The American Ambassador to Kenya Amb. Robert F. Godec yesterday held a one hour open discussion with several Kenyan bloggers in Machakos. The closed session was held soon after the launch of the machakos county strategic plan in which the Ambassador was the Chief guest.
During the discussion, the Ambassador briefed bloggers on the current running American projects on human rights, devolution, development, health and entrepreneurship. The discussion also dwelt a lot on the impending Obama visit for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) summit 2015 and its effect not just on the Kenyan economy but for entrepreneurship and innovation .
The bloggers then posed a variety of questions ranging from the visit of Obama, to specific efforts to support human rights advancement in Kenya to participation in the GES summit and their support to bloggers. The ambassador was pleased with the forum and expressed intention to host another one in future when time avails.