Submitted by Inella '90 - '92 (not verified) on Fri, 2006-11-24 06:52.
I served in Nandi District during the time just leading up to the '92 elections and can attest to the impact that he had in our area (which was Moi's home area).
When we saw that Smith had passed away, my husband (a former Kenyan) and I remembered how "Brother Smith" made it clear that he wasn't in Kenya to attend cocktail parties. He did so much to help get Kenya back into multi-party democracy and to get Section 2(a) of the constitution repealed.
We were sad to see the change in US government that led to Smith leaving the post. Even my in-laws who weren't all that thrilled about Americans loved Smith. He was truly a working man's ambassador.
Is there any way to pass on condolences directly to the family?
Rest in peace Smith. You touched many, many lives and we were so much the better for it. If only more ambassadors were like you.
I served in Nandi District during the time just leading up to the '92 elections and can attest to the impact that he had in our area (which was Moi's home area).
When we saw that Smith had passed away, my husband (a former Kenyan) and I remembered how "Brother Smith" made it clear that he wasn't in Kenya to attend cocktail parties. He did so much to help get Kenya back into multi-party democracy and to get Section 2(a) of the constitution repealed.
We were sad to see the change in US government that led to Smith leaving the post. Even my in-laws who weren't all that thrilled about Americans loved Smith. He was truly a working man's ambassador.
Is there any way to pass on condolences directly to the family?
Rest in peace Smith. You touched many, many lives and we were so much the better for it. If only more ambassadors were like you.
Safiri salama na tutoanana inshallah.