MtuMsuper:

Don't tell me am lazy, when men like me and those before us have built what we have and will bequeath a better one to our grandsons, have built the nation we have today.
Am out

Exactly...isn't it the same "lazy" men that have built what they come to enjoy in Kenya?
Since they're not lazy, why don't they build their country and make things work?

This is so bad. I can't even imagine how the girl's parents are feeling. Can you imagine someone taking your child then telling you that you can't see her

I Googled this Emir and he's one old man...so bad

naijalander:



Ok so whose fault is it? The company that turned down the proposal because of the person being Nigerian or your honest friend. I think even if Nigeria stopped being corrupt, people would still be less objective about the place. Stereo types are just what they are. Doesn't mean they are true.

That question brings me to what I told you earlier: talk to your fellow Nigerians to stop damaging the reputation of Nigeria.

If you channel the energy you are using on this thread to bring down Kenya towards making Nigerians better citizens, your countrymen will get better treatment in the international arena.

You can open a thread and talk to them. Some of the people selling drugs, defrauding others, etc could be on this forum. With such a thread you could make someone change their mind about commiting crimes. It starts with one person. You could be that person who will help to clean the image of Nigeria outside.

naijalander:


I did say am one of the very few with a good reputation to represent the country. I'm sorry about what your Nigerian friend did to you or if he did anything at all. The truth is there are more Nigerians doing good than bad. Bad news travels faster hence the reason why it seems to be there is more bad than good in Nigeria.

I think you misunderstood my post. I said I was helping a Nigerian to get some business deal with a company in another country, but the company turned down the proposal because of the person being Nigerian. I have no personal problem with my Nigerian friends

naijalander:


Ok. so you are just a hater of all things Nigeria then. Good to know, moving on now.

I don't have space in my heart to hate on people or things. + I have Nigerian friends and colleagues

naijalander:



Tell me, apart from coming online to disgrace yourself, what have you ever done for Nigeria.

Even in NYSC, Nigerian youth cannot spare one hour for CDS but they can come and talk rubbish about how bad things are.

I pity all of you.

You know you should pity your fellow Nigerians coz I don't need pity.

Perhaps you should try talking to them to stop spoiling the reputation of Nigeria outside. Am saying this with good heart. Because last year I tried linking a Nigerian who has a legitimate company in Nigeria with a big company in another country, but the outcome was negative because those people could not trust the Nigerian.

Try to improve your country and country men and women for the future generations.

I won't continue arguing with you because it's not adding any value to my life. And no, am not jobless. And I impact people's lives in the real world

naijalander:



Tell me, apart from coming online to disgrace yourself, what have you ever done for Nigeria.

Even in NYSC, Nigerian youth cannot spare one hour for CDS but they can come and talk rubbish about how bad things are.

I pity all of you.

Am not Nigerian and am not as ignorant as you think I am.

I read about other countries and try to see what my country can borrow from them.

Peace

naijalander:


I fight every day to improve my country. What have you ever done for your country?

Interesting.....so now you know me well enough to think I haven't done anything for my country?
If this is what you call objective, I give up

naijalander:


First of all. I also defend Kenya when Nigerians talk bad about the place, the country does hold a special place in my heart.

Second SA's economy is not entirely black owned.

Third am more objective than even you who's talking without knowledge.

Oh please! Spare me that. You do more harm than defend Kenya. Why? Because when people who don't know Kenya read what you write online , they take it to be true.

It doesn't matter whether South Africa's economy is white or black owned. Why? It's blacks who work on those farms and mines. So they work, get a salary and cater for their needs/families. When a water melon is bought from Shoprite Ibadan, the money doesn't go to a farmer's pocket somewhere in Ogun state or even Imo. It goes to the pocket of a South African farmer. Even the profit made by Shoprite goes back to SA.

Lol @ more objective than me
From your arguments I can see that you are indeed more objective than me. Go research the meaning of being objective

Kenyanstar:

@Islayer you can probably see he" lives in a country and city" he holds in low regard copared to his giANT country and "green" city Abuja.

It is so bad that fellow Africans always want to malign their host country in order for them to massage their own ego. @Naijalander himself neglected his countries Universities to come study here in Kenya. Why? Because we have one of the best education systems and internship programs provided by multinational companies that have their African based headquarters in Nairobi.

This reminds me of a Nigerian student I met in Kenya. He was studying at JKUAT. He started saying "Kenyan food is bad. I don't even interact with Kenyans. I don't speak or understand Kenyan" I just shook my head. I was like this boy doesn't even know there's no language called 'Kenyan' despite living in Kenya for 6 months. It's Kiswahili.

Kenyanstar:

@Islayer you can probably see he" lives in a country and city" he holds in low regard copared to his giANT country and "green" city Abuja.

It is so bad that fellow Africans always want to malign their host country in order for them to massage their own ego. @Naijalander himself neglected his countries Universities to come study here in Kenya. Why? Because we have one of the best education systems and internship programs provided by multinational companies that have their African based headquarters in Nairobi.

Don't mind that guy. If he still lives in Kenya after all the negative things he's written about Kenya on Nairaland, he should be embarrassed.

He is one of those people who blindly sing "giant of Africa" even when everyone else sees the giant has nothing special to offer.

Why don't South Africans insult other people the way some Nigerians do yet SA is the most developed country in sub-Saharan Africa?

If Nigeria is the giant of Africa, then what do we call South Africa?

To those guys blindly defending the giant, accept where other countries do better than Nigeria. Then work towards making Nigeria better. Otherwise, if you continue defending blindly, you will not see the need to improve Nigeria.

naijalander:


ode I live and work in Kenya.

Jeez! You mean with all the negative things you are saying you still live in Kenya?
You should go back to Nigeria which is "better than Kenya" Bad guest

Kenyanstar:


What have you managed to outshine in/on if you dont mind me asking?

Acha nicheke

To me, the most important thing is the quality of life led by ordinary citizens. And as far as am concerned, ordinary Kenyans live better lives than ordinary Nigerians.

So all the defence about 'the giant of Africa' which has now graduated to 'dormant giant ' or Lagos having greater GDP than the whole of Kenya doesn't matter.

MtuMsuper:

Bad guest, your return is not eagerly awaited.

That guy is so bitter. It's like a Kenyan girl broke his heart or a Kenyan man snatched his girlfriend.

Just curious though....with all the negative trash he's talking about Kenya, why did he stay in Kenya for 10 years as he claims? Or he was also from the 'low income Nigerians'?

Bifwoli:


Asante sana dada yangu.The sheer amount of malice being shown towards Kenya here is mind boggling even when facts show otherwise.So much hypocrisy,double standards and belittling of others based on skewed viewpoints even when four fingers are pointing back at the accusers themselves.

Karibu sana
It's true.... most stories about "Kenya" some of which happen in Nigeria but are labeled Kenya are aimed at portraying Kenya in bad light .

The world is so small...thanks to the internet.

You know what people fail to understand is that whatever they post here is read by people from different parts of the world and some people can take it personal. Tomorrow a Nigerian might be treated unfairly because someone read a comment on Nairaland and caught feelings.

Some people on this forum come off as being totally ignorant of international issues and other countries. If you were not taught in school, it's okay. Google is free. Read and appreciate other countries.

In Kenyan schools (right from primary school), children are taught about other countries. By the time a kid finishes primary school, he/she knows about the whole of Africa.
-He/she knows about cocoa in Ghana, Gold in South Africa, Egyptian pyramids, the African Union, all regional organisations in Africa like COMESA & ECOWAS, petroleum in Nigeria, the system of government in Swaziland, pygmies in Congo, etc

That's why you see some people saying "Kenyans know a lot about us. We are the giants of Africa. They are interested in us, etc" So wrong!
Kenyans know a lot about Africa and the world, so it's not that they are interested in the giant. They can tell you about the Zulu, Yoruba, Ashanti, etc

So read and stop saying "I thought Kenya was a bush with roaming animals!" Or "I don't know where Kenya is on the map" or "Ordinary Kenya" What you call "ordinary" has running systems.

There's NO excuse for being ignorant. A quick Google search will show you that Kenyans don't live on trees!

Stop celebrating ignorance

Why are people on this forum so obsessed with Kenya? Even when something happens in Nigeria, they still insist it's Kenya
As others have said there's no Shoprite in Kenya.

Lemme remind the 'saints' that the following events happened in Nigeria this week and I haven't seen Kenyans dissing Nigerians.
1. The Nigerian Central Bank governor's wife was kidnapped ...this is not something to be proud of.

2. Maggots were coming from the private parts of a lady somewhere in Ogun state....from the comments, she was used for money rituals.
Can you imagine living somewhere where you can easily be used for money rituals...scary!!

3. A Nigerian father was raping/sleeping with his 15 year old daughter. That's incest! Not something to be proud of.

Those stories were on Nairaland front page. So as you type "only in Kenya" remember that worse things are happening in Nigeria than in Kenya.

-Also remember there are higher chances of someone who lives in Nigeria to be kidnapped than someone who lives in Kenya.

-There are higher chances of someone who lives in Nigeria to be used for money rituals than someone who lives in Kenya.

-There is a higher chance of someone who lives in Nigeria to be defrauded than someone who lives in Kenya

-Someone who holds a Kenyan passport might be treated in a good way while someone who holds a Nigerian passport might be treated unfairly.

Dnnnn:

If you say witch no dey exist no Your fault. Let's say u sleep for bed after quarrel, wake up from bush d nxt morning your eye go clear.

This part of your comment is so funny
I can't help but laugh...if that happened to some doubting Thomases, they would be the ones to convince others about the existence of witchcraft
You made my morning

These people don't know/understand how "being smart" is negatively affecting other Nigerians.

Where are all those people who keep claiming that Kenya is behind?
Told you Google is your friend...did you note that only South Africa, Kenya & Egypt made it to the list? That should tell you something.

ThunderingHooves:

Huyo dada ameteleza, usishike feelings naye, sababu amejitambua na kuongea kilicho moyoni.,japo matope. Wahenga walisema hasira haiwezi kupika viazi, wala kuchemsha maji, naona huyo dada anaongea machafu kuhusu wenzake toka sehemu mbali mbali ya nchi akiwa sebuleni mwake na kumkashif haitatusaidia maanake huyo ni mcheza kwao.

Asante...acha tuendelee kuitetea nchi yetu

Kenyanna:

Exactly. Kenyans from Central, Northern and Coastal regions look down on West Africans.
Only low class house maids from Western Kenya like Nigerian movies.
The only reason Kenyan TV stations began airing naija movies is because they are cheapest in the market. Kenyans only watch local TV during evening news otherwise Kenyans avoid local TV stations like the plague. Lazy housemaids wait for their masters to leave the house then they watch whatever crap they can find on TV. The remote control for DSTV/GOtv is too difficult for them so they just watch low quality crap. These maids are super bored and will watch absolutely anything to pass time. Plus alot of these nollywood movies are mostly about poor women they can relate with. People from Western Kenya also believe in witchcraft which is a common theme in Nollywood. People from Central and Northern Kenya will never waste their time watching voodoo witchcraft nonsense.

This link shows the general feeling of Kenyans.

Are you for real? Did you learn about patriotism in school? What have you gained from making some Kenyans look bad? You even had to bring regions (which I would interpret in relation to tribes) into the picture?

It's people like you that make some people on this forum despise Kenya/Kenyans.
The regional ish wasn't necessary...after all, when people look at you, they see you as a Kenyan. They won't know whether you come from Central or Western.
Even if you come from the moon, they will look at you as a Kenyan.

NairobiWalker:


Thank you LadyX - watu wengine ndio wanachomea Kenya picha huko nje. Anyway wale wenye uelewa mzuri watazidi kupepea bendera yetu.

In fact acha nimjibu so that next time atafikiria vizuri kabla ya ku post

NairobiWalker:


Hahaha.......boss uko kila mahali bro. Hapo nilikua nimecatch feelings na huyo mshe (nadhani ni dem juu kulikua na dem Skyscraper na hiyo jina). Unaona vile anatuchomea sisi wasee wa Western?

Mtu ako na hiyo moniker amenikasirisha sana. Hao ndiyo wanafanya watu kwa hii forum watusi wakenya. I typed a message to reply him/her lakini nikaona ni harsh sana.
Wengine tunatetea Kenya na wengine wanajaribu kujifanya region/tribe zao ni better.

Agimor:
I'm sure this is coming from Kenya.

Biko reduce your hatred for Kenya. Even when it's clearly written"Borno" you still had to look for a way to sneak in "Kenya"?

9ja4show:


Do you live there?

Yes

Saveasoul:
pls tell me more abt Kenya

Op, if it's 200k naira, it's too small for Kenya. Right now that will be around 60k Kenyan shillings or slightly higher. By the time you pay for your air ticket and other logistics you will be left with little, maybe enough to pay one month's rent. What will you eat? How do you intend to make money? Business or work? If it's business, what kind of business?

Daniyomex:

Lol. You got it. Kenya is the home of Sodomy and all sorts of sexual immoralties. This is the type of news that always emanate from there

What of the stories of Nigerian fathers sleeping with their daughters? Check the thread on FP of a Nigerian father who has been sleeping with his 15 year old daughter.

oloworulz:
Abeg who dey sell weed to ghanians and kenyans in 2016. The person deserves an award.

Don't make it look like bad things happen to other countries only. Right now on FP, there is a thread of a Nigerian father that has been raping his 15 year old daughter.

pyyxxaro:
OP you made a mistake

It's suppose to be KENYA and not GHANA

Your obsession to make Kenya look bad is on another level.

ThunderingHooves:

Matters are not helped when people who should know better blurt out like this caption below. Am told he is a former government minister .

What a shame! Imagine the amount of ignorance and hate he's exhibited in his posts.
It's funny how he reasons like a 19th century colonists. Did you see him saying that the worst Nigerian is better than the best Kenyan...if he's supposedly exposed, what would those in the village say?
How can the worst Nigerian be better than the best Kenyan when:

- I haven't seen Kenyan students begging online for school fees, whereas that is a common thing in Nigerian. So many people begging for fees, even on this forum.
-patients without money are not attended to in Nigerian hospitals, but in Kenya you are treated first before you pay

Given the 2 examples, if you are in Kenya, you can get educated easily and treated in case yiu you are sick. So who is better than who?

The thing that misleads some people is "the giant of Africa".
A country like South Africa is very developed and it will take Nigeria several years to get there, but I don't see South Africans insulting other people.

numericalguy:


The bolded aptly describes you.

If that were the case, I'd have said that Nigerians are ritualists, fraudsters, etc. But I can't generalise because I know that every society has a few bad people.
The same cannot be said about many people on this forum who think that all Kenyans are poor and hungry and that Kenya is underdeveloped. That's why some people think that what I wrote about Kenya can only be found in Europe. Why? Because they only think negative things about Kenya. Some people are getting defensive and abusive here because they have realised that Kenya is way better than they thought.

Anyway, the aim of my post was to shed light about Kenya and give a clear picture. Whether Nigeria is the giant of Africa or not is not the issue here.