Ordinary Kenyans rightly want to be able to shop safely, and there is a long history of them doing just that, irrespective of their religion or that of the shop owner.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem.
Africa needs access to markets.
I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle, and there's always something going on.
In terms of competitiveness of new global environment, Kenya will have absolutely no choice but to tackle the most important constraint to its development: it has been corruption.
Shops are not a growing business, so it's a scary place to be.
People learn to shop for churches; there is no loyalty to the church. They're consumers being attracted to one product or another. I think it's sacrilege, to tell you the truth, it really is.
England is a nation of shopkeepers.
My whole background as a social worker has allowed me to understand human behavior in difficult situations. Working in Kenya, I see the most desperate situations - things I could never believe possible - and then have to try to find solutions.
Kenya, being a third world country, from a young age your eyes are open to the real world. I'd like to think growing up there taught me to stand on my own two feet, make my own decisions about what I wanted to be.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.