Quick question... and pardon me ahead of time for asking this question, but I have read comments here and on Daily Nation, and it seems to me that there is a general attitude among a fair number of commentators when things like this happen that so-and-so is "not qualified", and I think that is not fair. This could have been a defective tire, loss of tire pressure, small debris on the runway that punctured the tire, bird-strike against the tire, etc. but whatever the case, there seems to always be an attitude that "this wouldn't happen in the US", or "we are unsafe, the UK is safe", etc. etc.

Why is there a general feeling that locals are not capable? KQ has a very good safety record and great pilots... well, except for that pilot that experienced spatial disorientation and banked the plane hard right and out of control... but these things happen. People should be praising KQ for the fact that JKIA was ready and process capable to support an emergency landing, that the tower saw the incident and contacted the authorities and the pilots, and that the pilots did a stellar job landing the plane sans a tire- no skidding off the runway. Can we get three cheers for that?

It's like a general feeling of self-loathing almost, and the Kenyan news media jumps right into it, and I think that it hinders progress. The media is quick to denounce the stoking of tribalism, and rightfully so. But who denounces their news-cycle tool of self-loathing and negativity? That is NOT how you raise a people up. You have to believe in yourself and your capability, and all the negativity- the biblical murmuring and complaining, will not have Kenya see Vision 2030. Confidence, patriotism, recognition of achievement, and self-pride, will.