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It is not always bad news for Kenyans. Many dignitaries who had
confirmed that they would be in Kenya for the Kenya at 50 years have had
to cancel their trip to Kenya as Mandela steals the thunder from under
us.
But as we said it is not all bad news. We can confirm that some
dignitaries have decided to continue the journey with us and will be
gracing our celebrations. We shall not walk alone. It is time to know
our strongest friends for they have not abandoned us.
The dignitaries that have confirmed that they will be in Kenya
include Mugabe, Bashir, Joseph Kony and Kabuga. Museveni has sent a
tentative acceptance as he said he is waiting on his invitation letter
from South Africa.
Now, this is not entirely a bad lineup. This is the worst possible
week to hold the celebrations as this same week, all living US
presidents will attend Nelson Mandela funeral. World leaders,
celebrities and who’s who in the world will be in Africa for this
historic moment. All roads lead to South Africa. Among those on the list
are UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, German President Joachim Gauck,
EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Dutch King Willem-Alexander
and Crown Prince Felipe of Spain.
Three former US presidents, George W Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy
Carter, will join President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff, Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas and India’s Pranab Mukherjee will also be there. Leading
celebrities in the anti-apartheid movement Peter Gabriel and Bono are
also expected to attend as are former international leaders such as
Marti Ahtisaari who, along with Mr Mandela, were part of a group known
as The Elders, promoting peace and human rights.
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