Kenyans In The Diaspora

The present regime in Kenya might not be the one to streamline the contribution of the Kenyans in diaspora and the regime's appointee to deal with this issue is, in my opinion, not the right person for this purpose.
First off, the Kenya government is approaching the diaspora issue in a knee-jerk manner of response. They have done very little ground work to get their facts straight. They have no clue whatsoever as to who the kenyans in the diaspora are, where they are, and what they need. The government's pre-assumed conclusion is that there is a group of Kenyans, a large one at that, a group with no idea of what is happening in Kenya,  with lots of money to spare and they would like to send it to Kenya.

So they have appointed a propagandist and a social media romantic,-according to his twitter handle,  Director Digital,New Media & Diaspora. Executive Office of the President-'to deliver the Digital Promise & Connect Kenyans to the Presidency!' and  coordinate the affairs of the diaspora? One is forced to wonder just what happened to Duncan Ndirangu, Public Communications Officer-Social Media Manager at the Office of Public Communications/Government Spokesperson?

Did the powers that be request and receive a policy statement from the appointee showing his grasp of the task at hand and was this appointment competitive?
Matters diaspora, like the coffee industry or tourism constitute a very potent sector of the national economy to be relegated to a politician or a government apologist.  It is still very fresh in the memory of Kenyans abroad that they had been promised to take part in the last elections. It turned out too late in the hour that the government had no idea or clue as to the magnitude of the task. They did not know where and how many Kenyans were located at any given point.

At this time the Jubilee regime ought to be laying a firm foundation to tap the resources represented by the diaspora. The same way they have planned the framework of the government ministries and appointed so-called technocrats to head them, the diaspora fits to be a ministry if not a major department in one of the ministries (probably one dealing with economic planning) This is not the time to fumble with national policy. This is time to set up the systems that may very well determine the success of Vision 2030. It is my humble submission the the diaspora is a major player towards this end.