US Ambassador Kyle McCarter Engages in Twitter Tiff with Miguna Miguna
US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter was over the weekend embroiled in a Twitter tiff with firebrand Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna.
The altercation started after Amb. McCarter tweeted a short video of the world-famous wildebeest migration, urging American tourists to visit Kenya following the lifting of the ban on international flights.
“Restriction of movement over. #USAMarafiki Karibuni #magicalkenya #safekenya,” McCarter captioned the video.
But reacting to the tweet, Miguna told McCarter off, accusing him of maintaining the “primitive believe that Africa is just about wild animals.”
“Like a typical Yankee and neocolonial chief, you maintain the primitive belief that Africa is just about WILD ANIMALS that you celebrate but you don’t care about the LIVES OF AFRICAN PEOPLES,” wrote Miguna.
McCarter gave a sarcastic reply to Miguna’s tweet, reminding him that he is also “welcome” to visit his homeland.
"It is about bringing back tourists w/money to create jobs for people who desperately need them. Even you are welcome to visit #magicalkenya Oh! I forgot. Never mind," wrote McCarter.
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No need to argue with Miguna…
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No need to argue with Miguna. He is a lunatic. However, I somewhat agree with Miguna. Kenya's beauty is not the animals; it is the people.
True enough but outside of…
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In reply to No need to argue with Miguna… by Sokora (not verified)
True enough but outside of family and friends I personally have never flown over 9000 miles to go see people of another country
Oh well, leave your me me me…
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In reply to True enough but outside of… by Mundumugo (not verified)
Oh well, leave your me me me. Tourist come all the way to see one of the only culture in Kenya which was left undisturbed by the westernized mental slavely namely the Maasai. How many foreigners have you seen camping in your neighborhood? province?
People aren't zoo animals…
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In reply to Oh well, leave your me me me… by Waitina (not verified)
People aren't zoo animals. Have you gone to any continent to stare at people? And why only people on less wealthy continents? IMHO there is something patronizing and condescending about that whole let me go see how these people live and buy some trinkets from them thing. Why do you find this a rewarding experience and why do it for white people and other racist groups?
But Mundumugo, you fly over…
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In reply to True enough but outside of… by Mundumugo (not verified)
But Mundumugo, you fly over 9000 miles to go see family and friends. Americans, after coronavirus is gone can also fly to Kenya to see us. Not animals but people.
Why are we so dilutional?…
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In reply to No need to argue with Miguna… by Sokora (not verified)
Why are we so dilutional? The world comes to Kenya for the animals. Period. Wacheni matusi and listen to what you are saying for a minute. Bwana balozi did not disparage Kenya. He did for free what we're paying millions to advertising companies with no tangible results. Miguna, look for publicity elsewhere.
By the way, you burned your bridges a long time ago. Move on!
@Miguna let it go whatever…
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@Miguna let it go whatever pains you and leave personal attacks.We Love you where you are
Miguna needs to quit picking…
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Miguna needs to quit picking a fight with anything that walks. Balozi is getting tourists to come to Kenya, nothing wrong with that.
Tourists?? Just Corona virus…
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In reply to Miguna needs to quit picking… by Dan Komen (not verified)
Tourists??
Just Corona virus super spreaders.
Its time for Kenyans and…
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Its time for Kenyans and Africans to wake up . A foreigner in the year 2020 after 400 years of slavery is telling Africans what we need from the master. That our survival depends on what foreigners will pay to come and see the animals. That we are non existent and helpless without the animals? What does this say about the black man in Kenya and Africa.
Please don't come to see the animals. In the year 2020,if seeing the animals is what is going to feed our nation, all Kenyans should really be ashamed of working in that industry. Yes, we should work but at the same time look for a way out of this mentality as individuals, country and continent.
My opinion, we have closed the country for 4 months, our people did not die. Let us keep doing what we did for those 4 months and close the animal parks for atleast 10 years. We have not tried this before, maybe its time to try it.
Oh damn!!! Could someone in…
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Oh damn!!! Could someone in Canada please get Miguna×2 some aloe or Neosporin chap chap. That burn has to hurt.
Lol! Am telling you I felt…
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In reply to Oh damn!!! Could someone in… by Mundumugo (not verified)
Lol! Am telling you I felt the weight of that slap and am not anywhere near Canada! That’s the kind that causes deep tissues injuries... but the dude will keep talking... 🙄
The most intellectual people…
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The most intellectual people are largely misunderstood. MM vision is way beyond what we are prepared to face and unfortunately for him, he has been collateral damage for some, a bit like Like Patrick Lumumba, MM can see beyond the smokescreen. Yes, Africa is more than the wild animals but we also need tourist revenue to survive, so both have a point.
Tourists during a pandemic??…
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In reply to The most intellectual people… by Sukari (not verified)
Tourists during a pandemic?? To do what?
Let them die in their countries of origin.
I agree with you.. the man…
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In reply to The most intellectual people… by Sukari (not verified)
I agree with you.. the man is intelligent.. but he is also deficient of common sense... His BIG mouth has been his undoing and he lost the respect due his brains. One can express his vision with belittling and condescending your peers... If MM was wise/humble , he would have left am mark as a great pan Africanist of his generation, but does the man ever listen?
Miguna×2 has a habit of…
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In reply to The most intellectual people… by Sukari (not verified)
Miguna×2 has a habit of picking stupid fights. I would rather people from the west came to Kenya to enjoy the wildlife rather than do what I think of as voyeurism in the cloak of tourism. The people of North Sentinal island have it right. Still though that was a vicious burn.
The Ambassador is…
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The Ambassador is delegitimizating Miguna citizenship.
That is just a sign that he’s a cult.
Kenya government is a demonic cult and the American ambassador has eaten Ugali.
Goodluck to clueless American tourists.
When you attack someone all…
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In reply to The Ambassador is… by Guest (not verified)
When you attack someone all bets are off. Balozi defended himself. Miguna I used to like but have come to see he is a buffoon. He’s just a loud mouthed moron.
Americans are banned from…
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Americans are banned from travelling many countries including Jamaica due to surging C-19 cases so this ambassador should stop encouraging them ignorant Americans to bring C-19 to Kenya. Americans are refusing to wear mask which is mandated in KE so maybe they shouldn't visit unless masked up.
I doubt the ambassador was…
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I doubt the ambassador was referring to now, tomorrow, the day after...I took it to mean in future.
"It is about bringing back…
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"It is about bringing back tourists w/money to create jobs for people who desperately need them" my foot ,the white savior mentality goes on and on , tell the truth and save us if you truly must.
Kenyadamu, ha ha, the…
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Kenyadamu, ha ha, the swahili said ukiona cha mwenzako kikinyolewa, tia chako maji. American Covid-19 infection are high, but what about Kenya's?They are equally high and infections are increasing exponentially. With Americans or without them, there is trouble ahead.
That is not the picture of…
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That is not the picture of Miguna. If you see him now you would faint
Kenya should guarantee…
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Kenya should guarantee American tourists. The US is now an epicenter of COVID-19. European countries are not open to Americans. We have enough problems without COVID-19. The rising numbers of infections should challenge the Kenyan government to do the right thing for its citizen. Kenya must expand its resource generating industries. Relying on one industry is not sustainable.
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