What does it feel like to be free?
I’m willing to grant that the question may be irrelevant. After all, does one need to feel free to be truly free? Isn’t it more important to be free than to feel free?
Yet.
Having grown up in the Moi era, I know all too well that political [...]
In a recently published article, Beatrice Ofwona writes, “To see injustices around us and bury our heads in the sand instead of speaking out against them puts our integrity into question.” I am struck by how this opening sentence creates a sense of shared community, an inclination to shared values, appeals to, and, in the [...]
I am not quite sure what “loving Kenya” entails, though I am told it is a good thing, a noble thing, a thing worth trumpeting. Perhaps the problem is the word “love.” In a world where anything and everything is a love object, shoes, clothing, dogs, food, all of which I love, perhaps country requires [...]
The International Museum of Women invites you to be a part of Imagining Ourselves, an online exhibit featuring art, photographs, essays and film by young women in their 20s and 30s answering the question,
“What defines your generation?”
From a member of the Editorial Team:
We want to reach out to young African women [...]
Kenya’s vibrant literary scene has attracted the attention of some of the world’s literay giants. Otieno Amisi reports ahead of a major cultural event scheduled for Nairobi next month.
The Kenyan literary scene is abuzz with excitement as the country prepares to host nearly one hundred writers, poets, publishers and literary agents from across the world. The literary festival, dubbed Kwani? [...]
Cross posted on the African Women’s Blog
The fifth Erase Racism Carnvial will be hosted at Black Looks on the 20th September. The aim of the carnival which is held every month is to
“bring together a collection of blog posts dedicated to creating a world free of racism”.
This is the first time the [...]
Cross posted from Dj Mocha!**
Please note, I am not an experienced writer. So this entry has been made through my observation and love for music. OOOHHHH……with also approval from the main man himself. Thank you Wawesh for the opportunity!!! Without much further ado………Twende kazi!!!
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It’s Meant To Be…
Review and Interview by Mocha!
The wait is finally over [...]
Cross posted on Global Voices Online
As diverse as ever, African women have been writing about a range of issues.
14 May was Mother’s Day in some parts of the world and African women honoured the important women in their lives.
Adaure congratulates all mothers and grandmothers and says her mother is the best anyone [...]
In February 2005 I designed a blog meme specifically for Kenyan Bloggers and in particular Kenyan Blog Webring members. The meme did it rounds and still continues to do so. A year and almost 100 KBW members later, I feel compelled to revisit the meme. In so doing I hope to get the [...]
Here are the final nominees for the Kaybee Awards 2006. Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination form for the awards. We would like to extend a special thank you to all the non bloggers and non Kenyans who took time out to recognise Kenyan blogs by sending in a nomination form.
Voting is [...]