Why dropping figures like you are talking of your personal fortune and acting all shifty about what you want? Wacha vitisho bwana.

Hello Rollout. I know foreign investors are all about the billion shilling plays. Right now I'm trying to incite wazuans to come together and build an underground rail for Nairobi. What do you think of that idea?

Hello Rollout,

Please understand that there are people on the forum that, sadly, will act a bit unkind toward you because of such questions, even though they are valid, important questions to be asked. And I'm not pointing fingers here; it's just an observation. Ignore these types of responses, and keep posting. Be persistent. There seems to be some sort of feeling from some folks- not all, but some- that people that went into the diaspora are arrogant, or even "sellouts"- ignore the comments from people that act in this fashion. Your questions are valid; please persist.

Though, I will concede that being in the diaspora can make people cocky- it's just the Western way of interacting, and it can rub off on people, and can then rub people the wrong way, even when it seems to be par-for-the-course when talking business in the US.

Considering your background, I'd say that you should look closely at the prospectuses of the companies on the NSE, and think of all the opportunity that the young, clean exchange has. Other than that, I recommend asking more pointed questions on the forum, about specific industries, businesses, start-up ideas, and you will start to get good responses.

And on that note, there should be a requirement for Kenyans returning from the diaspora to give a brief of their experiences, and to share them with people that are also thinking about going- maybe even a participation requirement before leaving. There should also be a yearly forum to share ideas and thoughts about what ideas can be taken from the diaspora, and what ideas can be taken to the diaspora. This open, honest (that's the key... if you were performing Manoki work, just say so. If you were making tons of money, just say so) dialog is critical.

Best,

Hill

@Rollout, again you were talking sense right to the point when you said I don't do the little fights because I know... the rest of it is just blah blah, like you are trying to justify your achievements and diaspora status.

Tells me that those are the only achievements you have to your name.

Anyway who introduces himself as ... not looking for a woman to marry and ... not looking for a job.. Just shows your subconscious craving for a woman to marry and feeling that your job is under threat. Yeah and Guess what?... you are in denial!

@ Hill.
Thanks for your insight, I think it reflects on personal intellect when someone instead of seeing the opportunity that a situation can bring, start attacking and it does remind me of our politics and why we're poor as a country.
Mr Hill, the idea of Kenyan abroad discussing expriences with those at home I think is a great thing for both parties, there are alot of things I personally can learn from people back home. A lot of Kenyans in diaspora are not arrogant and yes alot of Kenyans work in Manokis and if you ask me why, I will tell you that USA is a country like no other, it is a country where 16 yrs old kids own cars a country where a janitor drive the same car as a CEO, so think about what it can do to a person if you're not driven enough?
Yes most Kenyan came to USA to go to school and alot of them graduated but just like any other country, it is hard to break into professional fields, it is even hard since most companies are specific on who they want to hire and which school they recruit from, and most of those school are out of reach to most pple and people end up graduating and landing on ok jobs, whether it is manoki or working on professional jobs for a company that will never help you be who you wanna be.
On kenyans in kenya, most of them have too much pride, but until you get out of the country it might be hard to understand how underdeveloped we're, how miss educated we could be and how far we have to go as people.