urn:www-mashada-com:feeds:atom Mashada Blogs » June 3, 2009 Mashada Blogs » June 3, 2009 2009-11-22T02:01:26-05:00 http://theafricanaccent.blogspot.com/2009/06/sheng-collabo-part-1.html The African Accent: The Sheng Collabo [Part 1] 2009-06-03T23:12:00-04:00 2009-06-03T23:12:00-04:00 It began in the most unassuming way. I was tired from work and really out of it, when an email from Chasing Distraction changed everything. Being the ever excited zums, Distractions was eager to tell me that he had learned to 'shika rada' that day. "From where? Whose rada? Who is rada?" The Canadian public broadcasters, CBC Radio was his response.

"Ala?!"

I looked for the show he was talking about, and sure enough, I found it . There was this dude called Ras Dunkie, among others, who had taken over the airwaves, and was impressing the heck out of this ka-Canadian reporter doing a documentary. I had to learn a little more about Dunkie. So, I googled his ass.

Here was an ambitious Kenyan dedicating a lot of work to creating the first online Sheng kamusi/dictionary. To harness something as fluid as Sheng was impressive in itself. I was a bit skeptical, so, I kept my distance for a while, but with an eye on Dunkie.

I went back to listen to the show again. [click here and scroll to November 3rd, 2008. Listen to Part 1 - it is in MP3 format]

... Continued on The Sheng Collabo [Part 2]

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]]> http://jellyfishcoolman.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/new-hope-for-kenya/ jellyfishcoolman Jellyfishcoolman's Blog: New Hope for Kenya. 2009-06-03T20:53:52-04:00 2009-06-03T20:53:52-04:00 ]]> http://theafricanaccent.blogspot.com/2009/06/corruption-diagnosis-09.html The African Accent: Corruption Diagnosis 09 2009-06-03T17:50:00-04:00 2009-06-03T17:50:00-04:00 Transparency International's 2009 Global Barometer surveyed 73,132 people in 69 countries and territories to measure the extent to which they perceive key sectors and institutions to be corrupt.

The most affected countries, i.e. those that had over 50% of respondents reporting to have paid bribes in the last 12 months, were all African - Cameroon, Liberia, Sierra Leon, Uganda.

Of the 8 regions surveyed, the most corrupt by percentage of total respondents, Sub-Saharan Africa was third, with 26%. Middle East & North Africa was highest with 40%, and North America lowest, with 2%.







The following are institutions voted most corrupt by African countries:

  • Political parties - Nigeria
  • Public officials/Civil servants - Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Senegal, Zambia.
  • Judiciary - Senegal, Uganda.

    Of all the total services surveyed, the police was most corrupt. You can download the report here .

    The article on All Africa goes on to say,

    "Africans are among the most likely of the world's citizens to be forced to pay bribes - but they are also the most confident that their governments are trying to stop the practice ..."

    That seems a little contradictory to me, considering the overwhelming vote of no confidence in civil servants, public officials, and the judiciary by 8 out of 10 African countries included.

    Also, I was curious about Senegal's lack of faith in the public officials and the judiciary. I say this because compared to the other African nations, I hardly see anything written about Senegal. Kenya, and Nigeria are always at the forefront. Uganda gets a few mentions occasionally. So does Zambia. Ghana has been featuring steadily, ever since they discovered oil, and also when former President Kofour's retirement package raised eyebrows. Not a peep on Senegal.

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    ]]> http://www.kenyanpundit.com/2009/06/03/africa-diaspora-marketplace/ Ory Okolloh Kenyan Pundit: Africa Diaspora Marketplace 2009-06-03T16:33:09-04:00 2009-06-03T16:33:09-04:00 For US-based diaspora folks, your chance to make a difference back home?

    “The USAID and Western Union have launched a business-development program that will support U.S.-based African Diaspora in creating plans for sustainable start-up and established businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa. The program will also provide grant funding to 10-20 small-and-medium businesses with the strongest proposals for boosting economic opportunity and job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa through Diaspora-driven development.”

    Deadline to apply is July 21, 2009.

    ]]>         http://marvintumbo.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/cfa-exams-im-scared/ Marvin K. Tumbo Still Proud to be Kenyan.: CFA Exams; I’m Scared. 2009-06-03T11:28:20-04:00 2009-06-03T11:28:20-04:00 ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/Kumekucha/~3/UF1xWeV3Y0E/constipation-from-full-course-humble.html Taabu You Missed This: Constipation from Five-Course Humble Pie 2009-06-03T10:30:00-04:00 2009-06-03T10:30:00-04:00
    You can fool Kenyans sometimes but not the world all the times, Bob Marley could have as well sung. Saitoti must be still smarting from an exclusive five-course sumptuous meal of humble pie.

    What a colourful and dramatic overnight climbdown? The local bravado from the ruling class melted in Geneva and all the hitherto brickbats at Prof Alston speedily transformed into accolades. Last weak Prof Saitoti derided Alston as a shame to the title professor and not worth the reference and at Geneva he hailed Alston’s recommendations as CONSTRUCTIVE and USEFUL.

    Patriots had egged Saitoti and Mutula to call Prof Alston bluff in defense of our so-called sovereignty. To them damn all the global village buzz, we are independent and capable of butchering our own. Well, not quite as the world will not sit back to see us self-destruct. Forget all the balderdash about two wrongs making a right ala Iraq and Pakistan.

    Exotic lies
    Living beautiful lies only succeeds in eternal embarrassment. Without the international community we would be having no country to pride ourselves with. We lost all the moral fibre after bastardizing a people’s democracy in 2007. Continuing to live in denial will only expand the circumference of your ego, period.

    Make no mistake, militias must be stopped dead on their tracks. Mungiki's barbaric beheadings is as unacceptable as officially sanctioned police brutality and extra-judicial slayings. You cannot use Mungiki to fool the world in covering state sponsored anarchy. Rule of law is what separates from inhabitants of the jungle.

    What an obtuse scale of embarrassment to have factions of the same government export their division abroad? Until the scoundrels come to terms with the naked fact that it is NOT-BUSINESS-AS-USUAL, we continue the bumpy circular rise into oblivion.

    Damn consultation
    We are so divided and at war with each other so much so that even a foreigner like Prof Alston refers to the fissures between the coalition partners so casually. But expect smart Kenyans to rationalize any rot thrown at them. We baptize impunity with all exotic names but the monster remains just that IMPUNITY as it mutates to claim us all.

    Well, the paper patriots can threaten fire and brimstone of all shapes and colour. But Saitoti must have seen it coming in his climb down. The hitherto bravado and attack on the messenger while glossing over the message would have left his face neatly pasted with eggs.Kumekucha


    ]]>         http://momaalim.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-wish-there-was-lolcat-somewhere-of.html Mo-Mo Baggins: [nt] 2009-06-03T10:22:00-04:00 2009-06-03T10:22:00-04:00 http://the-undergraduate.blogspot.com/2009/06/thank-you.html the-undergraduate: Thank you :) 2009-06-03T09:13:00-04:00 2009-06-03T09:13:00-04:00 Makes you happy
    And without so much as trying
    They remind you to live life as it comes

    You only get one shot at life
    Loosen the training wheels and enjoy the ride
    Throw caution to the wind
    Take risks
    Do whatever it is that makes you happy



    >It could be hate at first sight but you never know what tommorow brings around ]]>         http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/moving-to-kenya/ kenyanentrepreneur Kenyanentrepreneur.com: Not Your Parents Economy 2009-06-03T08:33:52-04:00 2009-06-03T08:33:52-04:00 http://misscaffeineaddict.blogspot.com/2009/06/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.html make mine a double espresso...: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz... 2009-06-03T07:54:00-04:00 2009-06-03T07:54:00-04:00
    IT'S CRUNCH TIME!!!!!
    i start my finals on friday, i leave for *nairobi* the week after that, i'm still looking for accommodation for next sem. my current landlady is robbing us blind!
    i am uber excited about the sixteen followers!!!

    thing is, i can't write anything useful until next week friday, when i'm done with my exams. i HAVE however thought of stuff to write about...

    1. the weird sci-fi/romantic dreams i've been having for the past two weeks
    2. the excitement of going home
    3. how i wish i could pre-scribe myself depression drugs
    4. how i miss my personal space and being able to walk around in my underwear
    5. i'm thinking, either a significantly older dude, or a younger dude
    6. i'm craving milk
    7. i'm trying not to become an emo, not the wearing black with pink accessories, but the being miserable ALL the time
    8. i can't stop thinking about HER. i can't stop thinking about HER either.

    yeah. i'll get back soonest!

    LIFE IS SHORT. STOP BEING SO UNGRATEFUL ALL THE GOD DAMN TIME!!! -katt williams. ]]>