Diplomat who learned Kiswahili through ‘Sungura Mjanja’ book, and now trying sheng

By

Eddy Ashioya

Contributor

Nation Media Group

Arnaud Suquet may be a diplomat by contract, but travelling is his true profession. He became a diplomat because he loves to travel. Well, obviously that’s not the only reason. There’s also the education, the political capital, the savoir-faire, and the art of schmoozing between the state of affairs and affairs of the state. “I got attracted by a very romantic vision of what being a diplomat was,” he says. “Travelling in a good suit. Having a Panama hat. Riding in a fancy car.”