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14:46
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG
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When a friend of mine sent a scathing SMS castigating a fellow journalist, I was offended. He had advised me to urge my colleague “to go to hell”. I was offended because I expected more from a lawyer I had grown to respect, I thought he had better skills to deal with it than to splash mud on everyone. He complained of bad faith and malice, demonstrated by a cartoon in the newspaper. But the core of my friend’s complaint was what he described as chronic corruption within journalism. He felt that the journalists who write or publish negative things are the same ones who queue for handouts. This is an old saying, has been told over generations. Even the meanest of characters, who can’t even afford to buy a drink for anybody, shout themselves dead when speaking about corrupt journalists. I am not overly impartial in this, because my opinion has always been- it takes two to be corrupt. Can anyone who gives money or other favors to journalists claim to be righteous? The main question: do the journalists hold a gun to anyone demanding money? This question was underscored by the Members of Parliament who claimed the only reason for passing the media bill is because the journalists are corrupt and survive on hand outs. It was argued that it is fair to pass the controversial media bill that will force journalists to reveal sources,” because journalists are corrupt”. It was even said that journalists are always seen walking to parliament. How right! The question of corruption is controversial, because the journalists threaten to publish malicious details. But there are other mechanisms for redress can sue or officially complain.
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13:41
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG
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am just watching news about the civil society protesting about the media bill. am just wondering whether they have the basis to protest about the bill. where are the journalists to champion their cause?
apparently few practicing journalists take to the streets, leaving it to media owners to do the job....
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12:26
From: For Love and Money
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The current stock market doldrums seemed to have brought down many a companies with the exception of Medarex. Medarex, which filed its 10-Q on Monday, has defied the gravitating pull of the bears and risen up on heavy volume in the last week or so.  What makes Medarex special is that in the past one year it’s major competitors, Abgenix and Cambridge Antibody Technology, were bought out for a premium by Amgen and AstraZeneca respectively. In addition to this, the company boasts “over 30 antibody candidates in human clinical trials, or have had regulatory applications submitted for such trials”. A closer look at it’s drug candidates reveals that “Phase III clinical trials are currently underway relating to eight of the most advanced product candidates in which Medarex has an economic interest through co-promotion/profit sharing rights, royalties and/or equity ownership. Seven of these candidates were generated through the use of their proprietary technology”. Medarex has not been profitable and has an accumulated deficit of approximately $894.3 million, but it’s looks certain that they are a few years from profitability upon the commercialization of their candidates or being bought out due to the richness of their late stage portfolio. Disclaimer: MEDX is one of the companies that I had a limit order on just before I went on vacation. Thankfully, I bought it at my limit price. I’ve bought it and sold it in the past and will not hesitate to do likewise in the future.
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12:00
From: You Missed This
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archiveA new survey shows that 90 per cent of the current MPs will Not retain their seats. I say that this is not good enough. All Kenyans should rally behind a campaign to ensure that we vote out the entire lot (100%) come this December. I will give just 3 solid reasons; i) While the rest of the poverty stricken country starved, this parliament not only passed hefty remunerations allowances and benefits for themselves (including free house grants), but they went ahead and enjoyed it oblivious of what was happening in the rest of the country. Meanwhile ordinary Kenyans have seen unprecedented price hikes of many basic food commodities and some of these hikes have been engineered by greedy businessmen who have manipulated the distribution of products like sugar and have pocketed certain legislators to ensure that their evil plans to fleece the ordinary Kenyans go through. As I write this most Kenyans can no longer afford a soothing cup of tea of nothing else at the end of a long hard day. No single MP even one day offered not to receive their huge immoral salary in protest... Read moreSomebody is waiting to exchange something valuable for your skills which you take for granted. Do barter trade at this popular Kenyan site.
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11:58
From: You Missed This
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archiveLand grabbing incidents in Kenya are terribly boring to most Kenyans. Most folks do not even understand what land grabbing is and how it is done Kenya-style. One of the main reasons is probably because land grabbing is so common that it is hardly news these days. Even where we have seen land on which public toilets have been built right in the center of Nairobi being grabbed, there is now little left to shock Kenyans when it comes to land grabbing. Or is there… Did you know that as I write this over 4,000 acres of prime public land, right within the world famous Masai Mara game reserve is in the hands of an individual? But what is even more shocking are recent developments in this controversy which are fascinating to say the least and are a pointer to the rot that is Kenya today. Once again it has been proved that even when the government says that "no stones will be left unturned", there are plenty of "stones" that are way too heavy to be turned. The individual who has grabbed the land within Masai Mara and whose brother is an assistant Minister in the government of national unity seems to have come up with the perfect strategy for ensuring that the public land stays firmly in his grasp. He has incorporated very big names into his grand theft. And when I say "BIG", I mean really big. What complicates matters further is that there is a clear conflict of interest over any public prosecution because the current Deputy Public Prosecutor has for a long time been a lawyer to the man whose name the public property within the Mara is registered to. It gets worse... Read moreSomebody is waiting to exchange something valuable for your skills which you take for granted. Do barter trade at this popular Kenyan site.
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11:57
From: You Missed This
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archiveThe manner in which the Kenyan media continues to devote virtually all it’s coverage to politics and politicians is getting out of hand, and spells the doom of real growth in Kenya. The latest irritating example is a half-page article by Assistant Minister of Information Koigi wa Wamwere, appearing on page 29 of the Sunday Nation of 5th August 2007. It beats logic why the print and broadcast media in Kenya insists on pursuing this deplorable policy. The signal it sends is that the media in Kenya caters primarily for politics and politicians, and so the rest of Kenya should look elsewhere for representation. Koigi wa Wamwere for instance, has become an irritant and an eyesore, despite his distinguished standing as one of the very few individuals who dared challenge both President Kenyatta and President Moi. Koigi wa Wamwere regularly features on virtually all radio stations, television stations and newspapers, including the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), the Royal Media Group, Kiss 100, Classic 105.2, the Nation Media Group, Baraza Limited, Kenya Times Media Trust (KTMT), the People Daily and even Swahili broadcasts of the BBC World Service on 93.7 FM Nairobi, 93.9 FM Mombasa and 88.2 FM Kisumu. As an Assistant Minister for Information, Koigi wa Wamwere also wields considerable influence over the state owned and managed Kenya News Agency (KNA), which has bureaus in virtually all corners of this country. As the Member of Parliament for Subukia, Koigi wa Wamwere also has the ultimate platform of Parliament. Following not too far behind in Koigi’s example, are other equally prominent politicians such as Raila Odinga, Mutula Kilonzo, Peter Anyang Nyongo and Assistant Minister of Education, Kilemi Mwiria. The absurdity does not end there. Not too long ago, the Standard newspaper ran a half page article by Cuban President Fidel Castro... Read moreSomebody is waiting to exchange something valuable for your skills which you take for granted. Do barter trade at this popular Kenyan site.
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11:30
From: bankelele
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August 07 – changes from 6 months ago - Litre of fuel Kshs. 80.79 ~ $1.21 (up 8.75%) - Maize meal (2 kg. Unga) 50 shillings (no change) - Sugar (2 kg. Mumias pack) 150 shillings (no change) - Tusker beer: 100 shillings at local (no change) - Safaricom promotion: Then: was Saasa - with 8 shillings per minute calls during off peak hour. Now is new shape of Safaricom including a new Super Tariffic tariff which has calls 38% cheaper and SMS 30% cheaper than the previous Tariffic tariff- US Dollar exchange rate: Kshs. 66.50 (5% weaker against the shilling) - Plastics items are not being tracked, but milk and bread have gone up since the budget speech read in June. Personal expenses I tried using various online services to track expenses, but eventually fell back to Microsoft Excel and built a tracker that fit my needs. For July 2007; - Rent 30% (high, but it’s safe and close to town) - Charity 14% (one time event) - Electronics 11% (new phone, but do I say) - Fuel 8% (lower than expected, but my daily commute is short) - Drinks 6% (Rather low, so should not feel guilty) - Relatives 6% (unavoidable, non recurring expense) - Investments 5% (should be higher, but there’s nothing promising till end of August) - Dining 5% - Parking 4% (take that Mr. Mayor) - Newspaper 2% (rather high) - Gift 2% (for every time I visit someone’s’ house) - Utilities 2% (electricity & water) - Communications 2% (mostly Safaricom) - Groceries 2% - Personal 1% sports - I love the new G TV advertisement which compares the three English premiership soccer packages Get 3 games a month for 0 shillings i.e. Nation TV (NTV) Get 6 games a month for $70 ~ i.e. DSTV Or 32 games a month for Kshs 2,750 (i.e. GTV) but this weekend, Supersport will show opening matches of the big four teams Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester Utd-With all the fallout from the Hungarian Grand Prix, it should be pointed out (to non-F1 fans) that Hamilton started the fracas on Saturday when he deliberately ignored a direct order from Ron Dennis (team Boss) to let Alonso past on the track during the early stages of qualifying three.
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10:40
From: White African
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What so many of us discuss about Africa is the desire to see things change. We apply the lenses that color our lives to the problem and come up with solutions that fit our world view. Challenges to that world view are hard for us to deal with, because it likely means a paradigm shift is needed in our own lives.
The Status Quo is a Failure
However, there is one constant - we all agree that change is needed. The status quo is the polar opposite of change, and in Africa can be summed up like this:
Africa has poor infrastructure, bad governance and poverty and that donating your Western money or time will help save Africa because Africa can’t save itself.
What generally happens is that Western governments and organizations continue to pour billions of dollars of money and resources into the same programs that have failed Africa for the last 30 years. This actually proves out two major fallacies with the status quo. First, that change comes by doing the same thing over and over again. Second, that Africa needs the West to change.
As Gavin Chait so eloquently stated while discussing the informal sector in Africa:
If the same proto-society received material support and charitable donations at every step of its evolution it would be like a man in a wheel-chair. Should that support suddenly be cut then the society is helpless and will fall apart. There is no amount of charity or support that can be given to a long-term supplicant that doesn’t reinforce the need for that charity or support. The more charity available, the less opportunity there is for the recipient to become self-sufficient.
If we truly want to see things change, then the prerequisite is to stop doing things that don’t work. It doesn’t mean that those in the West can’t be involved in the change, it means that we need to give up ownership of the problem and start investing in the new owners - the Africans.
The Need for Radical Ideas
Ethan Zuckerman wrote a brilliant article for the Boston Globe this week about the power of incremental development in Africa by Africans. He uses the example of Alieu Conteh’s mobile phone carrier in the Democratic Rep of Congo to demonstrate how African infrastructure and economic wealth can be grown through starting small.
…But perhaps the solution is to go in the other direction: phone companies could become incremental power companies. If base stations built significantly larger power generators — preferably using renewable energy sources as well as diesel — they could sell excess power to their surrounding communities.
That’s a radical idea, primarily because it disrupts the status quo.
If you read my blog regularly, you would likely get the impression that I think Africa’s problems will be solved by technology. Not true, but I do believe that technology will be one of the major catalysts for change in Africa. It’s not even radical actually, as we see it being played out in the mobile phone market every day on the continent.
Here are some radical ideas for change, and the people that are working them:
In Summary
The lenses that color my world are tinted by technology, the need for investment capital and the idea that Africans need to own and make the change happen themselves. Am I part of that? Sure, if I remember that I’m not there to “save Africa”, but that I’m there to make a living, and do good through my business endeavors.
Providing opportunities for others (and myself) to create wealth is what I see as the best use of my time. A real world example would be Martin Fisher of Kickstart, who creates business opportunities as a business model. It’s a great idea and it’s a money making opportunity for everyone involved.
 
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8:26
From: Cock And Bull
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Two roads diverged in a wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
…Robert Frost
Chris Blackwell was born in the UK but spent most of his childhood in Jamaica. After leaving school, he founded Island Records in the late 1950s and relocated the company from Jamaica to London in 1962. In the early 1970s a broke band called the Wailers that had been abandoned in London by fellow music collaborator decided to try their luck by approaching Island Records. Something about the Wailers made Chris Blackwell agree to give them a chance by offering them a recording deal. Chris Blackwell was going against advice since the Wailer’s Rasta faith invited suspicion and most people had assured him that the little known band from a Third World country playing a not yet internationally known genre of music would rip him off.
At a time when reggae artists rarely received advances to fund their recording sessions and it was customary to get paid small amounts of money for each single released, Blackwell paid the Wailers an advance 4,000 pounds for which they would return to Jamaica, and record the vocal and rhythm tracks for an album. In the reggae world, there had never been such a lavish and unusual deal since in addition, Chris Blackwell insisted on an entire album of original material, and not the usual reggae collections of previously released singles.
Such was Chris Blackwell’s faith in the Wailers, and it paid off in the 1973 Catch a Fire album that would catapult the Wailers into the International scene and mark the beginning of a world wide explosion of reggae music. Uprising released in 1980, was the 10th album that the collaboration between Chris Blackwell, Bob Marley and the Wailers had produced. When he died on May 11, 1981 at only 36 years of age, Bob Marley had changed the world by single handedly putting the small island of Jamaica on the map, bringing reggae music to prominence, and spreading Rastafarianism, in addition to building the Bob Marley Legend.
Isn’t it good when another person believes in you? According to Timothy White’s biography, during the making of Uprising in 1980, Bob Marley and the Wailers handed Chris Blackwell 20 tracks for the album and he “stunned the band by telling Bob he felt he had something more to give to the album.” The next day, Bob came back with two additional songs, “Coming in from the Cold,” which would become the album’s leadoff track and “Redemption Song,” which would close it. “Redemption Song,” is unlike anything else that Bob Marley ever recorded; an acoustic ballad with Bob accompanying himself on guitar without any hint of the reggae rhythm. About the song, Bono of U2, the legendary Rock Group said, “I carried Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” to every meeting I had with politician, prime minister, or president. It was for me a prophetic utterance or as Bob would say “the small ax that could fell the big tree.” The song reminds me that freedom always comes with a cost…but for those who would prepare to pay it, maybe ‘emancipation from mental slavery’ would be our reward.”
Photo courtsey: Marley Legend, An Illustrated life of Bob Marley by James Henke
“…Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds…”
- Bob Marley 1945 - 1981
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8:19
From: Cock And Bull
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Last evening, I came across a man barely in his twenties struggling with his feet to take him wherever he was headed. While men and women hurried past him with that far away look that people often have while heading home from the office, the young man was making his leisurely zigzag as he drunkenly steered his way. He was dressed in the oversized sweatshirt and jeans and sneakers that are usually imitated by local youth from hip-hop videos on television. As I approached, his navigation system had directed him to collide with me and before I could move out of the way, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, retrieved his right hand from somewhere under the belt where he was holding up his sagging jeans, offered it in greeting and said loudly, “W’sap n**ger! My name is Eric!” I stopped and shook his hand without saying anything, and he continued with his introductions by informing me that he was a cousin to one of the most popular FM radio DJs in the country. He then continued to inform me that the DJ is gay, and asked if I was. Before I could give him an answer, he asked if I had a cigarette on me and then waited politely for me to reply. When I said no, he asked if I could buy him one. I fished a 10 shillings coin from my pocket, handed it over to him and continued with my walk. As I moved farther away from him, I could hear him loudly appreciating my 10 shillings like a long lost brother. As I turned the corner, I could hear him loudly thanking me. He actually said, “I love your sh*t!” I remember smiling to myself and answering him loudly in my mind, “Yeah right!”
Many people do not take drunks seriously, with some outrightly ignoring them. But that is for obvious reasons since they do not seem to know much about embarrassment, shame or bother. And yet, most drunk people crave attention so much that they even call out loudly to people in the streets. In my opinion, there are some benefits in taking a drunk seriously since it is in that state that the person is in one of his or her most ‘real’ states. By that I mean that alcohol enables a person to let down most of the guards that he or she uses as shields on sober days, and hence is able to think, do and say without inhibition. A drunk person will tell you exactly what he or she thinks about themselves, something they might never do at other times. The same person will honestly tell you what they think about you. If you ask, that same person will even give you a straight answer about why they do most of the things that they do. Ignoring these remarks makes us lose insight that might help us understand the person, his or her relationship with us, and perhaps even the reason why that person drinks too much.
Most children that were brought up by drunken parents have a difficult time understanding grown ups. The reason is because on sober days, the parent is perhaps quiet and withdrawn. On a drunken evening, the same person would come home transformed into a loud person, laughing carelessly, perhaps showing tender emotions with rough hugs, and even shedding a tear when confronted with sad emotions. Children tend to associate drunkenness with lies since a parent will often build castles in the air for the child, and even say a heartfelt “I Love you!” that would never come on a sober day. On a day that the drunken parent is provoked by the spouse, a fight might ensure with no holds barred. As a result, the children will get to hear nasty words and accusations being traded and even witness violence that they might never see on sober days. This erratic behavior scares the children who would prefer to have sober, boring, predictable parents who never put up a drunken mid-night show for all the neighbors to witness.
Speaking from a man’s perspective, I know that alcohol enables a person to connect with and even act out his emotional side. For many men this side is ordinarily suppressed since from time immemorial, being all gooey and mushy with feelings is considered not very macho. Being that a human being truly expresses feelings through emotions, a man will feel strangely liberated while in the drunken state since he will be able to connect with anyone at the very basic level – emotionally. And that is why expressing how a person feels comes easy and being sentimental is no longer something to be ashamed of. That feels very good. At the same time, a person is no longer so self conscious and hence will feel confident to say and do whatever might feel impossible on sober days. A guy will be able to do things they have always wanted - like sing, dance, and play an air instrument in public, or chat up the prettiest girl in the room, or even feel really clever and intelligent. That feels very good.
When the effects of alcohol wear off and a person is back to normal, the usual emotional walls are back into place, and the self consciousness returns and life becomes a prison once again. Such a person becomes hooked to the mental state that being high creates, and seeks it more and more. The reason is because without having any walls to hold them back the person feels more ‘real’ when drunk than sober, and will be willing to pay whatever price to escape from the drudgery that is their normal life.
There are many people who wonder what they can do to help others with a drinking problem. I suppose the first step would be to pay attention to what the drunk person says, perhaps even engage in dialogue with them when in that state. It might turn out to be long winded and mostly irrelevant but with some patience, one is guaranteed to get a meaningful answer that might help them know what to do next.
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8:16
From: Cock And Bull
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I have not yet stayed in a White man’s country for more than a few days, and I cannot say much about racial discrimination from personal experience. But from what I hear from Black brothers and sisters, it seems like racial discrimination is alive and kicking in those countries. But when I observe closely, I realize that I do not have to go outside my country to see racial discrimination in action. I just need to remember the face of the young White lady with a flushed face lumbering under the weight of a huge rucksack on her back as she muttered a barely audible, “I am not a f**cking tourist!” to the well fed taxi man who was waving a safari brochure under her sun-burnt nose. I am sure that in that one day alone, she must have been offered all sorts of adventure travel deals by the many safari hawkers that patrol the city streets looking for tourists. When that is the last thing that a person is looking for, it only serves to make the nerves raw – especially on a hot humid day in a foreign country.
With the general assumption that all White people have more money than they could spend in their own countries, and hence come to Africa to unload some of it, life is not easy for a backpacker who comes to Kenya on a shoe string budget. Actually, it is not easy for any White person no matter how rich, since it is downright annoying to realize that prices have suddenly been inflated simply because of the color of your skin. Whenever I have hosted friends whose skin color makes it obvious that they are not from the African continent, it becomes impossible to get any reasonably priced items in the open markets. On several occasions that I attempted to bargain on their behalf, I was accused of sabotaging the efforts of fellow hard-working country men and women at making a kill from the dollar laden foreigner.
Whenever I watch Black comedy shows and movies made by Black people, I hear many jokes that demean White people. That is considered funny. If a White person were to be offended by the joke, a Black person might not understand why the White man or woman lacks a sense of humor. Surprisingly, if a White comedy or a movie made by White people were to have similar demeaning comments about Black people, it is considered racial and not funny at all. Why the double standards?
Do you remember the brouhaha that the White radio show host caused recently for making some unsavory comments about a Black women basketball team? And yet, anyone would hear the same language being used over and over to describe women in almost all the rap songs that he or she will listen to before the end of the day.
Whenever a person considers himself or herself inferior to another on account of race, gender, religion, tribe, clan, or social status of any kind, that person is always on the offensive and defensive at all times: Offensive in that the person always looks for an opportunity to be ‘equal’ to his or her perceived ‘betters’. Defensive in pointing out the areas where his or her ‘rights’ are being trampled on. While that happens, the person is oblivious of the effect that his or her combative nature has on the other person. Hence, overcharging a White person in a Black county or making jokes about White people on comedy shows is never considered a violation of White people’s rights in any way.
Caning a person with a stick hurts, no matter which end of the stick is used. So, beware that caning with the Black discrimination end is just as painful as caning with the White discrimination end.
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7:48
From: For Love and Money
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After blowing up cash like an Arabian oil Sheikh on $22 breakfasts' and half-board sumptuous buffets, it's back to reality. Getting back in the rat race means that I have to make adjustments to get me back on my financial goals. Still faced with a short-fall in my financial goals, the only way out is to make some drastic changes in my lifestyle.  It's during such time's that you can count on Ramen noodles to see you through the hard times. A $0.94 (+ tax) 6-pack of Maruchan Ramen noodles from Walmart is more than enough for dinner. All that's required is to boil twelve cups of water, add the six packets of noodles and cook for three minutes. Voila! And you've got yourself a $1 dinner for the whole family. For flavoring, rather than using the flavor sachets provided, I prefer to use Knorr Aromat Seasoning. I'm not sure how the manufacturers of Ramen noodles make any profit, considering that a single packet of noodles can sell for even as low as 10 US cents. And it's not like they sell it in bulk quantities. Even at Walmart, they occupy a very small portion of the shelf and are sold in small sized packs up to a maximum of 12 packs for $1.30 (+ tax). Could it be that the US government pays subsidies for Ramen noodles to ensure that no one in the US gets to sleep hungry cause all you need is 10 cent's and a cup of hot water to make a meal. Add a bag of ice to that and you have enough drink and food to last a hot summer night.
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7:28
From: Farmgal
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I’m learning how to ride one this week.
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My first lesson was jana…I fell so those plans are shelved for now. I was given a bike ‘for free’ but I left it somehwere kwa streets za Gloucester. I was very far from home and alone so decided to catch the bus. I think that bike wasn’t good 
Do they have those tri ones for peeps like me?
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7:26
From: Walk of Kings:
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1 I lift up my eyes to the hills— where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand; 6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life; 8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Psalm 121 (New International Version)
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7:13
From: My part of the world.......
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Do you remember the old time cartoons where Tom would lob a stick of dynamite over a fence to his nemesis Jerry, only for Jerry to take the stick of dynamite and via a hole in the fence put it under Tom. Tom would at this point in time be celebrating Jerry's demise only for the stick of dynamite to blow up under him. Well if you read this post, this is what happened to Kym. I for one am not supporting or condoning any of the ignorant, racist comments that were posted but I do think that the short sighted way the post was written baited the commentors. And to think the blogosphere had been stale for quite sometime? Time for a TMI moment. As you all know, I have been on the B train (chaste by circumstance) for sometime now. It also doesn't work that there are quite a few hot women at work so for the last few weeks of last month this was the expression on my face.  But over the last week or so I have embraced my chastity and become more like this.  But one thing I have to confess that much like a man who hasn't eaten for a long time can usually tell appreciate the fine nature of food via just the smell alone, so I have now recognised the difference nuances of the female form just by sight alone. What some of my friends consider shocking is the fact that I dont subscribe to self service aka spanking the monkey aka polishing the rocket or whatever you may call it. I simply find it semi gross and un-productive, call me a prude but that's just me; add to the mix I dont watch porn too. I'm the kind of dude whose comp you could borrow and run through the history for months backwards and there would be nothing rated Mature on it at all. But I know there are pleny of peeps out there who dont subscribe to my way of thinking so just make sure you have a shield for your monitor and keyboard, we don't want any goo on them do we? Otherwise for all my blog pals, I am not ignoring you; it's just that we have been moving and also at work we are watched like hens by chicken hawks. I swear it is like I am working for Kumar and company, you have to account for every frigging minute of your time! The worst thing about me is that the more restraints you put me under, the more restless I get. It's good that I have an escape that is coming inevitably, I feel sorry for the folk who are stuck here. Have a productive and restraint free day!
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7:09
From: Kenya Imagine
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Richard Mbuthia opines on the passing of the controversial Media Bill in Kenya. The whole of the Bill seems pretty dark but certain clauses in it come out nakedly in attack of our fundamental freedoms. A clause in the Media Bill forces journalists to divulge their source of information in the event that their stories ‘stir a court case'. Read more here.
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7:07
From: Kenya Imagine
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Noel Opoti writes a review on the recently released Kenyan movie. At first, the plot may seem really lame, the whole movie was set in one scene and it's hard to get past this if you have already watched the trailer. However, as the movie snakes along you begin to appreciate the creativity and effort put into making the movie. Read more here.
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7:01
From: Kenya Imagine
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Ole Mepukori writes on Kenya's livestock and meat industry. For those living in the arid regions of Kenya, this is a way in which their traditional way of life can segue into industrialised society, free from the injustices of the past and fully in charge of their destinies. Local employment is local empowerment. Read more here.
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5:14
From: stranded in me
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my time has been occupied writting a script for an mnet competion, if it makes it al be a happy woman. i dont know if anyone else has noticed how expensive living in Nairobi has become especially after Kimunya opened his big mouth last month. the problem is the guys who are supposed to have our backs the one we leave the comforts of our beds to go vote for keep increasing their salaries so they never feel the pinch. the rest of the country (apart from the 1% group A people) can barely afford to live. its like kimunya had it in for me bana, cigarettes have gone up, like that is not enough BAT has decided to stop selling my brand!!! if mastermind guffs weren't so harsh that would be the prefered option. booze has gone up, all my favourite joints are selling it 150/180, there's one that is 130 n ofcourse the local which is a soc, no music but the toilets are clean. now going out has become so expensive that if i do the usual friday, sato the dent caused yaani has me questioning my sanity/ intelligence/ discipline etc... this is crazy!! kimunya must go!! and all the idiots who have decided that since they sat on their asses for 5 yrs no one is likely to vote for them they should go away with the whole cake.. idiots!! as the hd of state says pumbavu! mavi ya kuku!! lets send the lazy old geezers home!! 
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0:03
From: assidous
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The media bill pending presidential assent seems to have turned to a tsunami of proportions that cant be quantified at the moment. And trust the media and all goodwill Kenyans to milk as much political capital as is possible.
In yesterday's papers for instance, the editorial as well as the opinions were all about the bill as well as reasons why Kibaki shouldn't assent the said bill. One even told him that he was 'child of the media freedom', reminding him about one press conference in the early nineties when he went on holiday to Mombasa and returned to Nairobi as the DP chairman! Very True.
But its the man who sneaked the infamous clause on the 'news source' revelation if an article became a point of a court case. The man, Muriuki Karue is better known for the CDF bill that has indeed changed the way politics in Kenya is done as well as decentralising development financing.
Karue should not have sneaked the clause but since great minds are at times known to act irrationally, hence the debacle and fall out with the media. By his coming out and saying that he and the clause was misquoted reeks of the highest form of stupidity.
He has started to feel the heat on him and political embers licking at his heels.
He may have created the best form of decentralisation in Africa yet, but when matters of his political shenanigans with the media bill come to fore, the cloud an otherwise bright legislative job. And the good thing is that he has realised this and the danger he put himself to.
Unfortunately, no one in the world has fought the media nd lived to tell the story. For they represent the power of the masses which some say that is 'the voice of God! Its a lost war already.
What we need is a comprehensive list of the 27 MPs who were in the chamber on that day, then we the voters can show them who really has the final say on matters legislative!
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