American entrepreneur, author and investor renowned for his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki is in Kenya.
Kiyosaki announced his tour to Nairobi, stating that he has maintained a ritual of flying out to other African countries in the last 20 years but Kenya.
"I am in Nairobi, Kenya. I have never been here before, although I have been coming to Africa about once a year for about 20 years. The reason I never came to Kenya is because they outlawed hunting in the 1960s and I am a hunter," Kiyosaki stated.
Kiyosaki applauds Kenyan government
He remarked that the Kenyan government's move to enforce trophy hunting was indeed a wise move and that it shows the love for animals was in the minds and hearts of the past leaders.
"The world is big enough to grant people with opposing points of view, their own point of view. I commend Kenya for taking a stand for Africa and to protect the animals," the author added.
The 77-year-old New York best-selling author is rumoured to have a personal net worth of close to a hundred million dollars.
I am in Nairobi, Kenya. I have never been here before, although I have been coming to Africa about once a year for about 20-years. The reason I never came to Kenya is because they out lawed hunting in the 1960s and I am a hunter. I am glad I am in Kenya today because I now…— Robert Kiyosaki (@theRealKiyosaki) May 21, 2024
Kiyosaki's other books
Kiyosaki's other famous books are Rich Dad's Cashflow, Rich Dad's Guide to Investing and Why You want to be Rich which was co-authored by former US President Donald Trump.
While Kenya's ban on trophy hunting has been on for close to 47 years, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, the Republic of South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe continue with the practice.
Earlier this year, Wildlife and Tourism Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua reiterated the government's commitment to the ban, stating that other African nations continuing with the practice only serve to fuel illegal trophy trade.
“We are pressurizing African countries that promote sport hunting that where Kenya is right now, the idea and the issues of hunting as a sport is long gone which was practised in the 60s and 70s, at the moment we are wiser,” said Mutua.