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A life in the day of a.... Alex Keter

DIPLOMAT On principle, I wake up at 6:30, and have a word of prayer to the almighty, after which I freshen up, and do some surfing, to be upfront with the latest news of the day. This is early morning information search, befits my position, being a representative of the entire Kenyan government in Rwanda.

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Kenyan Ambassador Alex Keter. (Photo M. Gahiiji) Kenyan Ambassador Alex Keter. (Photo M. Gahiiji)
Kenyan Ambassador Alex Keter. (Photo M. Gahiiji)

DIPLOMAT

On principle, I wake up at 6:30, and have a word of prayer to the almighty, after which I freshen up, and do some surfing, to be upfront with the latest news of the day. This is early morning information search, befits my position, being a representative of the entire Kenyan government in Rwanda.

This goes on up to 7:30 when I take my breakfast. And at 8:00, I report to the embassy to execute my duties as mandated. While at work, I coordinate the work of the embassy, which includes ensuring good bi-lateral relations between the two countries, across all issues, facilitating people moving to Kenya and assisting Kenyans in Rwanda.

The fist thing I do when I reach office, is reading news papers, both the Rwandan daily which in most cases happens to be The New Times, and the Kenyan daily, to start a day after knowing what happens home.

Then I check with my secretary for any urgent issues to address, after which I proceed with the day’s tasks, depending on what is on schedule, as pre-set the day before.

At exactly 1:00, I go for lunch, which takes a maximum of 40 minutes, and at 2:00, I report back to work.

On weekends, the programme changes a little because, I go to church with my wife, at 9:30, and from there, I go out with friends for a swallow, which is normally a soft drink and some wine.

In most cases, I retire from office at 5:00, but there are times when we go later than that. It has become my routine to go for a walk, to keep physically fit.

While at home in the evenings, I revisit the news papers to read them in details, and I also visit the internet to read international news and entertainment.

At 7:30, pm, my wife serves dinner, which runs up to 8:00pm. I enjoy it with my wife, since my children are back in Kenya.

After dinner, we watch TV for approximately 1 hour and a half, after which I go into reading, for instance I am now reading a book called (Foreign Affairs, changing china) it depicts how and why china has evolved into a super power.

Normally, I go to bed at 11, which is the time I am accustomed to, and I get enough rest until the next morning.  

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