Comments on: Somali Piracy & Mombasa’s Coming Property Boom http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/somali-piracy-mombasas-coming-property-boom Hugh MacLeod: "In terms of becoming an entrepreneur, probably the most useful thing I learned in the last twenty years was how to enjoy my own company for long stretches of time". Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:31:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: K http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/somali-piracy-mombasas-coming-property-boom#comment-105341 K Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:47:08 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1304#comment-105341 i think everyone is thinking too hard. It seems that most people want to be frightened for any possible reason (and the Americans are the main people who place terror into peoples hearts, i.e. media). For many years the ships that travel passed the coast of Somalia, have been stealing fish from the coast and furthermore have been dumping toxic waste into their seas. Why is it okay for some and not for others? May I outline that I do not agree with stealing but neither do I agree with unfairness and as Africans we have been putting up with unfairness for hundreds of years. Who is going to put a stop to them dumping toxic waste into African seas and why isn't that the topic on the media or the hot debate. My comments may not answer whether Mombasa will benefit or not

i think everyone is thinking too hard. It seems that most people want to be frightened for any possible reason (and the Americans are the main people who place terror into peoples hearts, i.e. media). For many years the ships that travel passed the coast of Somalia, have been stealing fish from the coast and furthermore have been dumping toxic waste into their seas. Why is it okay for some and not for others? May I outline that I do not agree with stealing but neither do I agree with unfairness and as Africans we have been putting up with unfairness for hundreds of years. Who is going to put a stop to them dumping toxic waste into African seas and why isn’t that the topic on the media or the hot debate. My comments may not answer whether Mombasa will benefit or not

]]> By: RU http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/somali-piracy-mombasas-coming-property-boom#comment-104247 RU Fri, 15 May 2009 17:42:31 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1304#comment-104247 Now if we look at it... The somalias put there "pirated" money into Kenya....Well that is the worst thing happening... As we can see most of the properties being bought at this time are the somalis pumping money, bribing the goverment and so on.... One day all these freeking warrias are taking over Kenya and where are all the Kenyans going to go??

Now if we look at it… The somalias put there “pirated” money into Kenya….Well that is the worst thing happening… As we can see most of the properties being bought at this time are the somalis pumping money, bribing the goverment and so on…. One day all these freeking warrias are taking over Kenya and where are all the Kenyans going to go??

]]> By: Coldtusker http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/somali-piracy-mombasas-coming-property-boom#comment-97702 Coldtusker Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:48:59 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1304#comment-97702 Djibouti has an American base... why would they bomb Djibouti?

Djibouti has an American base… why would they bomb Djibouti?

]]> By: noni http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/somali-piracy-mombasas-coming-property-boom#comment-97626 noni Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:27:48 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1304#comment-97626 @KE You are right, somalis do invest in property Kenya, including other nationals. See this video in youtube about property boom in Nairobi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn9wllmVPP0

@KE

You are right, somalis do invest in property Kenya, including other nationals. See this video in youtube about property boom in Nairobi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn9wllmVPP0

]]> By: kenyanentrepreneur http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/somali-piracy-mombasas-coming-property-boom#comment-97370 kenyanentrepreneur Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:52:06 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1304#comment-97370 Coldtusker: The main point of the article was that the money from this piracy would end up in Kenya for the reasons I outlined above. The clan system is the bedrock of Somali society and since they have related clans in Kenya, it' would be a natural place for them to link up with clansmen who already have substantial business interests in places like Nairobi and Mombasa. The other stuff you mentioned about djibouti and American shipping is not relevant to this discussion. There is a small marine contingent in djibout that mainly does humanitarian work, but djibouti is not a country that has produced radical islamists. America is not looking to bomb it. Somali's are not religious ideologues and what is happening in somalia to the al-shahab can be directly related to the madrassa schools in the country that are being funded by saudi arabia and that are fueling this brand of radical islam, which is quite alien to traditional somali culture.

Coldtusker:

The main point of the article was that the money from this piracy would end up in Kenya for the reasons I outlined above. The clan system is the bedrock of Somali society and since they have related clans in Kenya, it’ would be a natural place for them to link up with clansmen who already have substantial business interests in places like Nairobi and Mombasa.

The other stuff you mentioned about djibouti and American shipping is not relevant to this discussion. There is a small marine contingent in djibout that mainly does humanitarian work, but djibouti is not a country that has produced radical islamists. America is not looking to bomb it.

Somali’s are not religious ideologues and what is happening in somalia to the al-shahab can be directly related to the madrassa schools in the country that are being funded by saudi arabia and that are fueling this brand of radical islam, which is quite alien to traditional somali culture.

]]> By: Coldtusker http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/somali-piracy-mombasas-coming-property-boom#comment-97349 Coldtusker Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:31:11 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1304#comment-97349 But what has that (clans) got to do with American shipping?

But what has that (clans) got to do with American shipping?

]]> By: KE http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/somali-piracy-mombasas-coming-property-boom#comment-97232 KE Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:30:00 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1304#comment-97232 coldtusker: I think you should stick to analyzing finance because this is where you excel. Somali's have strong links to Kenya, both in terms of their tribal lineages and also because of the proximity to the country. You can drive from Somalia into Kenya. A plane flight is barely an hour away from wilson airport and the flights from kenya to somalia are frequent because of the miraa trade. The refugee camps set up by the UN are all across the border in Kenya or close to it on the Somali side. Much of this piracy money will end up in eastleigh, riverroad, Mombasa and Lamu. The Somali clan network in Kenya is very strong and to the somali, everything begins and ends with the clan.

coldtusker:

I think you should stick to analyzing finance because this is where you excel.

Somali’s have strong links to Kenya, both in terms of their tribal lineages and also because of the proximity to the country. You can drive from Somalia into Kenya. A plane flight is barely an hour away from wilson airport and the flights from kenya to somalia are frequent because of the miraa trade.

The refugee camps set up by the UN are all across the border in Kenya or close to it on the Somali side. Much of this piracy money will end up in eastleigh, riverroad, Mombasa and Lamu. The Somali clan network in Kenya is very strong and to the somali, everything begins and ends with the clan.

]]> By: noni http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/somali-piracy-mombasas-coming-property-boom#comment-97161 noni Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:53:20 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1304#comment-97161 Safari park will not be affected in the ongoing demolition plans

Safari park will not be affected in the ongoing demolition plans

]]> By: Coldtusker http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/somali-piracy-mombasas-coming-property-boom#comment-96945 Coldtusker Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:58:12 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1304#comment-96945 Djibouti is an American base. The Somalis will not attack them directly coz they will be bombed out of existence. Remember, the whole world including the Chinese, Western nations, Mid-East, Russians & E. Africa are not happy with the somalis. If Obama orders the somalis bombed... who will criticize him? Dar is further south & I am talking of cargo that will come in around from the Cape of Good Hope. Dubai: It is a major port which they will defend against any somali. Furthermore, the goods can be shipped to Dubai then air-freighted. The somalis created their own mess. The UN should make the coast of somalia a no-go zone for anyone who looks like a somali... :twisted:

Djibouti is an American base. The Somalis will not attack them directly coz they will be bombed out of existence. Remember, the whole world including the Chinese, Western nations, Mid-East, Russians & E. Africa are not happy with the somalis. If Obama orders the somalis bombed… who will criticize him?

Dar is further south & I am talking of cargo that will come in around from the Cape of Good Hope.

Dubai: It is a major port which they will defend against any somali. Furthermore, the goods can be shipped to Dubai then air-freighted.

The somalis created their own mess. The UN should make the coast of somalia a no-go zone for anyone who looks like a somali… :twisted:

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