Kenya Christian
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Storymoja Hay Festival
Posted: July 23, 2009, 3:43 pm by KenyaChristian
The Storymoja Hay Festival is a three day international celebration of stories, ideas, writing and contemporary culture through storytelling, mchongoano, music, books, live discussion forums, demonstrations, workshops, open-mike sessions, debates, exhibitions, live performances and competitions. It is organised as collaboration between the Hay Festival (UK) and Storymoja, a young publishing company formed by five local writers. The Hay Festival held in the UK every May attracts up to 150,000 people ranging from presidents to authors to fans.
Venue: Impala Club, Ngong Road, Nairobi
Dates: Friday 31st July to Sunday 2nd August, 2009.
Time: From 10:00 am daily
Price: Ksh 500(day pass) Ksh 1500(season ticket); Ksh1000(advance season tckt) -Kids(Ksh200day; Ksh400 season)
Check out the full program here
(Tickets available @ All Books First stores, Silverbird stores in Nairobi,Bookstop Bookstore(Yaya Center),Sarit Center Information Desk (Westlands) & Savanis Bookshop, Westgate)
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Mabadiliko Tour presents "Skoolz Out!''
Posted: July 23, 2009, 3:35 pm by KenyaChristian
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Video: Erik Hersman on Ushahidi
Posted: July 23, 2009, 8:39 am by KenyaChristian
At TEDU 2009, Erik Hersman presents the remarkable story of Ushahidi, a GoogleMap mashup that allowed Kenyans to report and track violence via cell phone texts following the 2008 elections, and has evolved to continue saving lives in other countries.
Visit his blog @ WhiteAfrican and AfriGadget. Check out his profile here
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