Editorial: Advice to the new Ambassador

I think this article is an excellent caricature of the former US Ambassador's relationship with Kenya:

http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/What+Ranneberger+might+have+told+his+successor+/-/440808/1166834/-/item/0/-/wd51my/-/index.html

Of course, it may not mean much to those of you who don't live in Kenya, but it gives you a taste of Kenyan politics and our former Ambassador's approach.

We had a spirited debate in our office today about this editorial, and the fact that the new Ambassador mentioned that he plans to take some of it to heart. I think a softer approach is welcome, whereas my colleague thinks America needs to keep poking Kenya in the chest and forcefully telling its politicians to buckle down to the hard work of actually leading the country.