Category Archives: politics

on sharing colours

When I came across the shameful news of the raid on The Standard & KTN in Kenya last night (thx 4 sharing, IW), the first thing that came to my mind was 1933 and the infamous Book burning …

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K?r?ro k?r? it??ra g?ting?reka m?nd? akome*

Dear President Kibaki, On March 2, 2006 armed police raided the headquarters and printing plant of the East African Standard Group. In addition to destroying equipment including the printing presses and burning newspapers, they shut …

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0,02 shillingis

To me, the recent turmoil in Kenya’s internal politics regarding the (not so new) revelations on the Goldenberg and Anglo Leasing scandals, which comes along with an almost embarassing process where we see politicans blaming each other, clinging onto …

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En attendant Godot

"The food security situation in the arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya is rapidly deteriorating." (source ) source: IFRC More Maps? => ReliefWeb.NL …

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fumbo bumani

Curiousity had kept me busy, wondering what’s in that Tower at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, Kenya. Possible answers to this serious question – which could have been an issue with Hon. Watchman – …

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