Whenever our political leaders fly overseas there are those very keen to meet and hear them. Earnestly. A second group prefers keeping grievances secret and carry on “boxing” as the Swahili slang goes. Boxing (kupiga Boksi) is a decade long jargon that means sweating it out in foreign lands. They might read and watch the news but keep on working. The third type has detached itself. Totally. Suspicious, cynical and distrustful, for this lot, political visitors resemble aliens from another planet. These, would only turn to embassies when there is an urgency e.g. death, visa issues, etc. They are like those citizens who never vote, read newspapers or watch television.
