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Monday, July 20, 2015

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS A UNIVERSAL RIGHT THAT APPLIES EVEN ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT TO KENYA


As the country awaits the arrival of the leader of the 'Free World'; President Barrack Obama, it should be noted that our Constitution protects under Article 33 Freedom of Expression.
Obama is free to express his views and opinion on various topics as the United States of America thinks Kenya can do better on. Whether he will choose to address the subject of minority rights( guys and lesbians) or corruption in the country as far as am concerned those will be his personal views or the US views which Kenya is under no obligation to implement but only to consider for implementation.

I thus hold a contrary opinion to those who are seeking to muzzle or keep Obama off from addressing specific contentious issues on grounds that under our Constitution any person including visiting heads of states enjoys Freedom of Expression. The country is under no obligation to implement the ideas and opinions given by any visiting head of state, there exist processes to change policies and legislation, hence it need not be a big fuss on what President Obama is going to say or choose to address. Focus should be however on the benefits the country can reap from close tires with America and from the indirect benefits of the visit.