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  • Picking Up the Pieces Competition Winners

    Posted: April 2, 2008, 12:05 pm by Gathara
    The following are the winning cartoons from the Picking Up the Pieces cartoon competition. These and other cartoons submitted for the competition can be viewed at the Goethe-Institut Library Lounge on Monrovia St., Nairobi.


    First Place Winner
    By Mwaura Kirore




    Second Place
    By Kennedy Kaburu


    Joint Third Place
    By Alphonse Omondi



    Joint Third Place
    By Elly Maloba

  • Picking up the Pieces: Cartooning the Post-Election Crisis

    Posted: March 6, 2008, 7:57 am by Gathara
    Over the last few weeks, Kenya has witnessed post-election violence on an unimaginable scale. As efforts to resolve the political stalemate continue apace, there is need for the Kenyan society to initiate dialogue on the root causes of this violence and also to provide alternative avenues for the people to air their grievances without resorting to force. The Association of East African Cartoonists (KATUNI), the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and the Goethe Institut have organized a cartoon competition entitled “Picking up the Pieces” in hopes of contributing towards the identification of a lasting solution to the problem. The goals of this competition are to identify the reasons for the violence and propose ways out of the crisis on the basis of the following questions: 1) What are the root causes of the violence? 2) How have our leaders reacted to crisis? 3) What is the way forward? The competition has been open to all professional and amateur cartoonists throughout the country. All the country's top cartoonists (including the Daily Nation's GADO, MADD and KHAM of the Standard and Victor Ndula of the Nairobi Star) as well as a large number of other lesser-known-but-by-no-means-less-given-to-cutting-satire cartoonists have elected to participate and their works will be on show at the Goethe Institut for two months starting 7th March 2008. Also participating are cartoonists from around the world who have sent in their cartoons on the crisis as they viewed it from their various countries. The exhibition provides a unique, tragicomic and compelling look at the events of the last two months through the eyes of our society's most unforgiving critics. On 7th March, as part of the launch of the exhibition, we have arranged for a public forum from 4.00-6.00pm discuss various aspects of the crisis i.e the constitutional aspect, economic aspect, historical and cultural aspects, the role and impact of the media and the effect of the crisis on our democracy and its institutions. The forum will feature presentations by several panelists including former Secretary to the CKRC turned politician, PLO Lumumba; Muthoni Wanyeki, Executive Director of the Kenya Human Rights Commission; Mitch Odero of the Media Council; and Betty Maina, Chairperson of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers.
    The forum will be followed by a cocktail at the same venue during which the winners of the competition will be announced.

    All are welcome to attend. Entry is free.

  • Picking Up The Pieces Cartoon Competition

    Posted: February 5, 2008, 1:07 am by Gathara

    Over the last few weeks, Kenya has witnessed post-election violence on an unimaginable scale. As efforts to resolve the political stalemate continue apace, there is need for the Kenyan society to initiate dialogue on the root causes of this violence and also to provide alternative avenues for the people to air their grievances without resorting to force.

    The Association of East African Cartoonists (KATUNI) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) are organizing a cartoon competition entitled “Picking up the Pieces” in hopes of contributing towards the identification of a lasting solution to the problem.

    The goals of this competition are to identify the reasons for the violence and propose ways out of the crisis on the basis of the following questions:

    1) What are the root causes of the violence?

    2) How have our leaders reacted to crisis?

    3) What is the way forward?


    COMPETITION RULES:

    1) Participation in the competition is open to all professional and amateur cartoonists.

    2) All entries must include the artist’s address and daytime telephone number.

    3) Submitted cartoons are to be either A4-Size (210X297mm) or A3-Size (420X297).

    4) Digital copies submitted via email should be 300 dpi resolution and in JPEG format.

    5) Cartoons may be either black-and-white or colored.

    6) Cartoons advocating ethnic hatred, containing obscene language or scenes of gratuitous violence will not be accepted.

    7) The deadline for receiving artworks is Monday 25th February 2008.

    8) A jury of experts will select the 3 best cartoons for prize awards. The jury’s decision will be final.

    9) The award of the prizes will take place during the opening of the exhibition on 7 March, 2008 at the Goethe Institut on Monrovia St., Nairobi.

    10) All entries will be © FES and KATUNI and will not be returned.

    THE PRIZES:

    - First Prize: Art equipment worth Kshs. 30,000.00

    - Second Prize: Art equipment worth Kshs. 20,000.00

    - Third Prize: Art equipment worth Kshs. 10,000.00

    Cartoons may be sent via email to

    katuni@gmail.com

    and should be in JPEG format with a resolution of 300dpi.

    Original artworks should be marked “Picking up the Pieces Cartoon Competition” may be sent via post to:

    Patrick Gathara, P.O Box 3613-00200, Nairobi

    or dropped off at Communicating Artists Limited, 3rd floor, Revlon Towers, Kimathi Street, Nbi.

Scarycature

Foot-in-Mouth

  • Odinga Ujinga

    Posted: October 23, 2007, 4:15 pm by Gathara
    "The issue of corruption also has impeded development in Africa. There is corruption everywhere, but the difference is what the government does especially when it is discovered."
    Raila Odinga during an interview with Africa Today's Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Kayode Soyinka http://www.raila2007.com/cms2/index.php?id=107&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=107&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=9&cHash=bbe6979f5f

    "I came to Moi’s aid when the Government wanted to take away his houses and sue him over Goldenberg during my days as the Minister for Roads."
    Raila Odinga speaking in Kisumu.
    Standard Online, Sunday, November 26, 2006
    http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143961640

  • Strange Bedfellows

    Posted: October 23, 2007, 3:12 pm by Gathara
    "[Musalia] Mudavadi was the Finance minister in 1993. He first paid out the Sh5.8 billion in export compensation and then the Sh13.5 billion. I know what I am talking about. I stand for the truth and the VP and the President should come out and prove me wrong." ....Mr Odinga said he was ready to prove that it was Mr Mudavadi who authorised the Goldenberg payments.
    Raila Odinga addressing a NARC rally in Ngong town on 16th november 2002. Musalia Mudavadi is now the ODM presidential candidate's running mate.
    Daily Nation, November 17, 2002 http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/17112002/News/mainNews18.html

  • The Buddhacall

    Posted: September 6, 2007, 2:19 am by Gathara


    This is full of hillary!

  • How Many Dead Americans is Saddam Worth?

    Posted: August 30, 2007, 8:53 am by Gathara


    And yes, that is Dick Cheney speaking in 1994 about the first Gulf War.

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Fish cakes

Alas a fish cake.

Yet more fish cakes

Guess what ... yeah ... fish cakes.

The end of the fish cakes

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