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• March 18, 2009
• 19:19

  two freakin years (spoken word)

   » ‎ make mine a double espresso...
  This one's for that guy, who made me cry,
  and wish i,no,wish HE would die.
  The ex lover,the under cover brother,
  the reason for my hangover,and please call me when i'm sober...
  
  It Rhymes with Larry, who i thought i would marry,
  who's baby i would carry but we were in 2 much of a hurry...
  
  I used to on some rnb tip...
  &i hate how much i love you boy...
  Forgettin How played me like some toy
  how i wrote songs about him bringing me joy... Shit.
  
  saw him a while back,
  couldn't breathe like some sorta asthma attack,
  so he texted me,told him i'd call back.
  Remembered his old ringtone,some mushy track.
  
  Realised with that call,how i was so apauld,
  how i would never fall, let alone stall...
  For his Shit at all.
  
  See i used to fight with my pathetic might to get him gone from my mind to try put him behind...
  Me.
  stupid&naive me,i couldn't see he had come to be,
  the weakness in me.
  Singing songs like
  ...why do you come near...
  followed by drying my tears
  not gettin over him for TWO FREAKIN years.
  
  One day, he came over, and tried to get closer,
  pity i was still sober, he did get some...
  Cold shoulder
  followed by you can't stay longer...
  
  Damn.This dude was tricky
  tryna be all up in me, tisha and vicky,
  comin to my house with a hicky, thinking we was gonna get... Sticky...
  
  See our love, was like pitchin a tent, the beginnin was...
  Let me be patient... Let me be kind...
  Then it moved to
  I'm gonna get violent, and lose my mind...
  Now i'm at ease, i found peace and after this rant it'll finally change to,
  i will be silent... I've put him behind.

• 17:46

  Identity of Visa-Ban Minister Revealed

   » ‎ You Missed This
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  Kumekucha can confirm today that the cabinet minister who received a visa ban from the Americans earlier this week is agriculture minister, William Ruto.
  
  

  For Kenyans still thinking in terms of ODM and PNU, this clearly underlines the fact that corruption has no party or tribal boundaries, the cancer eats into our society right across the board.

  
  

  My information tells me that the minister is “very upset” over the news more so because there are indications that his family members and business associates will also be affected.

  
  

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  Why do flash drives crash so frequently?
  

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  Clearly the Americans launched an FBI investigation into William Ruto and the findings sealed Ruto’s fate. It is sad that the contents of that investigation are secret because it would have been of great interest to long-suffering Kenyans. It is also important to note that this is the first visa ban to happen under President Barrack Obama’s watch.

  
  

  

  William Ruto: Contents of FBI investigation on him would be of great interest to Kenyans
  

  
  

  Many Kenyans will be grateful that even after beating a censure motion against him, Ruto was not able to stop this latest development which means that foreign travel will be an extremely difficult if not impossible prospect for him.

  
  

  The first big question this raises is whether Mr Ruto is capable of continuing to carry his duties effectively as agriculture minister at a time when this particular docket is so critical to Kenyans that it is a matter of life and death. For example he cannot attend any major Agicultural conference in the United States. Agriculture experts will tell you that the most important conferences and gatherings on the subject usually take place in the US. In fact what is bound to happen is that other countries mostly in Europe will follow the US lead (as they usually do) and slap visa bans on Ruto.

  
  

  The really fascinating thing here is that there is a new deadly and extremely powerful enemy to impunity in Kenya and it is called Barrack Obama.

  
  

  
  

  P.S. My inside information tells me that Emilio Stanley himself and his immediate family could be the target of a future visa ban sooner than most people think. Wow!!!

  
  

  Is the future a flying car?
  

  Kumekucha

  

  

• 16:43

  Coldtusker = MP = 2012

   » ‎ Rants, Raves & Reviews

  Tags:  Rant  

  MPs want to be paid Kes 1,500,000 a month. That is 18,000,000/- per year!!!
  And they do jackshit. Some of the constituencies have a GDP less than Kes 100,000,000/-...
  
  Bastards... but not if I get elected as an MP in 2012... and make Kes 1,500,000/- per month...

• 16:07

  In Search of Lost Laughter

   » ‎ Words Much Like Poetry
  my muse, my inspiration, the grail from which flows my youth, why have you abandoned me? what has chased you away? I am crippled, limping - my mind travels to the depths of a broken spirit in search of you. why have you abandoned me?
  
  all I have left is your residue. I am incomplete. I know not true joy when you are gone. jubilation dies as it bursts forth aborted by pain. I will the ground to open up and swallow me every time I cannot find you. you used to tell me jokes, and hilarious notes. you used to make me smile by myself when you reminded me of pranks past.
  
  return to me, only you can heal me. I will go to the ends of the earth to search for you, if that is what it takes. I would tear out this aching heart that locks the door to your prodigal return, but it is where you reside, it is from where you feed my happiness. Return grace unto me, erase this nightmarish agony that haunts my waking moments.
  
  whisper distractions into my ear, I need them, this pain consumes my every smile.
  
  return to me, only you can uplift me. I lie at the bottom of sadness, alone.
  
  whisper happiness into my ear, I need it, I am distraught without it.
  
  return to me, I beg you! return to me...
  
  

• 14:16

  Concert; Ngoma-Inc presents the 1st ever Jazz in the Park in Kenya, 12th April'09

   » ‎ Kenyanpoet
  Ngoma-Inc will on Sunday 12th April '09 hold the first ever Jazz in the Park concert in Kenya, at the Sunken Law Courts car park, Nairobi. The event which will feature Kenyan Jazz  artists such as Aaron Rimbui (Krucial Keys), Izzo Mugunda, Smooth Licks, Dave Mobb Otieno, Banku Africa, Gravity Band Bakulutu Kenya, Danger and Funk unit among others.
  Entrance is only a bag of Unga(Maize Flour) -  and a love for Jazz offcourse(why else would you 'waste' your sunday afternoon?)
• 13:14

  Soul Divas Immortalized in Steven Lopez’ After Midnight Series

   » ‎ Kenyanpoet
  As it is evident in this blog, my love for the arts transcends across not just fine art but also through Neo Soul , Jazz and African music.
  
  When I cam across this art work - of neo soul, soul and Jazz female artists, I was TOTALLY blown away.
  
  You know that feeling you get when a music track has had its grip on you, when that painting totally consumes you, when you are lost in that moment- that is how it felt looking at these paintings!
  
  The captured emotion, the soulfulness of the colours, expression and mood is without a doubt an inspired work of art.For an artist to capture and reflect these elements in a painting, there has to be more than just love for painting.
  
  His name is Steven Lopez and his collection is called After Midnight Soul. he also happens to be  a die hard fan of all his painting subjects.
  
  Erykah Badu is the subject of a new art piece by respected Los Angeles artist Steven Lopez, who will feature the soul singer in the latest piece in his "After Midnight Series."
  
  The series has already featured musical greats such as Chaka Kahn, Sade Adu, Aretha Franklin, India Arie, and Jill Scott. Now, it's Badu's turn.
  
  To work with Badu is an honor says the artist, "Erykah is one of my favorite artists of all time and I've been looking forward to interpreting her music, since I saw her perform in 2005 during the 'Sugar Water' tour stop at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles."
  
  Lopez researches each artist's photo history, discography, and live performances to begin the creative process. Once versed visually and aurally, he selects a favorite and many times inspirational song to focus on and begin the painting process. Of course, after midnight.
  
  His manner of painting, synergistically with music, is heavily influenced and constantly nurtured at the world famous Mint Club in Los Angeles, where he performs his craft in front of a live jazz audience regularly. Jazz, soul, funk, and hip-hop are all ingrained into Lopez's artistic style, beginning with his days as a respected graffiti artist and to his current exploits as a contemporary artist with a unique vision.
  
   I would love to have one of these paintings hanging on my sitting room wall.

• 10:20

  Democracy is Expensive.

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine
  Neema counts the cost, and finds apathy even more expensive.

• 3:03

  Obama appoints Swahili-Speaking Retired General as Special Envoy to Sudan

   » ‎ citizen.africa
  Mr. Obama will tap Maj. Gen. J. Scott Gration, a Swahili-speaking retired Air Force officer who grew up in Africa as the son of missionaries, to take on one of the most delicate diplomatic missions of his presidency, according to three administration officials, who were not authorized to discuss the selection before the official [...]

• 0:16

  The Bitter Truth...An Obama in Kenya Won't Happen in 2012

   » ‎ You Missed This
  No, I've not met Prime Minister Raila Odinga as some have claimed.
  
  Not too long ago I and a couple of friends in the Diaspora brought in a team to Kenya to study and give us a report on the viability of a people-driven change, one that would closely emulate the miraculous election of President Barack Obama in the United States. The team carried out studies and employed some of the best approaches to a matter of this nature, even where I thought their methodology would lead to suspect conclusions. In the long run, their findings have proved sound and fortified within solid reason.
  
  After careful analysis of the massive data the team slapped on the table for our consideration, we all arrived at the conclusion that it would be impossible for Kenya to replicate what happened in the United States. There are simply too many logistical, political and historical obstacles that stand in the way of realization of this dream in 2012. For me, the most disturbing finding of the team was the fact that most people who admire Obama and wish for a repeat of his achievements here in Kenya were the very ones who categorically said they wouldn't vote for that person if they were not from "My tribe!"
  
  Hhmm...!
  
  Faced with this state of affairs, my friends and I asked the team to study the history of Kenya and its leadership and give us a report on who best qualifies to lead the nation in a post-Kibaki Kenya if a younger, charismatic leader can't emerge. Without hesitation, the team gave us this name: Raila Odinga.
  
  I'm aware of all the names I'll be called for stating the findings of this team, but I have to go with my conscience on this one. There is only one leader in Kenya today who can and will work hard to push reforms. There is only one leader who will look out for the interests of all Kenyans. And there is only one leader who will ensure that perpetrators of the heinous acts that were visited on innocent Kenyans after the elections are punished.
  
  That leader is Raila Amolo Odinga.
  
  Uhuru, Martha, Saitoti and Kalonzo are a recipe for disaster.
  
  Where were they when Raila risked his life to expand the freedoms we enjoy in Kenya today? And on what side did they stand when Kenya faced her darkest hour? Were they with progressive forces or with those who would deny Kenyans their democratic rights?
  
  Traitors will always be traitors!
  
  And with that, my fellow countrymen, I bow out of presidential politics and present to you, for renewed consideration, the Langata MP, the Rt Honorable Raila Amolo Odinga. I've not said I'm out of contention for Honourable Member from Rarieda. More on that later. For now, my word is...for a prosperous, peaceful and united Kenya to emerge, I call upon the Diaspora Kenyans and our compatriots within this great land to help build Raila and help sustain the dream and reforms he promised to deliver were he elected in 2007.
  
  Let's keep the dream alive.
  
  It's Raila 2012...or sooner!Kumekucha