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June 12, 2008

Yes We Can

How do I explain this?
Those tables full of bananas should be interesting enough for a blog post (at least to me), but maybe I should start with my own little story:
Last year in March upon returning from Kenya, I realized I should cough up some mbeca and invest them into a good pair of running [...]

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October 12, 2006

the grave

Moi International Sports Centre – what a grave.
(a) Swimming costs 100/= Kshs for adults, 50/= for Kids.
Baptism 50/=, Photo sessions 1.000/= and Video sessions 5.000/=.
(b) What you see in front of the picture is the overgrown parking lot of the stadium. The lamps all lack their bulbs and the whole area behind the stadium [...]

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September 13, 2006

Koigi’s analogies (verdict: comprehensive)

“Recently, the Kenya Football Federation kicked out our national team, Harambee Stars, out of the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, and invited the better-known Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions to practise at Kenya’s best stadium.
Instead, the national team was taken to Ruaraka, a field not as good as Kasarani. It mattered little that at the time, Harambee [...]

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June 17, 2006

How to confuse Gamaans…

True worrrshippaas of Kikuyumoja’s Realm might remember this entry, where I highlighted that Kenya and Germany do in fact share similar national flags.
Upon opening my snail mail box this morning, I found the following “How-to-confuse-Gamaans” instruction – carefully prepared by my dearest fan Mbuzimoja:

Kiptoo – this sure is something for Mtandao.de, sindiyo?

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June 13, 2006

Die Welt zu Gast bei Nordend Antistars…

Die WM-Nationalmannschaft von 1974 mit “Fussball ist unser Leben”
Dann doch (viel) lieber so! :-)

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June 10, 2006

Adopt-a-toilet business idea for Kenya

What do you do in a country where public toilets are rare, ppl in love with soccer & men just oversized kids?
Right. Fun, anyone?
[via BoingBoing // via WFMU's Beware of the Blog]

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Acermania

Today was a good day.
I was stuck in an unusual traffic jam (hey, this place is quite rural) which made me miss out watching the opening game to the WorldCup but I managed to follow the game on the radio. You know, Juergen Klinsmann (coach of the German team) came in as a blessing way [...]

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