Christine Emmett, a member of the candidates list, describes how Kenya is trying to get back onto its feet through trade and investment.
There are two monkeys sitting on the roof outside my window. OK so I can’t be in Crewe anymore this must be Kenya. Pounding the streets of Crewe a few weeks back was tiring, taking part in such a win exhilarating. Satisfied with the news and the fact that for all its problems democracy generally works in Britain I was now in quite a different place.
I had been invited to speak at the Sacoma World Entrepreneurial Summit in Nairobi. As I left Britain on Crewe polling day I had not been told my topic, but they knew my business background, passion for networking and Conservative convictions on free trade – this enough to qualify me, and surely all that CCHQ training (thank you Peter Botting!) would kick in?
The Kenyan post-election violence has affected the economy, so holding the summit here is part of the healing and re-building process. They want to send the message – Kenya is open for business.
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