Kenyan MPs at The Hague have found a
new way to beat the cold and boring
winter in the European city.
The MPs have decided to turn one of the
bars called De Zeeheld in Hague’s city
centre into their local bar.
They have taken their ‘power-sharing’
spirit to a different level in terms of music
being played in the usually all Dutch club.
A 50:50 ratio of Kenyan to Dutch music is
now being observed in the evening.
And the MPs are making Dutch
businesspeople rich: “Since the arrival of
the Kenyans, our sales for the last two
months have increased significantly,”
Roon Van Berg, the club owner, told The
Nairobian.
In the evenings after they leave the
courtroom where the trial of Deputy
President and journalist Joshua arap Sang
is ongoing, the MPs troop to De Zeeheld
bar.
At the bar, they drink and listen to local
music.
Some of them also seem to be
discovering their hidden singing talent
during karaoke nights, especially after
having one too many.
“Our usual Dutch customers do not have
problem with the Kenyan ‘take-over’
especially with the music since both
music have almost similar beats and
style,” Kim Sevenstern, a bartender, said.
“Kenyans also know how to have fun and
are more entertaining unlike our regular
customers.”
The MPs and other Kenyans have been
taking turns in travelling to the Hague to
give moral support to Ruto and Sang
facing charges at the International
Criminal Court, not too far from the bar.