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21:51
Quick notes
From: Afromusing

Tags: News

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Just a note of thanks to all the African bloggers who joined in Blog Action day. I learned so much from all the posts, and i hope you find something in the globalvoices roundup that resonates with you.

Via muti and Justin Hartman on twitter
Press freedom in South Africa is under threat:

I write this having just heard that the editor of this newspaper, Mondli Makhanya, and its head of investigations, Jocelyn Maker, will be arrested this week. Their crime is that they published a story alleging that the Minister of Health, Dr Manto Tshabalala- Msimang, screamed at hospital staff and drank huge amounts of booze while in hospital for a shoulder operation.

The minister, the custodian of our nation’s health, has denied none of these allegations. This newspaper also published allegations that Tshabalala- Msimang was a drunk and a thief. This story has not been refuted by the minister nor any other government official.

A Jaiku channel has been set up with updates on this developing story. You can read more about it here.

I am not that much of a politico but I realize the important link between democracy and free press. Being from Kenya where there’s always a tussle between the govt and the press, I can totally empathize with our fellow Africans in SA, and truly hope this gets sorted without members of the press being thrown in jail. Plus, bloggers are an opinionated bunch just like journalists, if they arrest a journalist one day, what’s to prevent govt’s from arresting bloggers?

On a lighter note: Here is a clip from the segment ‘Bulls Eye’ on NTV (Nation TV) Kenya. Elections in Kenya can be hilarious, and weird. ‘The pentagon?!’, day of thunder? and I dont even want to relive the whole Raila driving to parliament in a hummer. Sigh*

20:08
The Jambula Tree and St. Morality
From: Kenya Imagine

Tags: african writers

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As East African journalists and editors craft hate pieces against local homosexuals, half a world away, an East African woman has received an award for a brave coming of age story on just this topic. The Caine Prize for African Writing was awarded to Ugandan Arac de Nyeko for a compelling Bildungsroman on the lives of two Ugandan girls as told in a letter from Anyango to the long lost Sanyu, exiled to far-off London by her parents.

Read here from Dorothy Adhiambo as she writes a review on her award tale.
19:57
The anguished life of a Kenyan moan
From: Kenya Imagine

Tags: youth

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A sometime volunteer teacher in Kenya writes on an acquaitance of hers, one blessed with better than average intelligence, a family that can pay his way through school, a job that looks to have the potential of a fulfilling career but who constantly complains about his life, how unfair it all is.

Read on here.
19:50
The Grass is Singing
From: Kenya Imagine

Tags: book Review

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Last week, Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize for literature.

"The Grass is Singing" is a psychological and social analysis on race relations in the old Zimbabwe, and an exploration of the dichotomy of culture and nature.

Read here as Annette Keino writes a review on her book, the Grass is Singing."

17:56
Interesting Times Are Here
From: You Missed This

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Juja MP Mr William Kabogo (seated) receiving blessings from Bishop Maina Kegiao of the Grace Presbyterian Church at the Ruiru Stadium on Sunday. Later Hon Kabogo distributed 20 bicycles to area pastors.

Money or the box? All eyes on the price.

14:37
Inconvenient Truths
From: More to Life

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I finally watched Al Gore's documentary. What an interesting and captivating piece. I felt totally enlightened. Gore earned that Nobel peace prize two times over! If ever there was an example of turning a bad situation into a good one. Perhaps there was a good reason why Gore lost elections despite winning them after all.I thought I had gone green but after watching that, I wonder how much greener I can get. You can be sure I'll be making a huge effort to get greener. I'm already what I consider almost extreme. take for example, unless in extremely unavoidable circumstances, I don't drink bottled water. Why? because it adds a whole lot of plastic waste to drink water that in its fine print says this: PWS. Meaning, public Water Source. Someone took the same tap water I drink, packaged it and sold it to me for more that it costs to buy gas. Not only does it offend my sensibilities, it harms the environment, so I just say no!

I noted that Gore mentioned Nairobi as becoming mosquito infested. I recall a doctor once telling me that there was hardly any malaria in Nairobi and people should not take malariaquin as it was harmful. Then, these drugs were still available OTC (over the counter). We had a good laugh over how rare a female anopheles mosquito was in Nairobi as he laughed when I told him how my entire family had once collapsed from malaria within 2 hours of each other. He had explained that that was the only way malaria occurred in Nairobi. Because there weren't that many malaria causing mosquitoes, you saw it as a significant wave and it was gone. His explanation had made sense then. I wonder how global warming will affect that balance.

After I watched Al Gore, i wondered what the impact would be on the medical expense budget should malaria become common place in Nairobi. Once upon a while back in this blog, I watched how a remote part of Kenya was struggling with malaria and the inability to afford its treatment. malaria would probably outbreak in the slums. that's where they have pools of stagnant water and other unhygienic practices glaring to the eye. This would cripple the entire medical system should cases of malaria start to increase and keep increasing exponentially.

So it started me wondering what about the future our presidential hopefuls were addressing. How much about the global issues do they become part of and incorporate into their messages? can Africa afford to turn a blind eye on all that is going on? Africa has been both blessed and cursed by being a developing continent in the face of developed nations. The bad about this situation is well known and could fill 4 days Worth of reading. But there is a good to this as well. And that is that we can learn from the mistakes of those that have developed before us. Aldo, we can benefit from their research. As the snow melts from Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya. what do we do to retain that tourism? Mark where the snow was for periods of years, just to make it worth visiting? Perhaps? Maybe, channel those visitors elsewhere. the problem with that is that it takes away from local traders who were benefiting from those tourists. Basically, we can all agree that these issues need to be addressed as they happen. this is where I call for effective media outlets. Who think outside of the noise being made and can engage politicians and force them to think outside the normal stagnating noises they make.

Genetically modified food. This issue just puzzles me. Why go there, Africa? There is enough research to show that this is a harmful route to take. It only benefits pharmaceutical companies. So again I ask, why go there? There are other ways to increase productivity and they don't include messing with God's work. If there is nothing else we are learning as the effects of technology start to be felt, is that no matter how much we as human beings think, "we got it", there is a perfect balance from a much more intelligent creator that we know little of but are prone to upset often. Our best bet is to work with things in their natural states. Plus cancers and MS and other weird painful diseases. All linked to modified foods. Not to mention the trend in the oceans. Fish now have both male and female parts and males are simply taking a path towards extinction, thanks to huge amounts of estrogen in our waters. bear in mind, that most engineering of foods has something to do with estrogen. And the issues that will arise include greater numbers of women with gonadic problems, from polyps to fibroids, worse to cancers both ovarian and breast. Why, oh why won't Africa, trailing behind, learn from those ahead of it? I surely hope they do.

I'm waiting to watch Sicko. the reason I haven't watched it yet is because I want to buy it and its not out on DVD yet. From this, I hope leaders in developing worlds will watch to learn what the possible entrapment of modernized medical systems, insurances and pharmaceutical companies tied into it, and device ways to avoid them altogether. I guess I'm a social capitalist, as Raila described himself to be. Off on a tangent, the whole entire NSE reaction to a Raila lead was surprising to me despite the fact that I have been fully aware of investors being very wary of a loss for Kibaki during the oncoming elections.I wasn't aware, however, that they were that nervous about it, enough to get out just because poll numbers indicated a possible loss for Kibaki. That was an interesting observation. And one that led Raila to eat back some unwise words he had uttered while in Atlanta. will the investors, trust Raila ever? I guess only time will tell.

I guess I'm wondering about which one of our presidential hopefuls worries enough about the global future to invest time and research so as to protect Kenya from some of the atrocities the developed world faces today. Why should we have to make the same mistakes? Can we afford to make the same mistakes? And to what extent should this matter in picking out a future leader?

13:12
Hoo Ndii Emm Woyee As Mystery Of The Mammoth Crowd Persists
From: You Missed This

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It is a fact that PNU struggled to fill the 40,000 capacity Nyayo Stadium during President Kibaki’s presidential campaign launch just over 2 weeks ago. Some of the gymnastics that the party had to go through included helping to finance national delegates conferences for affiliate parties which were organized at about the same time so as to avoid at all costs the Stadium being embarrassingly empty.

So the big mystery that almost every Kenyan on the street is talking about is how the 8% party managed to attract such a mammoth crowd to Uhuru Park.

All sorts of rumours are flying;

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The top 5 most popular articles on Kumekucha between 7 and 8 pm today (Kenyan time).
13:09
Why PNU Is Working Itself Into A Tight Corner
From: You Missed This

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Both Raila Odinga’s presidential campaign and that of Kalonzo Musyoka are working hard to steer this campaign in the direction of issues. PNU on the other hand are determined to reduce this campaign into a tribal insult-hurling contest.

After Finance Minister Amos Kimunya told Kenyans that the stock exchange has lost a staggering 200 billion because of fear amongst investors that Raila may end up being president, the ODM candidate made a surprise appearance at the Nairobi Stock Exchange this morning and reassured Kenyans that his government would embrace the NSE and its objectives as a way to empower more Kenyans to participate in the economy of the country.

Meanwhile the PNU crowd have not responded to claims from both Raila and Kalonzo that they are preparing to rig the forthcoming polls. Nobody has moved to reassure Kenyans even after the appointment of a brand new inexperienced Vice Chair to the electoral commission. Something rather strange to do when we know that the chairman’s Samuel Kuvuitu’s tenure is bound to expire before the polls. So why would the government want inexperienced commissioners handling the most complex election in the history of Kenya? This is something that rattles investors much more than the face of one Agwambo, that you can be sure about.

So as Raila and kalonzo continue to raise issues and avoid insults, the PNU train is bound to run out of steam pretty quickly. This kind of thing needs a response to remain oiled and to run properly and so far the opposition have denied the government that.

It really is fascinating watching a government that ran out of ideas a long time ago, also run out of ideas for its’ campaign. In my view this thing of the president’s daughter...

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The top 5 most popular articles on Kumekucha between 7 and 8 pm today (Kenyan time).
13:08
The Heat Soars in Premier League
From: You Missed This

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As the English Premier Leagues takes a two-week break for international fixtures a reflection of the action so far reveals mixed fortunes for both clubs and teams. The biggest absentee in during this break is of course ‘the special one, Jose Mourinho.

Like him hate him Jose brought a unique character to the game of football. His catchy quips always whetted the appetite of the English press. The impact of Jose’s absence at the Stamford Bridge is loud and the lack of spark and thrill is all traceable to this. Chelsea nose-diving performance has opened wide the doors to the mythical top four in the table standings. Terry’s cheek fracture only helped compound a bad situation.

Arsenal is the new kids on the block. The Gunners are surely harvesting the positive effects from selling their domineering ex-captain Thiery Henry. You cannot take away the fact that Henry was a refined striker. But the fallacy that a club perishes with one player starts from that disillusion. The demise of Henry’s shadow has let Fabregas and Van Persie to showcase brilliant football that has anchored Arsenal at the top of the table, a feat they have not achieved in a couple of years.

But the Gunners must count of luck and smile form their gods for a relatively ‘easy’ start to the season. Starting next month the young side will either prove pundits wrong or will simply sink when they meet Manchester United and Liverpool in successive weeks. With the defending champions breathing fire immediately behind them with a two points’ difference they Arsene Wenger’s lads have all the reasons to worry.

Over to Anfield, the honeymoon seems to disappear as fast as the vows were pronounced. The brilliant start of the season for Rafa’s men appears to desert them so fast. Is the ‘magical’ Torres perishable? The Reds need time to gel and Rafa’s limitless tinkering with his first XI under the facade of optimal rotation may be his undoing.

Resumption of action next weekend promises some thrillers as the league enter a defining moment. By December the surprise package in Manchester City lying in position three shall have stamped their presence and authority or dissipated as fast as Sven arrived in the North West.

In the meantime, whether Jose weaved himself into Chelsea’s middle name only time will tell. Roman Abrahamovich may be paying the piper but must he call the unpleasant tune? You cannot buy a legacy or history, or can you?

The top 5 most popular articles on Kumekucha between 7 and 8 pm today (Kenyan time).
13:06
Kisumu Town East Parliamentary Seat (Kenya Betrayed)
From: You Missed This

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The man was the Member of Parliament for Kisumu Town East - the same constituency which also Dr. Ouko had represented before he got killed. His name was Gor Sunguh.
By a quorum vote, the Parliament of the Republic of Kenya had voted him Chairman of a Committee charged with the responsibility of finding out who killed Dr. Ouko ……. And why.

After talking to the former Head of State, he sat down. He was still in his office at the Parliament Buildings when that call came in via his cell phone.

Amazed by how swiftly news of what went on in Parliament still reached Moi, he looked at his phone oddly, slammed it, then pondered the meanting of that call.

Could it be that the former Head of State had just threatened him?

There is one witness I don’t want your Committee to summon.

Who are we talking about ?

Mrs. Marianne Briner-Mattern.

Marianne ….

Was that a threat ?

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The top 5 most popular articles on Kumekucha between 7 and 8 pm today (Kenyan time).

11:04
Blog Action Day: Africa
From: White African

Tags: Web Stuff
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If you write an African blog and are taking part in today’s Blog Action Day, please let me know. I’ll continue to add to this list as the day goes on.
- The NEST Home - We’re Not Just Talking…
- AfriGadget - Where the World Sees Junk, Africa Recycles
- Afromusing - The Flow of Flotsam
- Crisscrossed - E-waste, the Downside of the Growing Web
- Migrations - on African Bird Migration Changes
- SA Rocks - SA Environment Started it All, Let’s not End it
- Blue Dreamer - Illegal Logging
- Kenvironews - Poverty and the Environment
- GottaQuirk - Saving the World, One Blog Post at a Time (and 1, 2, 3, more)
- Bazungu Bucks - Everyone’s Cryin’ Mercy
- Szavanna Blog - Introducing Ben Saunders
- No Bad Days - Top Priority for the Next Home we Buy
- Jenty’s Photo-a-Day - Bradly on Air Pollution
- South of West - A Convenient Excuse
- The Tattler - Leonardo DiCaprio… The 11th Hour Review
- Web AddiCT(s) - We are the Green Generation
- The Empire Collective - Spudware, 80% Potato Starch Cutlery
- Kikuyumoja - Some Things I’d Like to See More Often
- Lost White Kenyan Chick - Great things happening to save Kenya’s fragile environment
- Scribblesheet - The BBC’s Reporting of the Environment
[UPDATE: For more extensive coverage, make sure you read Juliana’s post on Global Voices]

10:37
Where the World Sees Junk, Africa Recycles
From: AfriGadget

Tags: Materials

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This post is dedicated to Blog Action Day, where thousands of blogs around the world unite to talk about one theme. This year it is the environment.

Simon Mwangi calls himself a mabati (sheet metal) blacksmith. He takes junk and creates beautiful metal animal sculptures. If you happen by his roadside shop on Ngong Road in Nairobi, you’ll see a number of crocodiles and if you’re lucky, a full sized giraffe.

If you’re in the market for a crocodile, which he sells primarily to hotels, be ready to pay 30,000 Kenya Shillings (about $450). They take about one week to make.

What’s remarkable about Simon, beyond the actual artwork that he fabricates, is that everything he does and works with is made from left over metal junk. Even the welding machines that his team uses are made by the team from leftover metal plates and copper wire. (See an example of the welder at this earlier AfriGadget post)

This is an excellent example of how Africans reuse and recycle to meet their needs. Many times their ingenuity creates thriving businesses, proving that entrepreneurship and environmental needs aren’t mutually exclusive.

(More images in the AfriGadget Flickr Group)

9:08
Prosperity Theology
From: For Love and Money

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Prosperity Theology

9:06
It’s a Girl!
From: My Life is...Mochalicious!

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Remember I blogged about it here……..well today, I got the news that my pals are proud parents to a little girl. I am blogging today as a celebration of life. Pray for them as they are blessed with a beautiful daughter. Laters y’all!!!

9:03
The bouncer..
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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As you can see, we had our bouncer...

9:03
Kalonzo Paints Nairobi Orange
From: You Missed This

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Grass in the historic Uhuru Park will need a long spell of irrigation to recuperate from the stampede it has suffered the last two weekends. Kalonzo's of his presidential bid saw a mammoth that appear to have even surprised him and his confidants thus his divine intonation.

The 'clean' speeches at Kalonzo's rally leaves PNU with both eggs and tomatoes gracing eggs of its leaders. A part from 'civilized' jibes at his opponents brother Musyoka kept fidelity with the narrow and discussed policies with scanty concentration on personalities. And that is the way to go in nurturing an infant democracy like ours.

But the bonanza was not devoid of sparks. It saw nominated MP Esther Keino making her 'debut' speech in five years. The weight in her 90 seconds speech lies in its symbolism rather than substance. At least she had the forum to claim a stake in Belgut seat. One is left wondering whether she has finally unzipped her upper lips as a prerequisite for politicking. We can only wish her all the best.

Flora Tera also caused her verbal terror in declaring herself the acting MP for Imenti North. And with that she added the gender feather and flare to symbolism. Regardless of the magnitude of these two catches for Kalonzo, they are pricey all the same.

The huge attendance at Kalonzo's launch may be considered a harbinger of good luck. It may be the icing on the political competition cake Kenyans have been yearning for. I have no evidence that the number in attendance were manipulated but if the crowd were to translate into proportionate votes then you only ignore the MP for Mwingi North at your own political peril.

Bahari MP Joe Hamisi was so carried away to an extent of claiming that a million Kenyans were in attendance. Not to be left behind in the excitement was Mutula Kilonzo who chided Steadman to come and count so as to disabuse itself of the 8% ranking on their boss.

Generally yesterday's rally was a great success that may be a pointer of the gruelling battle for State House. None of the candidates is leaving anything to chance lest they slip irreparably. Even if that means temporarily transforming a rally into a religious crusade. The art of spicing speeches with religious overtones can actually work political 'miracles'. Steve knows his strength and why not particularly on a Sunday? And the race begin in earnest.

May the best candidate win devoid of cheating and God bless Kenya
9:01
Dealing with problems: where do you fall?
From: You Missed This

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Different people have different ways of dealing with problems and difficulties. Some of the means and ways are politic and advisable while others are no-brainers.

Check what you would do…

a). Are you one who would opt to fill the cracks instead of finding out why there are cracks (to avert something even more sinister from seeing the light of day)?

b). Are you one who would paint the cracks to make them 'invisible'?

c). Are you one who would dig up the sides of the foundation to find out why the building is shaky?

d). Are you one who would literally demolish the building, the cost of the building notwithstanding, to build a more stable one in its place?

e). Are you one who would run after lizards that crawl out of the cracks, instead of paying attention to many a cranny threatening the stability of your building?

f). Are you one who would sit by, arms folded and watch as the building crumbles in one big heap?

g). Are you one who would exhibit the ostrich syndrome. That is, hide your head in the sand and think that because you cannot see the enemy (read problem) then he is non-existent?
Talk of denying and circumventing nitty-gritty!

8:47
The best
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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I voted this the best pose...
8:40
Group approach
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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He tried a group approach....
8:28
Take two
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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he tried another pose...

8:26
Mon Fils, Prend-Le Doucement: (Le SIDA Est Un Rodeur Rapace)
From: You Missed This

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This is the French version of my poem: My Son, Take it Slow: Aids is a Rapacious Prowler.
A certain lady in Ivory Coast, Betty Mande, after reading it, and having been touched to the core by the advice that the old lady in the poem gives to her grandson, decided to contact me. She asked for permission to translate it to French so that French speaking peoples in Africa (and the world over) could be reached by the “urgent” message (as she put it). I readily agreed.
Read the English Version Here.

Mon fils, je suis maintenant une vieille femme,
Je sens mes ancêtres me faire signe,
Mon coeur est penché et peureux !
Mon corps : vieux et fragile.

Dans les années, j’ai été au tour,
J’ai beaucoup appris concernant le monde,
Je sens le temps est prêt,
Pour partager avec vous mon arsenal.

Dans les mois recents, j’ étais entrain de vous regarder,
Vous regardant ardemment, regardant avec des yeux de tristesse,
Mes yeux n’avaient pas sommeillé dans ma veille,
Ma garde n’avait pas fondu en sentinelle.

Mon fils, j’ai peur de ce que je vois,
J’ai peur de ce que je rêve,
J’ai peur de ce que je vois dans tes yeux,
J’ai peur de ton ardeur et de ton courage.

Mon fils, j’ai peur,
Le plus je pense à ce que tu fais,
Le plus, je suis vieux que mon âge,
Le plus, le peuple commente sur ma vieillesse.

Ceux-ci sont les jours noirs, mon fils,
Jours où ton grand-pére et moi n’avaient jamais rêvé,
Jours comblés par l’obscurité,
Jours dont constament j’essaie de souhaiter loin.

Mon fils, ne t’ ennuie pas, tiens bon,
Je ne suis pas arrogant, sois-en sûr,
Ecoute-moi cette fois,
Ecoute l’ hésitation dans ma voix.

Ceci est le troisième mois depuis que j’ ai commencé ma vigile,
Mon fils, je vois les differentes dames à tes côtés chapue jour passant,
Les dames fabuleusement batues,
Dames au monde renversé te tiennent compagnie.

On t’appelle, ‘Monsieur Boss, l’ homme en mouvement’,
Merci aux énumerables partenaires sexuels que tu detiens,
Ceci est foux, mon fils,
Ça s’appelle sale injustice et malgloire.

Mon fils, veuxe-tu me voir aller à la tombe précossement ?
Veux-tu me laisser parler moi-même jusqu’ à la voix rauque ?
Veux-tu me laisser mouiller mon oreiller de larmes pendant des heures ?
Veux-tu que je te voies tomber comme de pierres à la carrière ?

Quand le SID A te souris, mon fils,
Il n’ y aura pas un retour en arrière,
Ça te mangera et te rongera jusqu’ à la moelle,
Ça te tournera de l’ exterieur – s’il te plait, épargne-moi de douleurs !

Je ne veux pas imaginer (mais c’est une part de maux nocturnes que je ne peux éviter),
Le plus élancé, beau garçon que je connais,
Reduisant à une regretable sculpture,
Une sculpture aux plaies, furoncles et cheveux tombant...

Mon fils, le SIDA est réel,
Ça rode le voisinage avec vengeance,
De grâce, assieds-toi et repense à ta conduite,
Une HIV libre génération commence par toi, mon fils
8:20
Kalonzo Finally Comes Calling
From: You Missed This

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Grass in the historic Uhuru Park will need a long spell of irrigation to recuperate from the stampede it has suffered the last two weekends. Kalonzo's of his presidential bid saw a mammoth that appear to have even surprised him and his confidants thus his divine intonation.

The 'clean' speeches at Kalonzo's rally leaves PNU with both eggs and tomatoes gracing eggs of its leaders. A part from 'civilized' jibes at his opponents brother Musyoka kept fidelity with the narrow and discussed policies with scanty concentration on personalities. And that is the way to go in nurturing an infant democracy like ours.

But the bonanza was not devoid of sparks. It saw nominated MP Esther Keino making her 'debut' speech in five years. The weight in her 90 seconds speech lies in its symbolism rather than substance. At least she had the forum to claim a stake in Belgut seat. One is left wondering whether she has finally unzipped her upper lips as a prerequisite for politicking. We can only wish her all the best.

Flora Tera also caused her verbal terror in declaring herself the acting MP for Imenti North. And with that she added the gender feather and flare to symbolism. Regardless of the magnitude of these two catches for Kalonzo, they are pricey all the same.

The huge attendance at Kalonzo's launch may be considered a harbinger of good luck. It may be the icing on the political competition cake Kenyans have been yearning for. If the crowd were to translate into proportionate votes then you only ignore the MP for Mwingi North at your own political peril.

Bahari MP Joe Hamisi was so carried away to an extent of claiming that a million Kenyans were in attendance. Not to be left behind in the excitement was Mutula Kilonzo who chided Steadman to come and count so as to disabuse itself of the 8% ranking on their boss.

Generally yesterday's rally was a great success that may be a pointer of the gruelling battle for State House. None of the candidates is leaving anything to chance lest they slip irreparably. Even if that means temporarily transforming a rally into a religious crusade. Why not spicing speeches with religious overtones if it can work political 'miracles' if that is your strength and particularly on a Sunday? And the race begin in earnest.

May the best candidate win devoid of cheating and God bless Kenya

8:18
Harry poses
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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I challenged him to make another pose better than this...
8:13
protestant...
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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He was still protesting.
8:07
yeah...poses
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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Am not sure what we were staring at...
8:02
Feeding poses
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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At some point, people forget to pose....they just go through it!
7:58
A visionary
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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yes in deed.... Albanus Gituro
7:51
Cathy and Carol
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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They know how to pose, i could not get the photo i wanted..
7:45
posing for cameras
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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Fatma and Judy
7:36
Remembering high school
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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We were asked which was the best pose. Fatma is an alumni of Kamuchungwa-ini day and night secondary school and was there to show off...

7:30
No Fufu For Bill Gates?
From: tHiNkEr'S rOoM

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Tears have been rolling down my cheeks for the last half an hour after reading that one William Henry Gates III, better known as Bill Gates, had a bit of a problem getting into Nigeria. Apparently the Nigerians objected to his presence, on the grounds that he might stay there ...

7:25
competition
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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James thought my job was lucrative and he decided to be the competition...
7:18
Am not talking to the press!!!
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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"My comment is no comment" she said.......
7:11
How to keep off nosy cameras..
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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We are not interested in photos...so they said
6:58
Busy at work...
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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It helps to have a GPRS connection...

6:21
Dear Mutuku Nthuli…
From: Kikuyumoja's realm

Tags: EAKenya

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Uvoo waku?

In case you’ve been wondering why you’ve never received the desired ecosan information material from GTZ…well…I’ve received that particular parcel today which was returned to our office. “Boy’s given up”, it says on the address sticker.

The letter inside is dated December 18th, 2003.

Witheka kyau? :-)

4:22
Even in making speeches...
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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Presentations and speeches are made better..
4:15
Keeping in touch
From: REBECCA WANJIKU'S BLOG

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Even while at the bush, he has to keep in touch. Technology yawa!!

4:06
:::www.ribacapital.com:::
From: RIBA CAPITAL

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We have just finished a model of www.ribacapital.com, its just a simple parked page which we have uploaded today.
Please check it out and let us know if the idea is pleasing or we should go back to our drawing board and improve.

Riba.....