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• Daily Dozen: 28/02

  Posted: February 28, 2011, 7:20 am by Admin

  - Barack Obama for the first time calls on Col Gaddafi to step down [Telegraph] - #KenyaFeb28: Online Call to Nationalism [GlobalVoices] - Learn to Love The Revolution [TIME] - 3 Years of National Discord [KDP] - The surreal playboy … Continue reading →

• My View on #KenyaFeb28 and The Way Forward

  Posted: February 25, 2011, 9:12 am by iCon

  After reading heated discussions illustrating both sides of the #KenyaFeb28 coin, I found myself at an accidental gathering dinner with 6 very brilliant bloggers/thinkers. While rapping about the matter, several things became glaringly evident. 1. We are all on the … Continue reading →

• Daily Dozen: 25/02

  Posted: February 25, 2011, 7:36 am by Admin

  - Rambo reigns: Museveni and Uganda [Economist] - Gaddafi who is the new Bin Laden, blames Bin Laden who was the new Gaddafi, of being behind revolution. Ironic? [BBC] - The limits of the ‘Twitter revolution’ [Guardian] - Would Snap … Continue reading →

• Is KenyaFeb28 Missing the Point?

  Posted: February 24, 2011, 2:52 pm by misternv

  My name is N.V and I am a Kenyan. I’ll try and keep this brief. As much as we Kenyans, are people of goodwill, we are not all endowed with leadership abilities. Indeed, Kenya has become a nation of complainers; … Continue reading →

• My Position On KenyaFeb28

  Posted: February 24, 2011, 8:30 am by Nittzsah

  I’m certainly not the first to delve into the subject of #KenyaFeb28. The lovely 3CB, who’s also a writer on DR, touched on the subject on her blog. Another blogger Kachwanya eulogized the event weeks before its perceived death. Let … Continue reading →

• Daily Dozen: 23/02

  Posted: February 23, 2011, 7:40 am by Admin

  - Why Kibaki withdrew list of nominees [EAS] - Why Ocampo Six matter more than 38m ‘stupid’ Kenyans..[EastAfrican] - Museveni is on the ropes [KenOpalo] - Check out the shoe-thrower’s index [Economist] - Gaddafi: Cruel. Vainglorious. Steeped in blood. And … Continue reading →

• Fearing What’s Next: Kenyatta, Marende and Parliament

  Posted: February 22, 2011, 1:23 pm by misternv

  I am writing to you from a country where generations have grown up fearing the government. A country that has never been free. In the past, there were several particularly oppressive periods, among them the colonial era during the Mau … Continue reading →

• Daily Dozen: 22/02

  Posted: February 22, 2011, 7:40 am by Admin

  - Using Facebook for activism is fraught with risks [BL] - Birth Control for Men? 3 Promising Advances [AlterNet] - All Hail Our Dictators and Tyrants [Your Blogger's Favourite Blogger] - Libya, Libya, Libya! [Reuters] - Egypt and Tunisia How … Continue reading →

• All Hail Our Dictators and Tyrants

  Posted: February 21, 2011, 11:47 am by iCon

  Oracle: “What does any man with power want?” Neo: “….” Oracle: “More power.” Sigh, another election in Africa has passed. Once meant to be a democratic means by which the people chose their leader, elections are now merely a formality … Continue reading →

• Daily Dozen: 21/02

  Posted: February 21, 2011, 7:38 am by Admin

  - ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. Dictator’ [AllAfrica] - Africa is not poor. But She must spread the wealth! [Economist] - Kenya’s object lesson to Cairo on how hope can be raised and then crushed [DN] - Is the rest of Africa … Continue reading →

• When Racism Isn’t Racism. Part II

  Posted: February 17, 2011, 2:31 pm by davina

  Sometime last year, Essence Magazine got itself a new fashion director – Ellianna Placas. That, by and of itself, is nothing out of the ordinary. Magazines get new fashion directors all the time, right? Right. Here’s the thing, though. Ellianna … Continue reading →

• When Racism Isn’t Racism: Part I

  Posted: February 17, 2011, 1:04 pm by davina

  As a teenager, I was naive enough to think that if I ignored racism, it would just go away. That if I refused to talk about it, if I refused to give any sort of weight to it, it would … Continue reading →

• What Does ‘Revolution’ Mean to Kenyans?

  Posted: February 11, 2011, 8:30 am by iCon

  Malcolm X: “No leaders have fought for civil rights. They have begged for civil rights. They have begged for freedom. And anytime you have to beg another man to set you free, you will never be free. Freedom is something … Continue reading →

• Engineering a New Breed of Kenyan Women Politician

  Posted: February 10, 2011, 9:59 am by misternv

  Disclaimer: The letter below is meant for diasporadical purposes only. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. To whom it may concern, Even as we will endeavour to attain the 33% minimum female representation in future … Continue reading →

• Daily Dozen: 09/02

  Posted: February 9, 2011, 7:30 am by Admin

  - Hey Esther Murugi, here’s another controversial HIV strategy you can look at. [NYT] - To Fight Poverty, Invest in Girls [TIME] - Zuma asks his people for feedback ahead of State of Nation Address from Twiitter and Facebook [M&G] … Continue reading →

• Daily Dozen: 08/02

  Posted: February 8, 2011, 7:58 am by Admin

  - Youth unemployment: A smouldering fuse? [BBC] - New Mosquito Discovered In Africa That Malaria Parasite Likes Better [MNT] - Africa can live up to its promise [Mail&Guardian] - Droughts, Floods and Food [NewYorkTimes] - Was George Bush Right? [Economist] … Continue reading →

• Daily Dozen: 07/02

  Posted: February 7, 2011, 8:30 am by Admin

  - Why Kenyans may have to wait a little longer for new CJ [DN] - You are either for or against impunity [EAS] - The shaping of a New World Order [Al Jazeera] - Africa’s top five billionaires [ABR] - … Continue reading →

• To Whom It May Concern: ‘Revolutions’ in the Arab World and University Graduations?

  Posted: February 3, 2011, 7:54 am by misternv

  Disclaimer: The letter below is meant for diasporadical purposes only. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. This letter is addressed to you, yes you. As you may have noticed, the news is saturated with coverage … Continue reading →

• History Will Not Judge You Kindly, Mr. Kibaki.

  Posted: February 1, 2011, 2:37 pm by misternv

  Disclaimer: The letter below is meant for diasporadical purposes only. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. Dear Mr. President, In Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar”, Mark Anthony standing over Caesar’s bleeding corpse says: “The evil that … Continue reading →

• Of New Beginnings: Fernando Torres, Luis Suárez & Andy Carroll

  Posted: February 1, 2011, 10:03 am by Le spécial 1

  Here’s my quick two cents on the recent happenings in the English Premier League. Chelsea After many seasons of waiting “The Special one” has finally arrived at Stamford Bridge.  Fernando Torres finally made the move to London to join Chelsea. … Continue reading →

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