After the recall of Mrs. Jenipher Awuor, a former Principle Counselor at the Kenyan Embassy in Stockholm, she was replaced by Mr. Arthur Amaya Andambi who is the First Counselor at the Embassy. In rank, Her Excellency Ambassador Plenipotentiary, Mrs. Purity Wakiuru Muhindi is the top boss while Mr. Andambi is her Deputy so Andambi is a guy to watch.
If Ambassador Purity were to be sacked by Kibaki, say on Monday next week, Andambi would be the big guy to talk to on Tuesday because he is the chap who would automatically become the representative of President Mwai Kibaki in Scandinavia pending a new posting. Although he is small in body, he is very powerful at the Embassy and when he coughs in his Office when Purity is out window shopping, staff members rush to check what he wants.
Last year, a new posting arrived at the Mission although this development was so much out of the news channels that many Kenyans hardly know about it. Following the arrival of Mr. Andambi to replace Awuor, Rose Muthoni Mugo bounced at the Embassy as the Third Secretary to join Mrs. Anne K.M Kesekwa who is also the Third Secretary. Kesekwa was posted at the Embassy in 2006 and acts as the Ambassador’s Secretary. She is therefore in a better position to show the new Mugo around and to update her about the situation in Stockholm.
If you have forgotten about Awuor who was replaced by Andambi, she is the Lady who used to carry the Ambassador’s hand-bag during their roaming about in Scandinavia and beyond. The immediate impact of Awuor’s departure was that Purity had to begin carrying her hand bag once again, just like all women do. In fact the hand bag tends to increase Purity’s feminine appeal especially when she dons her Kitenge uniform at various white forums. This is something positive – thanks to Awuor’s departure!
Some KSB agents who have been “attached” to the Embassy have reported that the new posting, Mugo, has been “updated” by other Embassy staff about Wakenya and, specifically, KSB. “You must be very careful with Wakenya here in Stockholm because you can find yourself at KSB before you even know it”, she was reportedly told. She was also warned to be “very careful” about whom she associates with and what she says especially if a Kenyan is around because anybody can be a KSB agent.
This is not good because new postings at the Embassy should not pay the price of isolation simply because the Ambassador has isolated herself from Kenyans in Stockholm. The good news is that Mugo is not married so Kenyan bachaleros have reason to smile since her arrival here has increased “opportunities”. KSB Paparazzis have not yet gotten a shot of her but they are working hard on the project. We will wait and see whether she will be captured by one of the bachaleros.
Apart from Mugo, another good news for the ladies is that Ndugu Andambi is also single (at least in Stockholm). What is known about Andambi is that he is a Christian although it is not clear whether he is saved. Recently, he was captured on camera preaching at a local Fellowship and the picture was published at KSB. If you saw the guy last week who was holding a microphone in some kinda Church background at the “Momentpix”, that was brother Andambi.
With his religious background, Andambi needs to pray for the Ambassador to “open up” to Wakenya and bring a new holy spirit at the Embassy as a first step towards change. Many Kenyans do not however understand Mr. Andambi because he has not had the opportunity to interact with Wananchi. He is known to be a close friend of Pastor “T” from Kenya but do I say?
For single ladies, don’t try anything on Daniel Kipkemoi Kotut because he is married to Mrs J. Kipkemei. The problem with Kotut is that he is very afraid. When Mr. George Kinyua, a former official at the Embassy, was relocated to Canada, he did not leave before handing over Kotut to Wakenya in Stockholm. He did all the necessary introductions, gave him all available intelligence on everybody, connected him with “good Kenyans” with whom he could begin to build a Network to work with. Kinyua then introduced him to members of the Bagarmossen Church to give him further direction. But as soon as Kinyua took his flight to Canada, Mr. Kotut just retreated. Today, you hardly see him anywhere because he has destroyed the foundation stones of contacts he was handed over by Kinyua. This is very bad.
A chit-chat with Daktari Muhindi the man
The problem began following the stealing of Raila Odinga’s Presidency. When Wakale began to slaughter Wakikuyu in the Rift Valley, Kotut panicked and began to stay away from Bagarmossen Church where he was undergoing orientation on how to deal with Kenyans. It was like he “deserted school” because he had no explanations why his people were killing the Kikuyu people who dominate Bagarmossen Church. After he fled from his people, he surfaced at Stockholm University where an agent got him studying “Nationalism” also taught along with political science. It was not immediately clear whether he was studying during working hours or whether he was on “study leave”. Many things happen at that Embassy, a good reason why staff should keep off Wakenya.
Another key figure at the Embassy is Mrs Linnet Mmogi Vitisia, Attaché in charge of Financial Affairs who was posted in 2007. She is married so nobody should try anything. The same case applies to Habiba Gabo Wako, Attaché in charge of Immigration who is also married. The major complaint KSB has received about Habiba is that she is “too rude” especially on the phone and that when you speak to her, you can sometimes wonder whether you are speaking to a Kenyan diplomat or a police interrogator. She needs to improve on her PR because with her position, it does not auger well when she puts up a behaviour that is incompatible with diplomacy.
According to Watu Wengine, Dr. Keguro Muhindi, the hubby of Plenipotentiary Purity, could have made a better Ambassador than his wify. Apart from being “very diplomatic” he is also said to be very social and out-going. Some channels have reported that if Purity did not put on the breaks, the Daktari could be coming to Vasa Temple kuji enjoy or getting to every Kenyan Party in Stockholm because he is reportedly that kind of person. He is well educated and important yes but he is also said to be a “down to earth person”, not an Ivory Tower kinda personality.
One day during a chit-chat, he told me that we (me and him) need to discuss “some issues”. In what appeared to have been a response to attacks on his wify at KSB, he said that he was encouraged that young people “were bringing up issues in the open”. When Raila was in town, the Daktari actually took his time to introduce me to a top official of the African Development Bank who was also at the function. He praised me “for the good work” at KSB and also told the guy that I am “playing a very big role” in informing Wakenya in Stockholm! I was just imagining what would happen if Purity begins to suspect that her hubby is a KSB agent! I hope to meet him soon so that we discuss “the pending issues”.
Despite the new postings at the Embassy, the change which many Kenyans desire will remain a pipe dream as long as Purity remains in Office. She has adopted an “I don’t care” attitude towards Kenyans here and this has affected her relationship with members of the community.
The only hope now remaining is that in November this year, Purity shall have completed four years at the Embassy and as such, she will qualify for official recall after November. There is still room for pressure so that she can leave early. Her departure will be a big relief to Kenyans and Embassy staff. She has basically held all staff members “hostage” because they cannot interact with Kenyans freely since they fear that Purity may instigate their transfer through First Lady Lucy Kibaki who influenced her posting at the Embassy. She needs to go kwa kusema ukweli.
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Osewe hapo umenena huyu msomalia kweli hajui alifanayaro offisini. Ukinda pale badala ya kuangalia makaratasi yako alaafu akusaidiye ujue ni ni umekoza, koza moja tu linatosha arundishe makaratasi yako urekebishe. Ukirundisha tena akiona koza lingine anarundisha. Ukimita aje muongee akuonyeshe makoza yote mabayo inatakiwa kurekebishwa anasema ako busy. Je anawezaje kuwa busy kwa mkenya ambaye ametumwa amuhundumie na hata ndiye anamlipa kwa njia ya kulipa kodi.
La pili ni kwamba ukitoka pake offissini ni wao na udaku naye huyo anataka nini amechoka sasa anataka cheti cha kusafiria arundi nyumbani. Lo wakenya mwingine ndiye huyo anachukua simu anapigia radio norsborg kusema kwamaba fulani alikuwa hapa.
Je hawa ndio wanatumwa watu hudumie. Je huu ni ungwana. If you are diplomat leave the social life of peolpe and interact with wisdom not where there is gossip u r contributing and then you take it to the embasy. Shame on you diplomats.
by the way do you know theres a peep hole near the office of ambassandor
Wacheni siasa ya mseto embassy imebadilika na sasa tunaona tunafanyiwa haki? kunatafauti kubwa baina alipokuwa Mwango.
HONGERA bi Balozi, Ukianza kuchanganyikana na wekenya hasa wale wa Stockholm; Kazi yako itakuwa ya harambee hapa harambee kule, na ukikosa moja utaitwa mkikuyu au mjaluo au kwa ufupi mkabila
kengele kama umefanyiwa haki si wote wanafanyiwa haki. pengine ulitoa kitu kidogo. tell me if it was you and you tell one of the officials u would like to talk to him or her and they say they are busy., what do u feel. it takes les than 2-3 minutes to help u then they go back to there work. i mean everyone understand they r busy. Remember the time of kinyua who even if u had not booked appointment would aveil himself and welcome you in his office?
Kim , ukisema siku za Kinyua , hata usijaribu kusema yule alikuwa ni mtu, I wish they could have made him Balozi. But you I know how things are done back there home, wengiwao wanaofanya kazi pale basi tu. Lakini hata hivyo mimi ni shsbiki wa Purity ( Bibalozi)kwani demokrasia na kazi yake ninaipenda.
Huyu balozi kumbe ni msomali !!
jamani, Kenya imekwisha ! toka lini msomali akawa na akili ?? sijawahi ona !!
Nimeuuliza ??
Huyu Mama balozi ni msomali wa kenya ama vipi ????
Mbona hamnijibu ??
Lakini huyu Awuor !
alikua ni mchapa kazi ! kazi yake alifanya kwa makini sana
“Kubeba mabegi na mifuko “
Mama balozi ni Mkikuyu wala simsomali, Anotöka Nyeri kenya na uhusiano wake na bi Kibaki ni wachanda na pete.
Ina maana kwamba huyu mama amewekwa na BI KIBAKI kazini
itabidi aondolewe basi !! ” You can fool all the people but you cant fool them all the time, stand upp, stand upp for your rights “
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