I am worried.
I am worried. What is worse, is that my worries are non-specific, nagging and lurking at the back of my mind constantly as I go through my day. On the face of it, I have every reason to be optimistic - we have a new ...
Kenya Power is not hearing Wanjiku
We want good quality power at low cost now.
For many Kenyans, Kenya Power (formerly KPLC), is a source of head-banging-against-the wall frustration. All too often do they sit in the dark and reflect on new acronyms for the company (such as Kenya Paraffin, formerly Kenya ...
‘The Failure of Satire in Campaign-period Kenya’
My friend Stephen Derwent Partington asked me to post this on my blog (Squatting has taken on a new meaning I think - you heard it coined here first: Blog-Squatting) and since he's so smart and I have to increase the intellectual value of this blog, ...
Tech2Shags goes live in Malindi!
A few weeks ago, I wondered on this blog why it is that the Kenyan ICT industry, advanced as it is, is based in the city of Nairobi. I suggested an initiative to begin to develop ICT communities in other parts of Kenya – so ...
Poor, Poor Silvio!
Contrition Personified. Silvio, looking very sorry for his deeds.
Silvio Berlusconi is back in Malindi, after being sentenced to four years in Prison.
He is sure to rue the day he was born now...! The Huffington post reports that it is merely a "Healthy retreat" because he is ...
Make it okay to fail, and maybe development will fail forward
Blog post #2 from the Open Africa Summit, Zanzibar
Until today, I had never met Rakesh Rajani, the great man who leads Twaweza. I knew of him by reputation and we came close to meeting on a number of occasions but today, we met at the ...
I support the Peremende Movement
About 2 weeks ago, I met a doctor, one of those that are on strike in Kenya, over dinner and I asked him why they are on strike. You see, I knew they were on strike and I had seen some of the footage in ...
Life Changing moments
Do you have a story about a situation about your life that profoundly affected you and your life? Perhaps it is a story of something that made you grow up real fast, changed the way you do things or simply changed your perspectives? Well, send ...
Don’t Call me an “African” Writer
I yesterday had the priviledge of attending a discussion forum organised by Kwani? during the Caine Prize for African Writing Workshop that is ongoing. The discussion basically revolved around African Writing.
From the onset, and all through, I have a serious opposition with the label African ...
Shoot To Kill, I vote.
When an individual is able to congratulate himself on the attainment of enlightenment- or when such an individual reaches his Nirvana on a subject, it is a great day. When that enlightenment causes him to convert his belief and thinking, the day is brighter still.
I ...
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