Despite the occasional ignorant rants like, "muhindi, rudi nyumbani" or "wewe sio mwananchi, wewe ni muhindi", I have never really considered myself anything but Kenyan. Sure, I feel more Indian sometimes or my Turkish blood burns strong when goat cheese is being served but being is quite different from feeling. As for the empty voices telling me to go back to a place I've never been, I forgive them (but I don't forgive the history that has dealt them a raw deal nor the government that keeps them out cold with a losing hand). One can even ignore the power hungry baseless political blabber that we have heard from empty vessels like Shikuku or Matiba convincing the public that they will get richer if the Indians float back across the Indian Ocean. I have learned not to expect much more from politicians...

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