Fatman’s Proposal to Feed Hungry Africans
In an opinion article on the Nation newspaper today, Bo Goransson, the Swedish Ambassador to Kenya writes:Â Â
East Africa and the Horn of Africa are facing one of their worst crises in decades. Food production has fallen drastically. Energy bills are soaring as oil is imported to compensate for the lack of rainwater for hydropower. Governments’ resources are depleted as public funds are diverted to short-term emergency efforts. Power is rationed and industrial production is set to drop, escalating under- and unemployment. The human capacity - the ability of the people to cope, to work and to grow - is reduced when they are out of jobs, malnourished, marginalized and pushed into dependency on relief food and water rations. Â
It seems to me that Western Embassies are running Africa these days! Is this a new Neocolonialism from the back door? I wonder! Seriously, I think Mr. Goransson’s “analysis†is too over simplistic and are based on pure stereotypes rather than objective observations of the facts on the ground! Needless to say, the ambassador’s prescriptions to Africa’s economic and social ills are too superficial for anyone to take them seriously! As the saying goes, “habar fadhida lagdini wax uga fududâ€. Perhaps, the Ambassador wrongly believes that everyone in Africa lives the way he does in Nairobi!Â
The Nations requires registration for access. However, the article is being republished on the AllAfrica.com.Â