Dr. Cathy Kamanze
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Dr. Cathy Kamanze
@drcmwangi
Proudly Kenyan! Founder of mHealth Kenya Live Love Laugh!
Nairobi, Kenya Katılım Nisan 2012
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Dr. Cathy Kamanze retweetledi

Somewhere in Nairobi a top KCPE candidate from a private primary school preparing to go to a public secondary school of their parents dream.
When @drcmwangi shared the following image my recent article came to mind.
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@Noninimgenge2ru @Tuko_co_ke People should not be allowed to mess up people's lives just because they are a popular blog. Kimbizana nao bro.
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Over the weekend we had such a dope Kenyan Event in Baltimore! Kenyans are always 🔥 Mambo Byad! I was busy selling investment opportunities in KE & Mgenge2ru Merch
Ushaskia Ile saying ya "I was just chilling" alafu nikashikanishwa na noma hata haikua Yangu sawa! @Tuko_co_ke

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@MutahiNgunyi I have always respected you for your wisdom...but sometimes it is important to know when to remain silent.
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MAYBE Raila was a DECOY. And Uhuru's plan all ALONG was to hand over to Ruto. I say so because Uhuru acted SUB-OPTIMALLY in this election. He handed over his constituency to Ruto without a FIGHT. Then he DISABLED the deep state. Was this the Kumi-Kumi" PLAN? #SupremeCourtruling
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Congratulations Our Kenyan President Elect William Ruto. It is a new dawn! Twende kazi sasa!!! @mHealth_Kenya

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Dr. Cathy Kamanze retweetledi
Dr. Cathy Kamanze retweetledi

I hope this letter gets to you. I know many other Kenyans whose plans have been scattered because of these delays and who are suffering silently. I don't suffer in silence.
Yours disappointed and broke mother of four,
Amakove Wala
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya
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Dr. Cathy Kamanze retweetledi

All I am asking for is a change in the system to 1) get people to pay when they are due for the appointment 2) refund the application fee to people like us who give up when given a 2 year date. This is simply daylight robbery.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya
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Dr. Cathy Kamanze retweetledi

Dear Madam Ambassador, the embassy is making billions of shillings from Kenyans through this delays in appointments. I am not that desperate to get an American VISA. I know my daughter will be disappointed.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya
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Dr. Cathy Kamanze retweetledi

I was told by friends to keep checking the appointment schedule for any opening between 11pm and 6am in the morning. that I could be in luck and get a 2023 date. What kind of life is that!
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya
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Dr. Cathy Kamanze retweetledi

3) I have absolutely no intention of absconding my beloved motherland and my other 3 children and businesses. I was told to apply for an expedited appointment and I did. The response from the embassy was swift. Appointment denied.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya
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Lo and behold, the next available slot for an appointment then was May 2024! I was in shock. Of what use was this appointment when 1) the event was in November 2022; 2) The VISA fees are only valid for one year;
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya
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Dr. Cathy Kamanze retweetledi

I needed specific passport photos. I then applied in the system for both of us. The total amount of money for the VISA was Ksh. 38,400 (~240USD) I had to borrow from one of the companies I run with my nanny to pay for it.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya
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Dr. Cathy Kamanze retweetledi

She had put in so much into this competition.
When we came back, I immediately embarked on a journey to start the VISA process. I needed an invitation letter from Global Scholar's Cup which was sent immediately.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya
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Dr. Cathy Kamanze retweetledi

So much so that she and her teammates from another school (she was the only one from her school) qualified for the grand finale called the Theatre of Champions in Yale, USA, to be held in November 2022. We all celebrated. She cried.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya
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Dr. Cathy Kamanze retweetledi

. Something that she had worked really hard for. I received immense support from my friends and even Kenya Airways, The Pride of Africa, to carry the Kenyan flag high while in Dubai. And carry she did!
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya
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