Kenyans in the Diaspora will be the first ones to tell you of how much they miss home no matter how successful they maybe in whatever country they may find themselves in. This writer has also known of many Americans and Europeans who visited the country and after that they could not extricate themselves from it.
It is therefore not that much surprising for Prince William to have waited until he was in Kenya to propose to his now princess. Prince William has a special attachment for Kenya and visits often for some charity work and just to get away from everything. Rutundu log cabin where he proposed to Kate lies hidden on the slopes of Mt Kenya and is very serene and secluded that anyone needing privacy can find here.
The Daily Mail quoting a source concerning the place stated that “‘Short of being inside the SAS’s base at Hereford, this is the safest place in the world for William. ‘It is the one place he can be himself. And he does not have to be guarded because the wildlife there are his guardians.”.
Prince William’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth 11 (then princess Elizabeth) was also vacationing in Kenya when she learnt of the death of her father, which would make her, being the heir in waiting, Queen Elizabeth 11. It is therefore symbolic that Kate too acquired her future title in Kenya.
Currently, the most powerful nation in the world has a president who also has connection with Kenya through his father. President Obama’s father is a Kenyan and so again American top leadership has something starting in Kenya. Perhaps Kenya has some prophetic mission in the world that one day we will discover.
Read more:
http://trifter.com/africa/kenya/kenya-the-magnetic-country-that-hooks-many/#ixzz1LyDaczrQ
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