Dear Mr. Donald Trump, I find it hard and ashamed to refer to you as Mr. President because that is a title that you should never have had.
Am writing this open letter to you from one of the “shit-hole” countries in Africa, Kenya.
Mr. Trump, it appears to me that your problem is not only ignorance but stupidity too. But I will not call you names, because that will make me look like you, something I will never dream of.
I wonder what Americans saw in you. You told them you wanted to “make America great again”, really Mr. Trump? Is that what you call “making America great again”? It is a shame.
Anyway, enough with describing who you are. I would like to tell you what a “shit-hole” we are as well as some of the amazing “shit-hole” things that we have managed to do.
Mr. Trump, do you know that the invention of mobile banking originated and took effect in a “shit-hole” country? Do you know that Kenya is the leading country in mobile money transfer? Do you even know what MPESA means?
Mr. Trump, do you know that one of the “shit-hole” countries produced a father who sired a son who ruled the United States of America for eight years? I know you hate Barack Obama but facts are facts, he ruled the United States of America for eight years. That will never change.
Mr. Trump, do you know that this continent with a number of “shit-hole” countries has one of the amazing environments in the world? Do you even know that your people travel all the way from your country just to come and enjoy the “African sun”?
Mr. Trump, there are many things that we pride ourselves as Africans. We may be weird sometimes but we have dignity. We know who we are and what we want. We have respect. We respect all races and all cultures.
But you Mr. Trump, we cannot waste our precious time getting annoyed. What we can only afford to do is to pity you. We pity the Americans.