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iblawi:
You guys stupidity is unbelievable? Have you ever Google the number of branches each Nigerian banks have?

I laughed when I saw the way you people contradict yourself about Nigeria Unbanked and banked population by branch.

Let me help you a little, there are banks in Nigeria with over 750 branches, some with 330 branches and even 500 branches. So, you tell me how many Kenyan banks have up to hundred branches?

For mpesa and other I like the way you people keep contradicting yourselves.

Am done with all this lectures you guys should learn about your country first before comparing with others.

It seems the stats might have confused you alittle bit, you are trying to argue with facts....... You cannot argue with fatcs especially the one from world bank.... It doesn't Matter how many bank branches you have currently, they are not enough for your customers..
The fact of the matter is their is a ratio of 5.9 banks for ever 100,000 citizens in Kenya
While the ratio in Nigeria is in Nigeria is 4.9 bank branches per 100,000 citizens

To put it in other words using the ratios of 4.9 and 5.9 with the population of the two countries.......
Nigeria has 8,800 branches for its 180 Million population
Kenya has 2,700 Branches for its 45 Million population

If Nigeria were to have the same ratio of banks to citizens as Kenya(5.9:100K), Nigeria will need to have 10,600 branches. That is, set up 1,800 new branches countrywide so as to have the same ratio of distribution as Kenya.....

Do you understand now or do you need more explanation.... If its not clear i can use a different example





As for Mpesa and the way it has revolutionize how we do stuff in this side of the continent .......... What technologies can Nigeria say it has pioneered of modified to help change the whole perspective around e-transaction?? if its e-commerce, it already exists, if its M-Banking...its not a new technology, it exists everywhere already...


If you think Mobile money failed then prepaire to be disapointed... once Mpesa succeeded a whole new industry emerged centered around it ......
Ask yourself why international organizations that deal with Mobile technology are increasingly setting up their African HQ in Kenya...

GSMA the organisation that deals with SIM cards and telecomunication network protocols Nairobi office is HQ for Africa
Google ---Africa
Nokia research Lab in Nairobi ---Covers Africa,India and Middle East
Qualcomm -the tech company that make phone chips --- Sus saharan Africa

And IBM research lab - This guys have made the most significant move..... In future all those merchant payments and e-transaction you make through VISA, Mastercard, Paypal and any Mobile banking transaction overseas will be rerouted to servers in Kenya .... The future of global electronic transaction will happen of mobile phones, and nowhere else has this revolution made headway than in Kenya.... And they know it


a $2.5 Billion Mainframe will be officially coming online in 2018 give or take to the commercial maret. You think IBM a company that has survived centuries of competition and innovations would just poor out a whooping 2+ billion dollars if they din't see a future... I mean they have an AI (watson) that can predict the future for god's sakes! you can't argue with them..
Besides, Do you think IBM just woke up one day and decided oh, I have an idea, lets go to Africa and build the most powerful server for encrypted transactions ever built, but lets skip Nigeria which has a bigger e-commerce/e-transaction market, lets also skip more technologically advanced economies such as SA,Egypt,Algeria....lets go to this tiny market called Kenya that has nothing ..
Do you think thats how they arrived at their decision?

IBM Develops $2.5bn Super Computer For Kenya

Kenya’s eCommerce ecosystem is set to see greater efficiencies as IBM has launched what it has dubbed the ‘most powerful and secure system ever built.’ The z13 mainframe is an impressive demonstration of human ingenuity, technological advancement, and the monumental cost in terms of time and money – five years and a whopping $2.5 billion.

Constructed with the burgeoning Kenyan mobile economy in mind, this super computer is the first system able to process 2.5 billion transactions per day. To say that this is extraordinary is an understatement considering that Kenya’s total transactions in the whole of 2014 amounted to 825 million raking in Sh2 trillion ($21.9 billion), a mere 33 percent of what the new super computer can do in a day.

“In addition to real-time encryption, the mainframe delivers analytics to help meet the expectations of consumers for speed and safety for trillions of transactions in the mobile economy,” said IBM in a statement at the launch of the system, the development of which involved 60 clients and included 500 patents including cryptographic encryption technologies.

Customers have become notoriously demanding as they see more and more of the potentials embedded in recent technological advancements. The expectation now is that mobile applications be super-fast and seamless, and this is without regard or appreciation to the back end processes that drive their requests. It is trends like these that justify the investments and efforts that go into producing technological wonders like the z13. Experts believe mobile transactions will continue to leapfrog, possibly hitting the 40 trillion transactions per day mark by 2025.

“Every time a consumer makes a purchase or hits refresh on a smart phone, it can create a cascade of events on the back end of the computing environment. The z13 is designed to handle billions of transactions for the mobile economy. Only the IBM mainframe can put the power of the world’s most secure datacenters in the palm of your hand,” said Tom Rosamilia, senior vice president, IBM Systems.

According to IBM, the z13 features the world’s fastest microprocessor which is 2 times faster than the most common server processors and contains 300 percent more memory storage. As a result, the z13 transaction engine is able to analyze transactions in real time and prevent fraud as it is occurring, thus alerting and allowing financial institutions to halt the transaction before the deed is done.

The z13 leverages the cloud architecture which has become something of a legend because of its ability to scale and reliably handle multiple workloads in a secure fashion. In a scale-out model, it is capable of running up to 8,000 virtual servers – more than 50 virtual servers per core, helping to lower software, energy and facilities costs.

Such super computers will soon be in high demand as the rest of Africa is sure to pick up on the digital race.

https://www.africanglobe.net/business/ibm-develops-2-5bn-super-computer-kenya/

iblawi:
First ask people if we use MTN mobile money?
It was never successful because even the banks have better and more convenient ways of doing mobile transaction.

By the way, ask people from countries with adequate banking infrastructure and they will tell you it's not as widely used like proper mobile banking.

I only use mobile money when am out of data and the service is provided by our local banks not mpesa. The only advantage mobile money have over mobile banking is that is that it doesn't require Internet connection and even a touch light phone can send money.

Any phone that can make call and send sms can be used for mobile money. But, why should Nigerians border about this? When recent statistics shows over 150 million lines are active in Nigeria as at March 2017 with most of them being smart phones.
http://www.nigerianwatch.com/150-million-telephone-lines-active-in-nigeria/

Thats just alot of crap you guys keep spewing, Someone from Mauritius or Botswana or Algeria should boast of banking infrastructure, not from Nigeria.. What Nigeria has is big banks, it doesn't have a banking infrastructure that caters for its population...

First of all, before we even talk about Mobile Money like MPesa which you clearly don't really know about, (you think you do but you don't)
Lets talk of the banks that you keep mentioning as the preferred means of formal banking in Nigeria.. Dod you know a bigger percentage of Kenyan population have bank accounts than in Nigeria?
Nigeria has 4.9 Bank-branches per 100,000 people
Kenya has 5.9 branches per 100,000 people

Thats according to world bank http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.CBK.BRCH.P5 So whats this lack of insfrastructure in kenya that you are talking about??

Kenya has a better distribution of bank branches than Nigeria read this...

Nigeria has the most number of account holders being served by one bank branch at 71,063, Uganda has the second highest number at 29,118 followed by Kenya at 15,163. Ghana had the lowest number of account holders per bank branch.

GLOBAL RANKING
Compared to the average for these four countries, Ghana and Kenya are well below the average while the average number of account holders served by a branch in Nigeria is more than twice that of the average.

This suggests that Nigerian banks have a thinner spread of branches and have more people served per branch than is the case in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda.

We could therefore say that Kenya, like Ghana has far higher banking spread compared to Uganda and Nigeria.

Kenya seems to have a high number of banks and a good density of branches and holds well compared to the region.
http://www.nation.co.ke/newsplex/Newsplex-overbanked/2718262-2963604-mji55n/index.html

This clearly shows your bank only serve the rich and middle-class and alot of petrodolaar companies..... No wonder you and your fellow mates keep on talking about how people in Nigeria use e-transaction because they have bank accounts.. You guys probably still equate owning a credit card as a sign that you are well off... While in Kenya its just a card you don't really need.... Mpesa is waaay better, I mean if one were to send me $500 right now from any part of the world throgh skrill or paypal, to my bank account, in the next 2 minutes I will be holding cash after withdrawing it from the Mpesa agent right outside my apartment...

Here is how Nigeria shoulnt really talk about Mobile banking (the only thing you got going for you is big population, nothing else, meaning even if jus a small portion of the population do mobile bnanking, its still very profitable.....


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So you say you use Mobile banking through Mobile apps and you say its free, lets see of its really free from the customers point ..

1)For you to do mobile banking tranaction, you need internet (Incur Data charges),
2)For you to use Internet, You need a smart-phone ---- Well guess what, only 30% of nigerians own a smart phone that leave 70% of nigerians out of reach for mobile banking!!!!! ohh lets not forget, already 84 Million Nigerians don't have bank accounts -Thats twice the population of kenya all of these people could really use mobile money, considering Nigeria Mobile penetration rate is 94%
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/tech-will-help-unbanked-population-2/
3) ATMs in Nigeria are statisticly found 10KM of drive ---- Thats a N1,000 in transport to withdraw from an ATM...

All these are extra costs that you incur every-time



Mobile money beats any time of p2p e-tranaction out there, you can take that to the bank..... the reason its not succesfull in places like SA is because people with credit cards think they don't need it and not enough network is built for it to support the technology... You see most people from outside assume alot of things on why Mpesa is successful in Kenya, but the reason why that success has happen is because alot of investment was made into having those mobile agents.... Thats network of agents is what makes Mpesa realy thrive... For exaple, Nigeria has 1,600 branches, about 15,000 ATMs... Sooner of later, you will need to que up in you already overcrowded banks or atm machine to withdraw cash which is still the most common type of tranacting... Mpesa has 150,000 Agents to who you can deposit or withdraw cash, they are ubiquitous, You can find an Mpesa agent anywhere and everywhere.... plus, you can even pay the grocerry lady at the conershop with mpesa,,,, you cant do that with your credit card..

right now I can take 5 minutes to pay someone school fees,
Save money in my mobile wallet,
bay any type of bill
Hell I can even pay fine if I get a traffic ticket right on the spot when the police stop me....
If I got arrested today and charged in a court and I had nothing in my wallet, All I need is a phone call cand I can pay the bail to be released
I can withdraw money from a bank to my mpesa
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I can do all these things without ever having to step into a bank...Ever, I will never que, I will never have to look for my bank account monthly statement or report to see where my credit card was used and what hidden cost I uncured





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I can write a 15 page proposal on why and how Mpesa is waay better than mobile banking..... but to avoid making this a long reply let me just finish with this video......



Perhaps you should watch a guy from a trully developed country explain why Mpesa is better than mobile banking using smart-phones and apps



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_6G8J6VJg

This thread is still active

Okay, Let me add to my Kenyan Brothers and Sisters

Performance on logistics in terms of transport and trade in Air,Land,Sea ...measured and ranked by worldbank.... This is one way of knowing who has invested more and is efficiently managing her infrastructure

http://lpi.worldbank.org/international/global
Logistics Performance Index (LPI) is an interactive benchmarking tool created to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities they face in their performance on trade logistics and what they can do to improve their performance. It is the weighted average of the country scores on the[b] following six key dimensions[/b]: efficiency of the clearance process (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities) by border control agencies, including Customs; Quality of trade and transport related infrastructure (e.g. ports, railroads, roads, information technology); Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments; Competence and quality of logistics services (e.g., transport operators, customs brokers); Ability to track and trace consignments; Timeliness of shipments in reaching destination within the scheduled or expected delivery time. This measure indicates the relative ease and efficiency with which products can be moved into and inside a country. Germany and Singapore are the most efficient and highest ranked LPI countries.

1: South Africa is first in Africa and number 20 globally.

2: Kenya comes in 2nd and ranks 42nd globally.

3: And the "giant of Africa" is a distant number 90 !!! globally

Last Month China Airforce (PLAAF) finished upgrading of a Tanzania Airforce base runway to 3000M which is the standard length for chinese bases serving their wide range of chinese aircraft ..
Tz must be preparing for a replacement of their J-7G

Henry240:
@LTGEN


Here is an Obangame exercise video for you from Channelstv. Quite cool.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogH2FVcnDfw

There should be a 30min video summarizing the highlights of the day for all the days the excersize was going on.... done by DoD themselves...... When you leave it to the media people to cover the excersize they will just end up airing a 2-3min video for the evening news...
Nice video though

Airborne360:
you guys should pack more punch, why arm your gun trucks with mostly 7.62mm ?
12.7 and above is bae

That's not the main Gun....
I bilieve that questions has been asked before about our Humvees and some APCs... And my answer would be, its one of those things you (end up) learning by experience as you go....(There is a swahili saying that loosely translates to, He who is not taught by his mother will be taught by the Universe)

Anyway, the main gun is a 12.7 -13.0mm 50cal

The most recent modification (They must have learnt a Lesson from the battlefield) I have seen is a bulletfoof shield for the driver as shown in pic 3 & 4 used by RSF and SF

For lack of new pics, I'll post pics that might have been posted before



KDF in Somalia

That Humvee has a thick skin

(AMISOM Sector II HQ)

Not exactly military related, but concerns Security nonetheless

First direct flight from Mogadishu lands at JKIA after 10 years suspension

NAIROBI, 29 March 2017 (PSCU) – Direct flights between Mogadishu and Nairobi resumed today with the first commercial plane carrying 49 passengers from the Somali capital landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) shortly after 1.00 p.m.

The re-launch of direct flights between Nairobi and Mogadishu was agreed upon at bilateral talks between Kenya and Somalia that were led by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed during his first State Visit to Kenya last week.

Cabinet Secretaries James Macharia (Transport) and Joseph Nkaissery (Interior) were at hand to receive the first flight, marking the resumption of direct flights from Mogadishu to Nairobi after close to 10 years suspension.

CS Macharia said the historic resumption of direct flights between the two cities signalled a revitalization of cooperation between the two neighbouring countries, brimming with optimism that it would also enhance trade.

“For us in the transport sector, we have always been working to boost Nairobi’s position as a regional aviation hub,” said the Transport Cabinet Secretary.

For the last 10 years, flights from Mogadishu were landing at Wajir airport for thorough screening and vetting of passengers before proceeding to Nairobi.

“With the opportunities available in the region and the improved security environment and stability following the recent election of President Mohamed, the resumption of direct flights could not have come at a better time,” said CS Macharia.

CS Macharia said before the re-launch of the direct flights, the Government security agencies formed a multiagency team which travelled to Mogadishu to assess the security situation of the airport.

This was followed by the setting up of robust security arrangements at Mogadishu airport to oversee the flight routes and departure procedures in order to ensure the safety of passengers travelling between the two countries.

The Transport CS added that the various United Nations agencies operating out of Nairobi expressed satisfaction with the security measures put in place and support the re-opening of the route.

The said UN agencies have been yearning for the resumption of direct flights in order to enhance their operations between Mogadishu and Nairobi.

On his part, CS Nkaissery said robust security measures have been put in place in Mogadishu airport to ensure the safety of aircrafts.

He said Kenya and the Somali Governments have put a team in Mogadishu to oversee the security of the airport.

“Here in Nairobi at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, we have taken the necessary steps to ensure that all aircrafts are fully inspected so that the status of our airport is not compromised,” said CS Nkaissery.

The Interior CS pointed out that the national security agencies have ensured that Mogadishu airport is fully secured and that all necessary measures are in place for smooth operations.

He expressed optimism that following the resumption of direct flights, many airlines will ply the Nairobi to Mogadishu.

frumentius:
Aren't Zanzibar's Stone Town and Mombasa older? Also, are we excluding Ethiopia and Somalia from East Africa? I know Lamu Old Town is the best preserved.

As you know most Africans don't write there own histories and so it goes.....

Anyway, the use the two words in the same sentence so I guess Lamu is not the oldest but the oldest which has been preserved (Like saying the oldest most beautifull, doesnt mean you are the oldest of them all)...

UNESCO profile Lamu Old Town is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1055

From google it shows that both Mombasa and Zanzibar first appeared in history in 1100AD while Lamu is believed to have been established as a trading hub in 1370 ....... but even before that, people must have been living in these places, I mean Ethiopia is mentioned in the Bible ...
But of the old cities along the coast, Mombasa saw the most action, I mean the word Mombasa itself translates to "The Island of war!" its name alone is enough of a story.

And a pedant (A piece of jewelry that is hung on a necklace) discovered middle east traced back to Zanzibar region was carbon dated to 2400BC And thats when I disappear

The time the president took a a 10 hour trip onboard Kenya Navy Ship from Mombasa City island to the oldest and most preserved town in East Africa -Lamu Island

1,2 - facilitation of KDF training grounds
3 - remotely operated robot
4 -KDf training grounds for 20th parachute battalion (Green berets)

Countries currently in class of 2017 at the international peace support training Center in Nairobi

-Centers of excellence like the IPSTC are a must for commanders and leaders of peacekeeping missions to attend before deploying

My phone has completely refused to comment on NL, I can only read through as guest, when I log in, the next thing I press, am automatically logged out ..


KDF Disaster Response Unit (Responding to a collapsed building in an informal area)

The+time

I din't know the F-5 can give the F/A-18 a headache


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDZs1-BDx1c

Kenya becomes 4th country Trump talked to in Africa

Trump Schedule || Tuesday, March 7, 2017
10:15 am || Speaks with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya by telephone
10:45 am || Receives his daily intelligence briefing
12:30 pm || Has lunch with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
1:30 pm || Leads a policy discussion with Senator Tom Cotton and Senator David Perdue
3:30 pm || Leads a meeting with the U.S. House Deputy Whip team; East Room
4:30 pm || Meets with Richard Trumka, President of AFL–CIO
5:00 pm || Visits with the Boy Scouts of America

The presidency schedule is updated everyday for the public to see... taking transparency to a whole new level, no wonder their military releases hundreds of photos each day.... unlike some our countries... Soo backward, Everything is a matter of National Security.

MtuMsuper:
Yes afande! umepotea kwenye lile thread ya masoja, naipenda saaaana! tunashukuru kazi yenu ngumu!

picha ndo Ni rare kuja sikuhizi...asante, lazima wakenya tuwakilishe kila mahali...ata wewe Hua hakuona kila place Kuna jina 'kenya' hahaha

ipobbigot7:
kenyans can add elbow jerk image, Nigerians don't give a f*ck. It's a common knowledge that many of you are suffering from pain induced by envy.

an average kenyan has higher living standards than a nigerian, why would anyone be envious of a Nigerian of all africans
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African_countries_by_Human_Development_Index

jln115:
agree to disagree, im quoting @frumentuis " pirates need a permissible environment to base and establish home ports" The Mozambican channel was rife with pirates, just weeks before OP copper commenced there were two major hijackings within days of each other......now if what you're stating above is true, pirates simply disappeared in a matter of days for no reason at all?....as according to you it had nothing to do with a 130m long navy frigate that was all of a sudden patrolling those waters.

fact still remains we have the longest and busiest shipping lane in SSA, without a strong navy presence there will be piracy....the Mozambican channel is proof

as for terrorism....id say its a bit of both, there have however been several instances were they have caught terror plotters .

were the highjackers ever caught?
The sea is a very big place.... You think one navy ship patrolling thousand of sq.km looking for oldschool wooden merchant ships used by pirates can chase away all the pirates in just a matter of days?
Do you know how many ships were patrolling the gulf of Aden and the Somali coast by 2008-09? From Egypt,Saudi,US,EU ships, even Japan all had a couple of ships and in each month there were at least two highjackings until the height of piracy in 2011-12 where it got to an all time high,, dozens of pirates were bieng arrested, dozens more were taking there places and highjacking more ships others failing in daring attempts because of private security onboard commercial ships...it got to a point were ships had to wait for one another at other ports then get escorted by navy ships in one big voyage..
All the deterence measures in the sea paid off After Amisom started taking control of coastal cities,towns, villages on somalias coast

jln115:
Let's get this straight.......One of the busiest shipping lanes in the world( Cape of good hope being the busiest in SSA) is not lucrative?.......So how can it be that Pirates can thrive in the Nigerian EEZ where there is less ship traffic and thus less income to be made compared to South Africa's EEZ??

Simple fact is we Patrol our waters better than our cousins up in the North.....It's that simple!

I dont think its that logical..... In my opinion, Piracy thrives when coastal town and vilages are remote with few government control......
patrolling is just a deterence to the pirates but not what stops pirates....
Anyway, in anycase there is a difference between having no piracy because you patrol your waters and because simply because there is no piracy 'cause of any otger reason.....
If lack of piracy were because of regular patrol, there would be plenty of examples were pirates have been arrested in SA waters...thats how you would know that its policing the waters thats preventing piracy....

Its like someone saying the reason we don't have terrorism in our country is because we are secured and we have good security systems......... while on the other hand, it could just be bacause no one serious and determined enough hasdeclared jihad on your whole country and persied his goals..... cause if it were because of security, there would be numerous reports of attempted attacks or plots or terror cells that were thwarted. before they could begin..... and thats why one would then conclude that security services have prevented that kind of thing...


So I would ask, how many pirates have been caught with their hands on the cookie jar in SA? How many supected pirates have been arrested with evidence(like weapons) off your EEZ and sorounding? how many potential pirates hideouts have been discoveted by police on mainland ? If you have info on that sort of thing, then that when you can conclude that indeed piracy doesnt exist in SA EEZ because of the goodwork of the coast guard and navy

africaken254:
when you really,really,really need to kill that pesky irritating enemy

pwahahahaha, umenifanya nicheke kikwetu!!

chkil:
yes only nairaland pics share

upload three pics , than submit , than modify the post by opening several windows , you can add a 4th different pic in each window and submit each one , you will get extra pics

I have never felt so dumb... why didint I ever think of thAt!!!!!

africaken254:
kenyan administration police officer ,who is also a proffesional bodybuider.hey who is watching 24 Legacy,i thought it was going to be boring.but i have found it to be very additive,can't wait for episode 5.there a scene where they refer to a terror attack at a market in Alexandria and use CCTV footage from west gate mall attack in kenya,nairobi

Kenyans are pissed! they are demanding Fox to remove the footage https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/someonetellfox


anyway, speaking of watching movies/tv shows I downloaded a tv show called 'Six', my decision influenced by its Cover pic (shown below, although the pic i saw was much darker, made it look much more badass) without watching the prevew as I thought any show with a pic like that is gotto be a guaranteed combat action packed..... my exitment ended up in an anti climax, so dissapointed.(I've only watched the 1st episode though).... this time its bokoharam in nigeria( a former seal team gets kidnapped by BH while providing security to US reps) you know Typical hollywood depiction of America's God complex

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Regional leaders of Kenya, Ethiopia, Dgibouti among other foreign reps attended yesterdays inaguration of Somali new president.


1st pic, kenyas FA minister Amina Moh'd translating Somalia new president speech to kenya's ptesident

Is there someone spreading a virus that generally changes one's mood... been scrolling through the last 3 days posts and everyone is eigther confrontational or offensively defencive ....
guys, we are all in this together , no one is going anywhere, this thread will be here long after we retire from it... lets learn to communicate better to avoid situation where anyone on one side issues a comment with hidden motives or resentment and the other side takes offense and insults back...huh?


tips on halving better conversations that actually result in better understanding of each other's decisions,situations,actions (or lack of..)


before you make your comment/conclusion about someone else....
1. When criticizing over a particular situation, give concrete examples so that people would really grasp what you want to convey.
2. Give recipients an opportunity to tell their side of the story. Remember that it has to be a two-way conversation.
3. Tell them what you expect to happen in the future and why. Doing so will help the other person understand your perspective and see the bigger picture.
4. When discussing the situation, get input from the other party. Finding solutions are easier when ideas are being bounced off against one another.
------Before you make your own

africaken254:
a Kenya police helicopter has just flew overhead where i stay ,it looks like president Fattah Al Sisi is getting high level security

slovakia president just left the country 48 hours ago after 3 day stay and he was moving around without anyone noticing his small convoy... what protocol or policy do they use to choose what level of security a foreign president is accorded, is it dependent on the threat level, economic significance, political, geopolitical relevance or is it standard protocal that the foreign presidents security has the coutersey to to make arrangements and determine how many men they will need and the host country then accomodates what is doable and whats not