Homesick for Kenya: An expat's memoir
Written by Tob Cohen
Narrated by Alex Hyde-White
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In 1987 Tob Cohen relocated as director of Philips East Africa from the Netherlands to Nairobi, Kenya where he moved with his college sweetheart turned wife. In accordance with an unwritten rule of this Catholic company he was recalled due to his divorce. However, Cohen's heart was pledged to Kenya and he decided to return. Nairobi had become his home. This is the story of a Dutch national who lived in Africa because he preferred the unknown over the security of a very fortunate career at Philips Electronics, one of the largest global companies in the world. By believing in himself and without doubting himself for a moment, Cohen was able to make a fresh start and launch his own company. The Kikuyu didn't call him 'Simba' for nothing. He married a Kikuyu woman and got to know the traditions of the country. However, his success and his combative and confrontational attitude did not leave him without enemies. In fact, he wrote candidly about the issues with his enemies in this memoir. Cohen described his professional and personal life filled with trials and tribulations.
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