Countries with retrogressive visa policies should not be allowed to host global tournaments.
The Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was reportedly denied entry into the US despite having a valid visa, meaning he will miss his World Cup debut as the first Somali official at the tournament. That alone tells you how broken this hosting model is.
You cannot invite the world to your country, collect tournament glory, collect tourism money, collect broadcast attention, then humiliate qualified officials and participants at the border.
Even the extortionist visa system at the US Embassy in Nairobi should be condemned. Kenyans pay money, fill forms, queue, wait for months, then someone rejects them in two minutes and keeps the money.
If your visa policy treats Africans like suspects and ATMs, you have no business hosting the world.
Watu wa Kitengela wanakuaga wamechoka na Ruto kuliko other kenyans. Swearing in ceremony of our next president should be done in Kitengela, their consistency is admirable.
Bro, if you once prayed for it with tears, don’t celebrate it in nightclubs and bars. Return the glory to where it belongs—you know what I’m talking about.