Kenyans In Dubai Are Tribal

We should not be angry at Kenyan managers who don’t favor Kenyans when recruiting new staff. I have seen many Kenyans on social media who curse these managers when they don’t consider them when hiring. There should be no bitterness when this happens because employment should be based on merit, not on ‘countrymen’. Maybe we didn’t meet the employer requirement for the post we applied for. It should be our thoughts not ‘that Kenyan guy hates his countrymen’. Kenyans thinking on the latter wavelength then you are tribal.

grayscale photo of a tribal of gray langur sitting next to trees
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Other Nationalities Are Tribal Too

Other nationalities feel the same when their countrymen employ nationalities other than their own. For instance, when a Pakistani manager hires more Nepalis he will be seen as a traitor by his countrymen. That is why a Pakistani manager will have more Pakistanis in his team same goes with an Indian manager.

This trait is not a bug but a function for survival. A Kenyan manager will feel more comfortable and secure working with a group of Kenyans in a foreign land compared to working with other nationalities. Ask yourself why you search for a Kenyan bed space, not a Filipino bed space.

Why Are Kenyan Tribal?

So why do we feel so entitled to be hired by Kenyan HRs? 1st because they are part of our tribe(Kenya) and if we are from the same tribe we should be their priority in their selection. Why? Because if anything happens that will threaten their survival we are the ones to defend them from that threat. And this is a fact! Consider this example:

When there is any fundraising either to repatriate a body to Kenya. Or buy an air ticket for a person in a deportation center to send him/her home. It is not Nepali or Bengali that will be added to Facebook or WhatsApp groups to raise the funds, it is Kenyans. Therefore, before you say favoring your people is bad think twice.

This applies to sales reps too, A Kenyan will default in searching their clients in various Kenyan forums both online and offline. The same goes for Pakistani and Filipinos they will target their countrymen. Because those are the people they know best and they understand them better.

Not forgetting that they are the best to manipulate to buy their product or services. A Kenyan will naturally feel obligated to buy from a Kenyan salesperson as he will feel entitled to be hired by a Kenyan manager. Therefore, we should accept that Kenyans are tribal like everyone else.

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