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UPDATE: 11:00 PM
Rumours going round are to the effect that Raila Odinga and William Ruto have been arrested, and William Ruto has been shot. Reportedly this is after ODM announced their intentions to name a parallel government, a move, I must confess, is not entirely wise given the current situation.
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Right, today has been an especially tense day. Very very tense.
There has been pockets of unrest all around the county, especially in Kisumu, Kericho, Mombasa and parts of Nairobi.
The media is reporting the unrest is due to the delay in the results.
They are half right.
Here's the problem.
For some reason, some ...
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Finally we are at that time where every 5 years we brave hot sun, wet rain and long queues to voice our desires with regards to precisely who we want to lead us.
Yes sir, elections 2007 are with us.
I've been driving around Nairobi this afternoon to get a feel of ...
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This morning as I was driving from a week-long conference I cast a jaundiced eye at the fare that was coming through Roberta's speakers. Absolutely inane best describes some of the fare coming courtesy of our radio stations.
The first gentleman pleaded thus:
"Row the boat,row the boat,row the boat,row the boat.
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Unless you live under a disproportionately large rock, you cannot have escaped the recent political party nominations that transpired during the tail end of last week and the fallout that is taking place even as I write this. On paper at any rate it was a simple affair. Party members ...
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That time of the 5 years is with us again. Politics and politicians are going into sheer overdrive. And as am generally wont to, I observe these developments with a combination of amusement and amazement, as well as the inevitable bewilderment. Technology In this election heavy use is being made ...
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A certain gentleman in Scotland has brought a totally new understanding to the relationship between man and machine. Hostel workers were stunned to have their knowledge of coitus interruptus forcefully made that much starker when they discovered a guest in the throes of activities commonly reserved for committed men and ...
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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 ...
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Any attempt to analyze politics in Kenya (including this one) are doomed from the get go. This is largely because POLIITCS IN KENYA DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. Time and time again I have been asked why I no longer satirize politics and politicians. True, my attentions have been diverted ...
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During the course of a honest day's work, I inevitably have to read several business and technical proposals, heavy with an increasingly common dialect of English called sales talk. With each 30 page proposal, I am stunned with the ability of sales people to talk at length without actually saying anything ...
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Attention to detail, methinks, is a lost art. These small things we overlook can make a world of a difference. And it is these same small details that can set us up for the high jump. Ah, the joys of e-commerce. Wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall when ...
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I have nothing against my fellow man. After all, I am a solid and lifelong member of the fellowship. However when it comes to the ritual of using the facilities I hold my fellows in a fine disdain. All O y'all are crazy my sons. I am extremely ...
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Nowadays news is very boring. Local news at any rate. There's only so much NARC Kenya, ODM and ODM-K that one can take. The other parties like Ford Kenyan DP, etc are of nuisance value. On the Internet however, it is an altogether different kettle of fish... China wants to control ...
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In the new found spirit of adventure, this Sunday Roberta and I found ourselves visiting one of my godsons. You are well on the path to being a distinguished gentleman when you are Shortlisted for the post of Godfather Actually awarded the post of Godfather Have been ...
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Old Is Gold ... Just be blueif you need to.A beautiful rainbowfor you to knowis not complete without the blue. Just be blueas you sit in your room.You need to knowthat beyond your doorI'm sitting there just thinking of you. Just be blueas you ponder anew.I’ve come to see,that to ...
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Some time ago, ruminating over myself, my life, and the wide variety of conflicting opinions held about myself and third parties, I came to the conclusion that I am actually composed of several personalities, jostling and shouting for exclusive use of the same body. Depending on which personality took office, ...
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[This Post Is More Personal Than Normal. Usual Programming Back Soon] Familiarity, it is said, breeds contempt. This, as you may already know, is a fact. Too much of a steady supply of anything is wont to get you taking things for granted. Which is why, in His infinite wisdom. ...
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Our many blogging friends from Tanzania have impressed and cheered me greatly. They have Created a formal blogger's association, Jumwata Organized and participated in an online conference using freely available tools The conference was run along democratic ideals. All decisions were arrived at through votes ...
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My thoughts on Kenyan MPs are well known. I cannot think of a single good thing about those useless doofuses. The best present that they can give Kenyans is their immediate and permanent absence. I would very much like the gentleman who had the temerity to defend those chocolate teapots ...
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One of the unfortunate side effects of rising in the ranks is the introduction to the murky world of meetings. A cursory look at my Outlook Calendar is all I need for my heart to be engulfed with despair. My personal preference when it comes to meetings is not to ...
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So I got arrested the other day. Perhaps I jump the gun a bit. Now that Roberta is in the shop, with strange men fiddling with her delicate bits, I am forced to deploy my trusty two stroke, two piston engine and do quite a bit of walking. ...
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[Special Shout Out to Salome] Unlike most of my brethren, my interest in cars begins and ends in their exterior. We can debate whether the VW Touareg indeed looks better than the BMW X5, or whether the S Class looks better than the 5 Series. Once you pop the bonnet ...
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As I have said time and time again, formidable is the individual whose construction was overseen by XX chromosomes. Scholars, philosophers and idlers have applied themselves from time immemorial to the problem of understanding the woman. They failed. It is no coincidence that in Chess the Queen has free reign ...
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Following is the CNN.com home page as at 14:15 East African time. Highlighted in red are stories that actually affect the price of tomatoes. The proliferation of green are mentions of Paris Hilton. Kinda gives you a sense of where our priorities lie, doesn't it? AOB He he! ...
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A concerned citizen over at Mzalendo drew my attention to the following article, reproduced in its entirety from the Nation, September 15 issue of 2003 Two Narc MPs yesterday supported the outlawed Mungiki sect and called upon police not to harass its members. Tigania East MP Peter Munya ...
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My opinion of Safaricom is not favorable. I deeply resent giving so much of my money to a company that offers such mediocre service. Their customer care is hapless. It is always a pleasant surprise when their services work as advertised. I'd decamp in an instant but like a bad ...
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Ignorance, it is said is bliss. And if that be so, when it comes to the issue of women, many of my lads can be described as being in a perpetual state of catatonic joy. When I say, for instance, that few things are as formidable as the woman they laugh ...
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The police has released a statement with regards to the explosion that took place earlier. This morning at about 08:15 hrs, a small explosion occurred outside the City Gate Restaurant situation along Moi Avenue outside the city centre. One person was killed and over 30 others were injured. ...
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[8:59] Apparently a explosion has gone off near Ambassadeur hotel in Nairobi. No news as yet on the casualties. There are a lot of rumours going on now that it is A bomb A suicide bomber A gas cylinder Other than the explosion itself, nothing has been ...
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A google search for Paris Hilton A google search for Darfur That's right. There is almost FIVE TIMES as much content about some nebulous nobody than one of the biggest tragedies every to befall this earth. We pay more attention to issues of nuisance value than ...
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Once upon a time, variety in the radio sector was the choice between KBC English Service and KBC Kiswahili Service. KBC Kiswahili used to have an absurd chunk of its time devoted to death and funeral announcements, and back then my appreciation for Samba Mapangala Orchestre Virunga, Franco, Tabu Ley, Tshala ...
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Congratulations to Sudi Simiyu and the lads for coming away with some silverware from Twickenham. © KRFU Though truth be told it was an agonizing game to watch. It began very poorly. The commentators had a dim view of the dizzying array of knock-ons, forward passes ...
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KQ 507 was an unfortunate, unfortunate tragedy. Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the affected.
But come what may I will continue to have faith in Kenya Airways, our national carrier. I have flown KQ to Mombasa and Kampala several times and have even gone as far ...
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Few things are as sacrosanct as the institution of morning radio. One cannot set down to work without a morning shot of radio. People are going out of their way to even buy mobile phones that have radio facilities. The fare is wide Classic FM Classic's morning show is the ...
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Despite the fact that I've already done a list on 116 things about M, I still find myself roped by supafly warembo into doing a list of 7 of things you don't know. Very well then my dears! I cannot do that "One minute's silence thing". The more serious ...
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[UPDATE] I must confess that news of the missing KQ Flight on Saturday concerned me gravely scared the hell out of me. Because of the fact that I know a number of flight engineers and stewards, one of whom had emailed me to inform me that she was coming back ...
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I have once before talked briefly about the cornerstone of Kenyan industry, the bedrock on which the giants on whose backs we climb upon to see far stand on -- morning tea. The NARC Government fondly imagines itself to be the engine behind the Kenyan industry. Those beefy gentlemen and ...
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By and large I believe in Charles Darwin's theories, especially natural selection and survival of the fittest. But do the fittest of the species always survive? Why or why do doofuses at an elevator push both the up and down buttons, fondly imagining the lift will come faster? To ...
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Apparently black people wish for some sort of apology, as well as some sort of financial consideration because at some point in time these sons of toil moved tons of soil under a variety of persuasive agents such as whips, shotguns and axes. They sowed, weeded and harvested for massa ...
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Francis Xavier Ole Kaparo is the grim, tough talking speaker of the current loud yet mediocre parliament. Generally when he speaks, people tend to listen. Having 250 or so members of parliament of varying levels of maturity and intelligence under your thumb is not a task for the faint of ...
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Cricket is one of those games I personally don't give a flying rat's ass about. Really. The word 'runs' brings to mind loud and violently explosive activity from your Southern Border while seated primly on the white throne. I have no idea whether there are unders to complement the overs. ...
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Wahey! (For some reason shades of Beano come to mind), Ory, Myself and Mzalendo are on the BBC! Although I find it a bit of a shame that such locally brewed initiatives never attract the attention of the local media. And for all those irate people demanding to see more ...
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Politics
Now that the ODM leading lights are in London, it would be good if the NARC-K big-wigs set off for Washington. We, the people, and the climate, could do without the hot air. Really.
Religion
I am giving serious thought to giving up Lent for Lent
Education
I for one am very bitter that while I had [...]
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Ladies and gentlemen, I am deeply troubled. There is being out of the loop and then there is being out of the loop.
This morning, I sat down for a nice breakfast with today’s paper and imagine my surprise on reading that I was shot by the police at 2:00 AM on Tuesday morning! You [...]
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[EDIT]
As I write this there are some very puzzled parents unsure of what to make of their current status quo.
Imagine if you will, as a proud father of your son, and the fruit of your loins appears unannounced with official correspondence in his hand and a tear in his eye.
Imagine still more opening said correspondence [...]
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I pity the fool who’s unaware of his surroundings
My timing is impeccable. When it comes to things that do not matter in the least at any rate. Otherwise my timing stinks. I tend to appear at the most inopportune moments. Like the time in my usual erratic fashion effected an entry into an office [...]
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It must be very different being a nabob in the Mwai Kibaki administration. I say this for a number of reasons. Just imagine:
Cabinet meetings replete with pistol like shots of elderly knees, elbows and knuckles cracking like fireworks
An atmosphere thick with the smell of Kiwi shoe polish, the ultimate victor over grey hair [...]
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Bill lowers the empty glass to the table, and Bob nods with approval at the fact that this time he does not break it.
“Good stuff this, Bob”, Bob says fondly to his best friend.
Bob inclines his head gravely and drinks the health of his best friend, lowering his empty glass to the [...]
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Person Of The Year
He may have passed away but my man of 2006 is David Munyakei. Not because of anything he actively did in 2006 per se but because of the example he showed us, that no matter how inglorious, no matter how thankless, no matter at what cost we should always do the right thing. [...]
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Let’s get one thing straight. Saddam Hussein was one of the worlds most colossal asses. There is little doubt that he was a vicious, brutal and merciless human being that subjected millions of his own people to brutal savagery under his despotic rule.
Some 6 or so hours ago he was given the Christmas gift of being [...]