Iranian leader jets in with 200-member delegation
The Standard / David Ochami
26-Feb-2009 (one comment)

Besides the Sh38.5 billion volume of trade between the two nations, Kenya’s exports, mostly tea, stand at Sh4.2 billion annually and the Iranians have recently won tenders to establish an electricity plant and road in central and western Kenya. Shia Iran’s push for influence in Africa includes promises to export subsidised oil to Kenya and undertakings to build chemical, pharmaceutical plants and a tractor factory. Iran’s Foreign Affairs Minister Manoucher Mottaki, two other ministers and an entourage of about 200 businessmen, technocrats and bureaucrats, accompanies Ahmedinijad. All was not well, however, as when the Iranians’ plane touched down at 5.15pm yesterday, Kibaki’s guards manhandled Iranian state journalists and officials at the JKIA. Some enraged Iranians fought back and scuffled with the Kenyans who tried to deny them opportunity to take photographs as the Iranian leader greeted Kenyan officials and inspected a guard of honour. He arrived on Tuesday.

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News Goffer

mahmoud, his 200, & airport da'ava! :)

by News Goffer on Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:40 PM PST

A piece of local news on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's trip to Nairobi, Kenya, along with 200 others.  TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE?!! And this is embarrassing:

"All was not well, however, as when the Iranians’ plane touched down at 5.15pm yesterday, Kibaki’s guards manhandled Iranian state journalists and officials at the JKIA. Some enraged Iranians fought back and scuffled with the Kenyans who tried to deny them opportunity to take photographs as the Iranian leader greeted Kenyan officials and inspected a guard of honour. He arrived on Tuesday."



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