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Half hour for Haiti: Hurricane disaster relief
» Black Looks The situation in Haiti is truly horrible - Faye, Gustave, Hanna, Ike. Haiti Action has an appeal out for donations to help those in Gonaïves and elsewhere in the country. Paul Farmer who started Zanmi Lasante Hospital, describes the situation… The need is of course enormous. After 25 years spent working in Haiti and [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Half hour for Haiti: Hurricane disaster relief", url: "http://www.blacklooks.org/2008/09/devastation_in_haiti_-_dn_interview_with_dr_paul_farmer.html" });
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A Belated Discovery of Deceitful and Dishonest Leadership...Oh My!!!
» You Missed This Six Years on..........PNU allies finally see the true colour of FRAUD. And that is not a friendly gesture from the Iron Lady, is it?
Narc-Kenya Chairman Martha Karua (right) addresses the Press at the DP party headquarters after a meeting with other PNU affiliate parties officials in Nairobi on Wednesday. With her are Narc-Kenya secretary general Danson Mungatana, DP’s Wilfred Machage and the DP organising secretary Jacob Haji. Photo/STEPHEN MUDIARI (Nation Newspapers)
The so-called PNU allies of President Kibaki have been screaming themselves hoarse after belately discovering that their very own PNU which was supposedly and strictly a party of parties (read statehouse vehicle), has recently been carjacked (literally) by a not so hooded group of politicians led by Kibaki himself and supported by loyalists Nyamwea, Wekesa, Thuo, Mugo and the whole lot of them. (The recently enacted political parties act 2008 does not allow for corporate membership in political parties.)
The statement read by Karua’s sidekick Danson Mungatana said in part: "The PNU fraternity has a history of not respecting any agreements or MoUs like the 2002 Narc and now the failed 2007 PNU affiliate parties agreement,” It goes without saying, Kibaki is officially the only MP elected on a PNU ticket and therefore the words "PNU fraternity" are a direct reference to Kibaki himself! Where were the Mungatanas of this world when LDP were crying foul in 2003?
Former PNU Affiliate parties are upset that the president is reneging on his pre-election promise not to convert PNU into a fully fledged political party and to respect the indepence of the affiliates. The president has been declared PNU party leader and he has also gone ahead and promised grassroot elections. As expected, this has alarmed FORD-K, DP, NARC-K and SAFINA who retorted with the now familiar line "......our support in parliament should not be taken for granted.” Why should Kibaki worry about parliament? He has a diligent Prime Minister who is in charge there, right? Curiously though, only a faction of KANU led by Uhuru Kenyatta are steadfast in their support for the actions of President Kibaki.
By turning PNU into a political party, Kombo, Karua and Munyao have been left holding on to their skeleton parties since the majority of their own membership are opting to jump on to the PNU boat. But then, KKM are not alone. In the last elections, many politicians sacrificed their individual political careers the minute they took up "PNU fraternity" campaigns into their own localities. Nyachae, Tuju, Karume, Kombo, Munyao, Kibwana, Dzoro – to name but a few - all put their political lives on the line for PNU fraternity, but in the end, they were all discarded without second thought! Martha Karua gallantly defended a stolen election and was lead negotiator for the "PNU fraternity" in securing the presidency...but all indications are that she is now serving her last weeks as Justice & Constitutional Affairs Minister and soon after the forthcoming by-elections she may, at worst, find herself on the back bench and without any MPs supporting her NARC-Kenya bid for presidency. And this will be without second thought from the appointing authority.
In retrospect, one sad experience was that of former Kibwezi MP Kalembe Ndile who was last year co-opted into the "PNU fraternity" presidential campaign team only to end up losing his parliamentary seat courtesy of the ODM-K wave. And to rub it in, "PNU fraternity" immediately entered into – you guessed it – another MOU with ODM-K who were hitherto fierce opponents of the "PNU fraternity". As if this was not enough, PNU failed to nominate Kalembe to parliament or even offer him a state appointment. Kalembe then made an attempt to be re-elected to parliament through the Embakasi by-elections, but even then, PNU fraternity had their own ideas in supporting Fedinand Waititu. Thank God, Kalembe has learnt his lesson, and it is a matter of time befroe Judas Iscariot Kalonzo Musyoka experiences his at the hands of “PNU fraternity.” This also conveniently gives Madame Pauline Musyoka a while to play fake philanthropist with funds sourced from state coffers on tax payer account!
In the meantime, it is gratifying that the party in whose hands millions of Kenyans have placed their hopes – ODM – having learnt from the bitter experience of the 2003 NARC fraud, have made it impossible for the “PNU fraternity” to defraud us a second time and ensured that all agreements made were made legally binding through minor constitutional amendments.
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At 72 , A McCain win will make Sarah Palin President within 2 years.
» The Benin Epilogue Part I: Africa-Ready for Business The average life expectancy rate of an average American male (including John McCain) currently stands 73.6 years, while that for women stands at 79.4 years.
It is a known fact that John McCain is hanging on to dear life. His age is hovering dangerously close to the 73.6 years life expectancy average. We also know that old age marks the end of the human life cycle and brings with it both blessings and curses.
Apart from wrinkles and change of hair color, McCain displays symptoms of......READ MORE
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Child prisoners in Yarlswood detention center
» Black Looks The New Statesmen publishes a special issue on the detention of non-British children some of whom are detained for indefinite periods of time in a manner which is “cruel and inhuman”. It is shameful that UK law allows children who are not British to be detained without time limits and without judicial oversight. Many [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Child prisoners in Yarlswood detention center", url: "http://www.blacklooks.org/2008/09/child_prisoners_in_yarlswood_detention_center.html" });
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Amka – Calling All Female Writers And Poets
» Kenyanpoet Amka -a new forum for women’s creativity, is inviting all unpublished or upcoming women writers on feminism and its expression values.
Send your stories, typed in not more than 200 words to them here or drop them at their offices at AmkaSpace, Odyssey Plaza, 2nd Flr, Mkoma Road, South B.
Share your poems, stories and presence with them every last Saturday of the month at Kenya National Theatre from 10am – 1pm. The last one was on 30th August.
Call Nyambura on 551058, 0724 885 733 for more info
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At WAPI this month, Poetry Workshop with Neema Ngwatilo - 20th Sept
» Kenyanpoet Poetry Workshop: Craft in Writing and Performance
The poet's first relationship is with the page; it is where the idea that birthed the poem is worked out, each word chosen and each line crafted. The page is the first performance space. Each move must be tight and flow with the next as in a dance. Is it possible for a second or third person read the text as you intend? That level of care and attention impacts what the work looks and sounds like as a performed piece. It's common for a poet in performance to impose performative notions that are unnatural and uncalled for based on the text. How can we honor our texts and listen to how they move and what they say? As an aside, the poet's capacity to produce new and imaginative pieces that grow with their work impacts their efforts to develop their brand, their market, and a community around their work.
This workshop is designed to heighten an awareness in poets of the words and ideas we weave together, with a view to increase their effectiveness on the page and in performance. We will pay very close attention to particular texts, looking at the particular elements that make a piece effective and those that do not, and how one may craft a performance or presentation. Space is limited to ten persons. Please send particular pieces you would like workshoped to [my email address?] at least 3 days before the workshop, if possible.
The next WAPI- Nairobi will be on 20th Sept, 2008 at the British Council grounds, Upperhill, Nairobi. The Theme is ‘Do you’(Be Yourself)
About Neema Ngwatilo
Neema Ngwatilo studied music at St. Lawrence University, in Canton, NY, a journey that's taken her to Johannesburg, London and New York City. As a poet she's featured alongside some of England and North America's better poets. Her work often investigates the idea of identity, as impacted by migration, colonialism, globalization, and challenged by memory. Ngwatilo is now engaged in performance, writing, family and vaguely ethnographic research activities.
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Rhythm & spoken: Poetry and Afrosoul Night, 12th Sept, Dass Restaurant
» Kenyanpoet Music and Poetry open mic night
Afro-soul with Elani
Friday 12th august 2008
Dass Ethiopian restaurant
Woodvale Grove, Westlands
Starts:8:30pm
Performances from:9-1030pm
with Neousoul/afrosoul afterparty
Entry:100
performance details
call/text: 0728293632
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CONCERT - QUEEN MASHIE, 12th Sept, Alliance Française gardens
» Kenyanpoet After many years as a back up vocalist for Oliver Mtukudzi and other great musicians, Zimbabwean Sandra Mashiringo has finally found her soul as a solo artiste. Queen Mashie, weaves the popular Zimbabwean Chimurenga and South African Kwaito with elements of East African chakacha and rhumba promising dynamic dance music.
Sample some of her videos here
Fri. 12 September, 7.30pm
Alliance Française gardens
Tickets : 500/-
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Plays: Just Between Ourselves & Birds of a Feather, Alliance Francaise
» Kenyanpoet Just Between Ourselves
by Allan Ayckbourn, produced by Jewels of Purpose
Sat. 13 & Sun. 14 September
at 3, 6 & 8pm
Alliance Française auditorium, Tickets: 400/-
A comical story revolving around 2 men and 3 women. Denis is an unhappy man who lives with his wife Vera and Mother Marjorie, who is jealous of her son’s wife and is determined to do anything to make her life miserable. When Denis decides to sell his car to Nail, he receives more than he bargained for…
Birds Of A Feather
by Simon Galati, a Heartstrings Kenya production
17 – 21 September
Weekdays: 6.30pm, Weekends: 3 & 6pm
Alliance Française auditorium, Tickets: 500/-
A comedy of chaos when Sylvia cannot bring herself to tell her husband that she is pregnant in case it jeopardizes his career. The scene is set for comic complications as confusion sets in when Sylvia confides in friends
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AFRICAN FASHION FAIR: 10th - 20th Sept, Workshops & Seminars
» Kenyanpoet AFRICAN FASHION FAIR
10 – 20 September
Workshops & seminars: 500/- students, 1000/- adults
Fashion shows: 400/-
A team of Kenyan fashion designers, led by Lucy Rao of Rialto Fashions, bring you the inaugural African Fashion Fair, a fortnight of fashion displays, workshops, seminars and fashion shows.
The African Fashion Fair aims to empower Kenyan designers by nurturing and exposing local talent, creating employment and wealth generation opportunities, encouraging and exposing fashion and design students to professionalism and current fashion techniques, and creating awareness among the public at large for African fashion.
Workshops include ‘Figure Flattery’, ‘Transforming fabrics to haute couture’, ‘Tie & die and batik’, ‘Texturing’, ‘Street Fashion’, ‘Fashion Illustration’ and ‘Computer Aided fashion design’.
Seminars include ‘Transition from student designer to professional designer’, ‘Crafts and application to haute couture’, ‘Fashion Entrepreneurship’, ‘Establishing a successful fashion label’.
Fashion shows by leading East African designers
Fri. 19th and Sat. 20th Sept. at 6pm
For detailed programme, registration and further information contact: tel. (020) 2020659, 0720296009, 0733 994518; email: info@africanfashionfair.co.ke
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Bank Rankings: Final Word
» bankelele Bank Rankings: Final Word
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