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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, what does Kenya have that the US wants?
Oil?
Minerals?
buffer state?
Water?
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So, what does Kenya have that the US wants? (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
Jul 2015
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Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)1. Is there anywhere that we don't want a military base?
I assume it is as good a place as any to fly drones out of.
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)9. Good point. Thank you.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)13. ahhh...found this:
Pentagon to boost its Kenya, Djibouti military bases
The Pentagon is responding to the increasing security threat in East Africa by strengthening military bases in Kenya and Djibouti.
The US is building air-support facilities at Manda Bay in Kenya, which can accommodate giant cargo planes carrying weapons, African Union and US troops.
Known as Camp Simba, this facility near the border with Somalia, hosts about 60 US military personnel, with the capacity to accommodate more in future.
Camp Simba is also a site for US training of Kenyan maritime forces tasked with countering threats posed by Al-Shabaab and other militant groups.
Another US military facility in Kenya the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi serves as a training area for African Union troops assigned to combat operations inside Somalia.
http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Pentagon-to-boost-its-Kenya-Djibouti-military-bases/-/2558/2079606/-/st6lq5z/-/index.html
The Pentagon is responding to the increasing security threat in East Africa by strengthening military bases in Kenya and Djibouti.
The US is building air-support facilities at Manda Bay in Kenya, which can accommodate giant cargo planes carrying weapons, African Union and US troops.
Known as Camp Simba, this facility near the border with Somalia, hosts about 60 US military personnel, with the capacity to accommodate more in future.
Camp Simba is also a site for US training of Kenyan maritime forces tasked with countering threats posed by Al-Shabaab and other militant groups.
Another US military facility in Kenya the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi serves as a training area for African Union troops assigned to combat operations inside Somalia.
that was 2 years ago....
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)14. I was just guessing,
and isn't that really the sad part?
pediatricmedic
(397 posts)2. Tea, really good black tea
Not that stuff you buy online or the import stores either.
MineralMan
(146,351 posts)3. Nothing, really.
They import all of their oil, although there is exploration underway by the Chinese, have no real mineral assets, and don't really manufacture anything we need. Drone bases? I don't think that's likely at all.
U4ikLefty
(4,012 posts)4. Obama's birth certificate?
<< just in case
bluedigger
(17,091 posts)5. A stable government.
Getting harder and harder to find those in that part of the world.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)6. This here...
East Africa REALLY needs a stable, not-so-corrupt government.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)7. Are we fishing for conspiracy theories? I'm sure there are plenty but the links might embarrass you.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)8. The Maasai and corporate land grabbing
Continued Land Grabbing from the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania
In Kenya and Tanzania, a number of cases are pending in court for Indigenous Maasai pastoralist communities pressing charges the illegal appropriation of their land. Pastoralists are particularly vulnerable to land appropriation, as their semi-nomadic lifestyle is viewed by discriminatory legislation and policies as lacking permanent ties to land that demonstrate ownership. Rather, the Maasais way of life has been delegitimized in favor of permanent agricultural based economies.
The courts have become a common recourse for the Maasai, who, knowing their rights under UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, demand compensation and title for usurpation of their lands. Yet corruption in the Kenyan and Tanzanian legal systems mean that cases often get drawn out for inappropriately long periods, draining resources of the community, and often fail to provide an adequate settlement, if any.
Indigenous Peoples in Africa have historically suffered massive loss of land, and continue to do so at increasing rates due to the arrival of international companies, including safari and exotic hunting companies taking over Indigenous lands. In many cases, these land grabs are characterized by violence, with police and security guards forcefully evicting the Maasai, burning their livestock enclosures and destroying their homes. A Ngorongoro Conservation Area councillor commented, We are like slaves in our own land. Natural resources have become like a curse to us; those benefiting are from afar while the real owners are suffering. Another said: The entire process of land acquisition is characterized by bribing, cheating, and dividing communities. Without an independent judicial system, free from political influence and corruption, there is little hope that these communities will win back their land.
Ben Koissaba, doctoral student at Clemson University and Founder Chair Maa Civil Society Forum in Kenya, comments in his essay on Maasai land appropriation At the root of this serious plight has been widespread ignorance amongst the affected communities regarding their land rights. There are many external factors to be considered, but within Indigenous communities, building local capacity has been identified as a key element in protecting Indigenous lands. Having access to information on their rights is crucial to protecting Indigenous lands, and thus livelihoods.
Cultural Survivals Indigenous Rights Radio Program produces and distributes radio programs on Indigenous rights to community radio stations around the world, including programing on their right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent and strategies for exercising this right. These programs can play a vital role for Indigenous groups such as the Maasai in protecting their lands and their livelihoods.
http://www.culturalsurvival.org/news/continued-land-grabbing-maasai-kenya-and-tanzania
?w=1280
In Kenya and Tanzania, a number of cases are pending in court for Indigenous Maasai pastoralist communities pressing charges the illegal appropriation of their land. Pastoralists are particularly vulnerable to land appropriation, as their semi-nomadic lifestyle is viewed by discriminatory legislation and policies as lacking permanent ties to land that demonstrate ownership. Rather, the Maasais way of life has been delegitimized in favor of permanent agricultural based economies.
The courts have become a common recourse for the Maasai, who, knowing their rights under UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, demand compensation and title for usurpation of their lands. Yet corruption in the Kenyan and Tanzanian legal systems mean that cases often get drawn out for inappropriately long periods, draining resources of the community, and often fail to provide an adequate settlement, if any.
Indigenous Peoples in Africa have historically suffered massive loss of land, and continue to do so at increasing rates due to the arrival of international companies, including safari and exotic hunting companies taking over Indigenous lands. In many cases, these land grabs are characterized by violence, with police and security guards forcefully evicting the Maasai, burning their livestock enclosures and destroying their homes. A Ngorongoro Conservation Area councillor commented, We are like slaves in our own land. Natural resources have become like a curse to us; those benefiting are from afar while the real owners are suffering. Another said: The entire process of land acquisition is characterized by bribing, cheating, and dividing communities. Without an independent judicial system, free from political influence and corruption, there is little hope that these communities will win back their land.
Ben Koissaba, doctoral student at Clemson University and Founder Chair Maa Civil Society Forum in Kenya, comments in his essay on Maasai land appropriation At the root of this serious plight has been widespread ignorance amongst the affected communities regarding their land rights. There are many external factors to be considered, but within Indigenous communities, building local capacity has been identified as a key element in protecting Indigenous lands. Having access to information on their rights is crucial to protecting Indigenous lands, and thus livelihoods.
Cultural Survivals Indigenous Rights Radio Program produces and distributes radio programs on Indigenous rights to community radio stations around the world, including programing on their right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent and strategies for exercising this right. These programs can play a vital role for Indigenous groups such as the Maasai in protecting their lands and their livelihoods.
http://www.culturalsurvival.org/news/continued-land-grabbing-maasai-kenya-and-tanzania
?w=1280
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)12. The same thing is happening to pastoral tribes in southern Ethiopia.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)10. Kenya has been assisting against Somalian terrorists and pirates.
That's why the shopping mall was attacked. So it's good to recognize a valuable ally.
olddots
(10,237 posts)11. Materials to make storage batteries
N.T.