google in kenya (Score 1)

Kenya is actually a decent country. I mean if you go to Africa every country has it's own issues with poverty and this is not restricted to Africa at alone. I mean i have seen worse cases in places like India and the numbers there are worse because of the huge population. Even US has it's own problems with poverty there are several hundred thousand homeless people in LA alone. I was in Nairobi and Mombasa and Malindi recently the cities were fairly clean. Nairobi infact amazed me. It's developed so much since the lasttime i was here and it's more organized. Nairobi has most of the stuff you will find in any major city the west only thing they don't have is a subway. There are slums in Kibera & Mathare but they have started to build new houses to replace them. There's a plan to actually do away with them so i'm sure the nexttime i visit Kenya they might be gone. I met a few of the current leaders and they seem determined to change a lot of things. There also seems to be lots of new investments especially in Telecommunications, agriculture and construction. Tthe economy is also doing good. I was there when Sir Richard Branson launched his Virgin Airlines. If you look at the statistics Kenya looks like the place to be in Africa. The Kenyan Airline Kenya Airways is the best in Africa. Kenyas cellphone sector is crazy. Companies are making crazy profits. They even have great Cell Apps you can now transfer money on your cellphones even read newspapers i know his is not new in the west but i was impressed. Kenya is the biggest exporter of horticultural products like fruits and flowers to the European Union. It's also the biggest exporter of tea in Africa 2nd in the world. Its Also one of the biggest coffee producers in the world. Infact Kenyan coffee has one of the best blend in the world. You can confirm this at starbucks. Many countries use Kenyan coffee and tea to blend theirs. Losts of big world corporations Africa headquaters seem to be in Nairobi. Even UNEP is based in Nairobi. Even GE is shifting to Nairobi from SA. They have probably the best educated pool of professionals in Africa. English is also spoken widely in Kenya. Kenya sends the most number of students to study in US and UK than any other African country. You can check the statistics at the state dept. Kenya also has the best Athletes in Africa. Theres just great drive among Kenyans and they are smart and suave. There's also a good mix of locals and foreigners in Kenya. Kenyans are enthusiastic and seemed more knowledgeable than the people i met in other parts of Africa. Kenyans know more about other countries and are more aggressive and friendly. There's also a good mix of both modern and traditional plus its a beautiful country with good nature. . On the otherside if you go really deep into Kenya theres still alot to be done. Hopefully the new leaders will work hard and build their country. I will definately visit Kenya again I love Safaris and Mombasa. I would urge most people who view Africa as a wasteland or hot place or por place to visit first hand and not just stay in their hotels but go deep and talk to the regular folks thats how you will learn about Africa. By the way my Kenyan colleague tells me that Nairobi is near the Equator so it's not hot at all the weather is always nice. Like now it's cold in Nairobi because when its summer in Europe it's really cold in Kenya. S Africa by the way is great too. Google should be fine in Kenya.