling with emotions 😂😂😂and preferring to stay professional. The part after 'Kakagema..' he resigns with an 'ok'...then silence for a few beats 😂😂😂. Kenyans are very intelligent. The may have poor execution, but they see with their eyes WIDE SHUT 😂😂😂 (non politicians I mean, the average Kenyan).

[@Kimstar20]

Just Few months left....

[@salomenewsome4188]

What I know is there's no free lunch in USA they are after something

[@humphreymuigai5150]

Pls spare us the heartache Seeing the Face of that woman causes us a very bad nightmare please invite someone else but not her...

[@isayaoka4888]

Destroying Kenya ,Rogue ambaassador.

[@romeooscar2923]

CEO OF Kenya and she might as well be the President of Kenya 🇰🇪

[@marywilbourne200]

😢😢😢

[@jehbuhdieyaspringfield7290]

If there were real tangible benefits for not engaging in corruption, I don't think most people would engage in it. Most of us would support putting in place punishments for corrupt acts, but it might actually be better to reward non-corrupt acts and pro-moral behavior. @31:00 right when I deleted my last comment, she confirms what I initially suspected. "Really good work force" = cheap labor while most of the profits generated for non-indigenous continental companies are exported out.

[@ChumanaSusi]

I dont like this woman for interfering with our internal politics with no shame and respect to our country

[@martin41]

You are such a simple mind...you must be a mollusc

[@elijahondiek2000]

At least listen and learn, you don't have to comment nonsense on sensible issues like this

[@ciirunderitu2528]

Chumana you practically get everything from the US, arv drugs(for free), foreign aid, military aid, IMF is largely funded by them, beggars are not choosers.

[@lugaritzbrown2250]

With all due respect Madam ambassador Raila is not someone to simply 'respect' and hope to lead the AU thats condenscending.

[@ChumanaSusi]

@@martin41 sasa unamaanisha nini na hiyo neno kingereza sielewi. Naomba isiwe kunidhalilisha

[@HUMBLEBEASTT24]

How is the a state dinner going to benefit the local Kenyan people.

[@baddie78]

They will bring home the memory and stories😂

[@vince9356]

Yeye ni shetani kabisa

[@johnbrown3235]

she should be called smegma.

[@Ngangaf462]

Zungus thinks free dinner is very important.. This nonsense.. If you live and work with these people you will understand them better.., She can sit there and run her mouth whole day… That’s their nature…

[@davidakero6086]

Stop bringing evil people to the studio.

[@TheTororist]

cast those stones brother😂

[@gaza1677]

😂😂😂

[@shulestuff]

...and she has a deceptive smile. Waafrika tunajilaani

[@lilitero5529]

​@@shulestuffI know very well what's in her mind because I am with them here in their countries

[@jehbuhdieyaspringfield7290]

She's not evil. She's just looking out for her country's interest while working with Kenyans.

[@dalej.rodriguez9209]

The State Department and it's consular offices within African countries need reform. Our visa process is overly complicated for no reason, and is too expensive for the results; most importantly, invoking 9/11 for everything regarding travel and immigration is a tired American trope. We can do better as Americans.

[@ellenpaul678]

Tell it louder brother so people at the back can hear.

[@baddie78]

There’s nothing free….what’s at stake for Kenya? What are we giving them?

[@juliusrandich9726]

No Comment

[@erickngicho1342]

‘It’s not in our nature to beag about things’ lol

[@EvansonNgigi]

She is smart and bussiness savy

[@evangelistgrace5278]

Please ask her what the good relationships between Kenya and America if they have not compensated Kenyan's that suffered during 1998 US bomb last victims

[@wamairobert]

This is such a good show. I really enjoy your choice of guests giving us depth and width. Keep it up.

[@justuslimumba1677]

she's the president of Kenya,she is Doing business with Our country...we need ambassador not a business Lady ambassador😮😢

[@MawiraKamundi]

Poverty is bad because we all know what the US wants from Africa and we all know why they choose Kenya as the entry point. And we all know that this young woman is smart, and we all know why they choose to send a smart beautiful woman. But since we equally need something from them....we should play cool and welcome them into our systems with warm hearts. Let me do my part here.... I LOVE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I specifically love LA because of the Lakers incase you would like to relocate me

[@Leleikjl]

Great ambassador keep it up Meg

[@ryanswift5411]

The fact she keeps referring to Kenya as a "Company" is alarming.

[@user-qy1kr4yy9b]

Good business ambassador but . Likes Corrupt leaders. Crooks....!

[@romanticdimensions]

The American ambassador knows about Kenya more than even the President. That is worrying

[@nimrodchokwe711]

Kenya should be enticing US tech companies to help build up Konza technology city which will create thousands of jobs and housing outside Nairobi which is Uber conjested.

[@lisa07ization]

2050! Should everyone come visa free?✍️🇰🇪🎹🇺🇸🎷⚡️🎤

[@AnythingGoesHD]

We are colonized thorough

[@pinewood2765]

22:22 When Meg is asked about citizens ACTIVELY rising up, to o away with corrupt leaders, I saw a drifting car about to hit the rails. She

[@erinlaskey9873]

Kenyan CEO

[@Simon_Nzioki]

I wish the conversation was on establishing the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone to support AGOA, or capacity building Kenya Police and KDF to respond to more rapidly to terrorism and bandits because am tired of this paternalistic relationship we share with the west especially UK followed by US, its time our foreign policy be driven by Kenyan interests and not western interests, and our interest right now as Kenyans is reducing youth unemployment and insecurity in Northen Kenya not state dinners or sending troops to Haiti

[@khalifmohamed7303]

Her excellency meg whiteman your a the best embassy from to kenya very friendly jovial mama, we love you

[@Ordinary8030]

Surely? Do you think she cares about your love?

[@kosieyocpa3683]

What are you saying????

[@lugaritzbrown2250]

With all due respect Madam ambassador Raila is not someone to simply 'respect' and hope to lead the AU thats condenscending.

[@billowabdi6346]

You guyz like Malawian proverbs.

[@user-po8ym5cp6t]

Brilliant woman but she could keep better friends than William Ruto & Co

[@lisa07ization]

What about violence from unscreened visa frees?ito🇺🇸🇰🇪

[@TheTeddykimani]

Kindly tell Ambassador Meg that Kenya and Africa has no shortage of dinner.... how will a state dinner be beneficial to Kenyans? photos are not economic or military advantage

[@Izzy_B241]

Easy to forget how no one in East and central Africa is richer than meg

[@TheTororist]

you really believe these legacy political families like mois and kenyattas who sit on millions of acres are reporting their actual value? and also forbes has a policy of reporting only legitimately sourced and traceable assets, si zile za pandora papers or cayman islands

[@panafrican.nation]

@@TheTororist Sometimes I think Uhuru is much richer than the reported $500m (on Forbes etc). There's no way their land alone isn't worth much more than that. Same for Moi. Last I checked the value was reported at around $1b but it's most likely much more than that. Ruto is a huge up & comer though. He just might eclipse them all, all said and done.

[@Izzy_B241]

@@TheTororist individual those are families

[@TheTororist]

@@panafrican.nation he can never. remember during kenyatta and moi days, te president could allocate public land by decree.

[@panafrican.nation]

@@TheTororist We have a $26b annual budget now. That's a lot of room to play in, for starters

[@bryankibet1587]

So that why they relocated the UN hq from newyork to nairobi..

[@kiprotichchemweno]

UN HQ is still New York, UN Africa HQ is and has been Nairobi since decades ago. Don't believe the conspiracy theories brother

[@user-ok7rn2np5o]

Chibukatis. WIFE. Will. Soon. Join. Him. This. American. Lady

[@maxwellkariuki2930]

Kenyans need to aggressively push for Death Penalty against corruption. I hope America not gonna cry human rights abuse if we enact such a law. Kenya cannot afford not to have such a severe maximum deterrent measure

[@jehbuhdieyaspringfield7290]

That's too extreme. What if the perpetrator simply made a mistake?

[@maxwellkariuki2930]

@@jehbuhdieyaspringfield7290 When you weigh the extreme damages, deaths & atrocities caused by corruption, a few mistakes can be considered collateral damage. The benefits of such a severe deterrence are far much grander!!! Problem with African thinking is that it is oftenly based on irrational emotions at the expense of prosperity & a vibrant society. Do you know how many wrongful jail sentences & death rows have occurred in the US over time? Corruption has literally choked every faucet of our lives & potential of our progress as a nation. In itself is a massacre let alone a death sentence on society.

[@Vhlathanosh]

@@jehbuhdieyaspringfield7290stealing is not a mistake; it takes careful planning.

[@maxwellkariuki2930]

@@jehbuhdieyaspringfield7290 Too extreme? What of the extreme damages caused by corruption? Do you got a clue about the atrocities corruption causes?

[@GeoffreyMwangi-hv2ht]

Weeh I was denied a visa with a genuine reason to travel...the determining reason of approval visa should be revisited it's biased in these century....it's like biblical story of entering heaven...no refunds either why pay ad get denied??

[@henrykolum213]

Ask her about haiti

[@lisa07ization]

Should qualified labor 🧪 be expedited to other countries to suffer after selling own potential only to Welcome visa frees? Who is fooling who?

[@rebouncecomputers3308]

this woman has singlehandedly kicked the chinese out of Kenya

[@BlessedNgure]

Uhuru hands were all over china. It would have been impossible for Ruto to seek trade there without stepping on peoples toes.

[@Ordinary8030]

And who has benefitted? Kenyans in Nyamakima or US businesses?

[@johnkamau3442]

that 60 more years of Kenya slaver

[@MohamedAbdallahSaid]

It was refreshing to listening to the Ambassador coming from the private sector as opposed to the career diplomat .Her language is bussiness like hence free flowing. A career diplomat language is hard with hidden meanings It is true they have changed the way they interact with Kenya diplomatically. They have stopped there arrogant style and for good reasons. Kibaki turned East to get big infrastructure projects and Uhuru followed.Kibaki managed to raise own revenue and we had a good economy without too much dependance on the West.The latter reliased they would lose the game and now are changing tact.

[@morgana47]

She is the puppet master, wake up

[@Blaze_Don1]

Meg??? Megan thee stallion na Spice FM in ya nchi gani coz yenye naijuia ni KISS FM na hakuna kitu kama Kenyan American mwache kudaydream ni African American ama mshawai skia djiboutian American bomboclaat

[@nenekarain539]

Such rubbish

[@dansonkago3190]

Nonsense

[@mondayfadhy5334]

Kenyans don’t have gold, cobalt, any minerals. It’s peaceful. Or Meg has interest in Buffalos? Why do we have fears of the west?

[@kosieyocpa3683]

What are you saying?????

[@tommyboy766]

Legislation has been sneaked in for them to own our agricultural production. Have you seen the Legislation on seed? Almost certain there will be an attempt at grabbing agricultural land to allow only large scale ( read corporations) for food production. Kenyans need to wake up. Gates is in Eldoret twice a year. You think he is just site seeing?

[@_martin_oduor_]

She knows kenya better than all of you...........

[@rachelmlawise9325]

Huku kurambaramba behind za wazungu kunaonyesha hatuna kitu kwenye ubongo wa huyu mkaleo. Traure a 34 year old young man has more brains than our so called PhD fake holder.

[@journalsofanimmigrant123]

Hmm hmm . Excited? She came to your studio?" Things must be thick. The agenda needs pushed further spice fm bye bye you just lost us. Unsubscribe

[@justuslimumba1677]

i will do the same,let's boycott spice fm,because of this evil people

[@user-ok7rn2np5o]

Please. Switch. Off. This OLD. FOX. Let it Go. For. Dinner. 😅

[@simonndune5279]

We still recall the way she insulted our intelligence by choosing to add insult to an obvious injury -election,, anyway it's beberu spice for today😢