NairobiWalker
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- Oct 31, 2012
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Do you even understand the meaning of touching a nerve? It's when someone responds in a very emotional way. There's nothing emotional about my response. On the contrary, your response sounds emotional since it has no facts other than chanting the same thing over and over. It's your nerve that is touched.
Anyway, we may not have directly contributed to the struggle against apartheid, but Kenya has played a far more substantial role in supporting other African nations in their times of crisis. We opened our doors to Somali refugees when few others were willing to do so. We provided sanctuary to South Sudanese refugees, and it was here in Kenya that both the Somali and South Sudanese governments were, at one point, formed and administered. In fact, the very idea and birth of the Republic of South Sudan were conceived on Kenyan soil.
We also welcomed Rwandan refugees when Tanzania was turning them away—despite the fact that we do not even share a border with Rwanda. The same applies to refugees from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ironically, some of the very nations we extended a helping hand to, such as Somalia, have since turned hostile and labeled us adversaries. Yet, we have never made much fuss about it.
Meanwhile, for over six decades, Tanzanians continue to boast about offering refuge to a few South African liberation leaders. Even South Africans themselves have grown weary of that narrative.