The UK Visa Application Centre (VFS Global) in Westlands, Nairobi, is a masterclass in modern day exploitation.
Kenyans pay hundreds of dollars, wait in the sun, get misinformed, and walk away feeling less human. The new venue at Principal Place (yes, they left 9West) has no proper waiting area and no parking. This is by design to have you pay 17K for their VIP/Premium โservices โ
If youโre not paying for premium services, youโre left outside in the heat, on the pavement. Elderly people, parents with kids, students, all treated like a security threat
Their Communication is Trash. You get vague emails like โyour passport is ready for collection โ only to be turned away and told โcollection is from 2pm to 5pm, (you can easily indicate that on the same damn email) That means if you show up at 10am, youโll have to wait till 2pm or you can easily pay the 17K to be attended to quickly.. ?? EXPLOITATION
No clear timeline. No courtesy. Youโre meant to guess your way through it.
These centers arenโt run by embassies, theyโre outsourced to private companies who monetize your desperation. Itโs a business, not a service.
And guess what? No refund if your visa is denied(familiar?)
The worst part? This is normalized.
Weโve accepted that applying for a visa means surrendering your dignity just to maybe be allowed into a country that benefits from our labor, money, and talent.
If Global North countries want to charge Africans these high fees and accord them zero dignity , the bare minimum should be basic human respect. Decent waiting areas. Transparent timelines and Fair communication.
This isnโt about security. Itโs about power and exploitationโฆ
This system needs to be called out and changed.
And itโs time African governments started protecting their citizens from this daylight exploitation.
@oworajr Kwanza unaenda Jafferys hapo Lavington at 11am on a weekday na imejaa na wasee amevaa kiatu ya Kipchoge, short na vest ya Nike na bado huja hesabu watch na kofia.
Unabaki umeketi kwa bench ukicheka tuu....
Set for Sunday 9th March, this year's Inyuat Junior Triathlon is open to junior triathletes aged 9yrs - 17yrs who can compete as individuals and teams of three.
Have you booked your slots or that for your kids, nephew, niece, neighbor or any young budding athlete?
I agree. I however think it should start with you. Put your name there first and see if someone should be with you. The word of God is first for us before others. Before I use it to assess others, let me chop my own first and change. That way, we wonโt โweaponiseโ scripture.
Tuko CJs huyu anaulizwa "which side would you want" amesema one side ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Kenya's Adani deal is exactly how some black people sold fellow black people into slavery caravans to work on plantations. Today, the plantations are JKIA and other Kenyan airports and new slave owners are Adani foreign Indians from a racist caste system background.โ๏ธ #StopAdani
Olympic Gold Medalist Sydney McLaughlin on her relationship with God:
โI credit all that I do to God. Regardless of what happens, Heโs going to get the praise. Every time I step on the track I pray โlet me be the vessel in which youโre glorifiedโโฆ Thatโs why I do what I do.โ ๐
Hi guys. @MedicsForKenya have really come through for us throughout the struggles of the past month. They need our support in saving vulnerable girls from period poverty. Let's support this noble group in this noble initiative.