Why Biden Is Sending Meg Whitman to Kenya As US Ambassador

Rich and powerful in Washington, US President Joe Biden's nomination of billionaire Meg Whitman, the former CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and eBay, as the next US ambassador to Kenya has got the attention of various entities -- for, it now appears, Nairobi has turned out to be a critical diplomatic station, writes John Kamau for The Nation.

Meg Whitman speaks at the Tech Museum in San Jose, California on February 17, 2009.

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