VT World Regions

WORLD REGIONS ANNOUNCEMENT!

Events for this Wednesday evening May 8: the last hurray for World Regions class (at least until the on-line final exam the following week)

Here is the deal:

7PM to 7.30PM = World Leaders Visual Exam (yes, you can dress up for +10 if you like)

7.30PM to 8PM = a DJ is supposed to show up and spin international beats, provided by Red Bull…and I hope Red Bull will also be giving cans of go-go juice

8PM to 9.15PM = Film #1, Red Bull docu-fillm on some radical kayaking in Democratic Republic of Congo (feel free to bring friends and family)

9.30PM-11.30PM = Film #2: City of God


And before 100 of you email me or the TA’s, let me go ahead and set the record straight: YOU CAN COME TO BOTH FILMS AND GET CREDIT FOR THEM, EVEN IF YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE 10 FILMS!

Uhuru Kenyatta WORLD LEADER UPDATE!

Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya

Important Points

• Son of first Kenyan president Jomo Kenyatta
• One of the richest men in the country, net worth possibly exceeding $500 million
• Kenya is currently an ethnically and politically divided nation
• Indicted by ICC on charges of crimes against humanity in connection with 2007 post-election violence - which he denies
• Landlessness is a major issue within the Kenyan state which he will need to deal with although he comes from a wealthy family with vast amounts of land
• Choosing to position himself as a “digital” leader utilizing social media

The Rundown

With a name like Kenyatta, isn’t it inevitable that you would have to lead the country named Kenya at some point? Elected as the top-tiger of safari-central in March 2013, Uhuru Kenyatta is the son of the founding president of Kenya Jomo Kenyatta—who was the leader of Kenya from independence in 1963 to his death in 1978, serving first as Prime Minister (1963-64) and President (1964-78). Daddy Jomo is basically considered the “founding father” of the Kenyan nation. So Uhuru is a legacy President!!!  As such, he was born into the one of the richest and most powerful family in Kenya….but how bizarre, right? I mean, where else does a rich kid become President, whose rich father was also President…oh, wait; I forgot about the Bushies in the USA. Nevermind.

But why would we even care about Kenya? Well……

Read the rest of the bio at:

http://plaidavenger.com/leaders/profile/uhuru-kenyatta/