Politics
Protest note: What Kibaki told Obama
President Kibaki accused the American Government of breaching protocol and expressed “displeasure and concern” about the action. Photo/ FILE
Posted Saturday, September 26 2009 at 22:30
“It is like writing to the State Department in the US calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq rather than addressing Obama himself,” the source said.
Mr Kibaki, the source added, was also reacting to pressure from a number of ministers who have expressed disquiet over the activities of the US embassy in Nairobi, saying there was a feeling within government circles that President Obama “was not getting full information from the people briefing him”.
Some ministers are particularly unhappy with the conduct of Mr Ranneberger whom they accuse of blackmail. “The ambassador has been going round the country trying to win loyalty from various communities and has been made an elder of almost every tribe,” the source said.
He added that the American government’s stand is being viewed by some ministers as a ploy to stop people expressing different opinions on the sensitive reform issues.
– Additional reporting by Erick Oloo
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