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Fire. Again. With Political Melodrama (yawn.)

I'm sorry, I am completely unable to feel distraught or more than passively chagrined by the unfortunate events at Sinai slum in Nairobi. I am a little annoyed with the government and Kenya Pipeline Company because I hear (and I really haven't read much about ...

Samuel Wanjiru… & Boys.

I yesterday posted a disturbed email to a listserve called ConcernedKenyanWriters and an interesting discussion ensued that helped me to clarify my position on the question of men and boys development in society today. Because of its importance, I have unilaterally decided to publish the ...

I sang the National Anthem and felt real.

At the beginning of this past week, on Feb 28, we paused at 1pm and sang all three verses of the National Anthem. I was one of the 9 people who worked to bring people together. It was great. I've had to take a week ...

Social Media & Personal Relationships

I discovered today that a close friend of mine removed me off of their twitter and facebook accounts - essentially blocked me. After the initial surprise, I wondered what that meant - does it mean we are no longer friends? Should how I relate with ...

28th February: Sing & Unite for Kenya

In the face of ethnic polarisation, a highly politicised atmosphere and the daily search for daily bread, it is sometimes easy for all of us to forget what binds us together, that we are Kenyan and that we are strongest when united. In this perspective, a ...

Kenyan prostitute stimulates, excites me, makes my morning

The highlight of my day today, was to discover a new blog, the diary of a Kenyan prostitute at http://www.nairobinights.co.cc which is a fantastic and most refreshing read about the observations and thoughts of a prostitute - none of the moralistic, apologetic discourse ("we have ...

We stay with the Hague! Sign the petition!

I have today signed the petition for Kenya to stay with the Hague Process and I want to be one of 1 Million Kenyans who say no, we do not want to get out of the Hague process. My Personal Position is that it is ...