All Africa said:The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, will begin a seven-nation trip next week during she will visit a range of key countries across sub-Saharan Africa.
Clinton begins her trip in Kenya, after she will travel in turn to Southern, Central and West Africa, stopping in South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde
Announcing her visit, the U.S. State Department said that in Kenya, Clinton will focus on the linkages between investment and economic growth as well as opportunities provided to African countries through the U.S. law, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
The department said in a press release that in Nigeria and Liberia, Clinton "will bring close attention to the Obama adminstration's commitment to helping nations around the world implement self-sufficient and sustainable food security." It added that Clinton will call for stronger African links with global markets and knowledge networks.
Her visit will underline the commitment of the U.S. to work with governments, the private sector, NGOs and private citizens to build societies where each individual can realize their potential, the department added.
She will be joined in Kenya by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the U.S. Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, and the Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson. Clinton will deliver a speech at the ministerial opening ceremony of this year's AGOA Forum, participate in bilateral meetings with Kenya's senior leaders and engage with members of civil society.
kila kitu bao,muhimu nini benefits za hizo safari....haya mambo wanatupiga bao ,mara wanatupiga bao mlima kilimanjaro ni pumba tu.
WTF is up with this mentality ya "kupigwa bao" just because some Amerivcan official kawatembelea watu? Au hii ndiyo part ya mentality ya uombaomba?
Kwa nini hatusemi wakenya mwaka huu wametupiga bao na GDP yao kubwa kulinganisha na yetu, bado tuna ukoko wa ukoloni wa kumsujudia mtu mweupe?
Jibu la haraka ni hapana. Nitakusimulia kisa kimoja. Alipokuja rais Kikwete NY 2006 kuna dada mmoja ambaye wazazi wake walimehamishwa ili Barrick ichimbe dhahabu huko Mara alisimama kuuliza swali. Alieleza kuwa wazazi wake wamekuwa na shamba hilo miaka nenda rudi na sasa wanahamishwa. Rais alimjibu kuwa afadhali dhahabu ichimbwe kuliko kilimo. Sasa unadhani huyu akisema kilimo ni uti wa mgongo anaaminika?Mkuu, Jokakuu, pamoja na unayosema inabidi kufikiria mara mbili mbili kama kweli kilimo ni bado uti wa mgongo wa taifa letu ili tuone umuhimu wa Ziara hiyo ya mama Clinton au tujisikie vibaya kwa kupigwa 'bao'
Bado kilimo ni uti wa mgongo?
Bluray,
..umezungumzia GDP.
..theme ya ziara ya mama Clinton na ujumbe wake ni KILIMO na BIASHARA.
..je huoni kwamba masuala hayo yana-relation na GDP?
Wakuu Arsene Wenger na Blueray
Hata mimi sikutegemea Jokakuu, of all the people, atasema "tumepigwa bao" kwa vile foreign minister wa US haji hapa kwetu kaenda Kenya. Nilipoona kichwa cha thread, na author, nikashangaa na kusikitika kwa kweli...
binafsi sikutegemea jokakuu afulie namna hii......hii thread nilijua author atakuwa Pdidy si great thinker jokaWakuu Arsene Wenger na Blueray
Hata mimi sikutegemea Jokakuu, of all the people, atasema "tumepigwa bao" kwa vile foreign minister wa US haji hapa kwetu kaenda Kenya. Nilipoona kichwa cha thread, na author, nikashangaa na kusikitika kwa kweli...
Nyani Ngabu,
..mama Clinton anakwenda Kenya kwa shughuli za kikazi. ziara yenyewe itahusu KILIMO na BIASHARA.
..tatizo langu USA wakitu-engage inakuwa ni kwa masuala ya migogoro ya majirani zetu, terrorism, na masuala mengine ambayo hayana tija kwa maisha ya Mtanzania wa kawaida.
..sasa ndiyo maana nasema tumepigwa bao. tunaingia gharama kubwa kwa viongozi wetu kwenda USA lakini matunda yake hayaonekani.
Nyani Ngabu,
..hatuwezi kuishi in an "island" or issolation.
..sasa tunaposhirikiana na wengine ni bora iwe ktk mambo yenye tija ktk maisha yetu ya kila siku.
..my thinking is that, Kenyans made a good impression, ndiyo maana wanakuwa-engaged ktk masuala ya BIASHARA na KILIMO.
..wenzetu hawa hawatembezi bakuli. there is something to learn frm them.
Nyani Ngabu,
..hatuwezi kuishi in an "island" or issolation.
..sasa tunaposhirikiana na wengine ni bora iwe ktk mambo yenye tija ktk maisha yetu ya kila siku.
..my thinking is that, Kenyans made a good impression, ndiyo maana wanakuwa-engaged ktk masuala ya BIASHARA na KILIMO.
..wenzetu hawa hawatembezi bakuli. there is something to learn frm them.