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Kenyan Bloggers’ Day 2007... Introduction On June 1st 2007, Kenyans everywhere will be celebrating Madaraka Day. Madaraka Day commemorates the day that Kenya attained internal self-rule following an important milestone on the road to independence. To mark this event, we would like to invite members of the Kenyan Bloggers Webring to blog in unison under the banner ‘Kenyan Bloggers’ Day’. Why? This day is opportunity for members of the Kenyan...

Kenyan Bloggers’ Day 2007... Introduction On June 1st 2007, Kenyans everywhere will be celebrating Madaraka Day. Madaraka Day commemorates the day that Kenya attained internal self-rule following an important milestone on the road to independence. To mark this event, we would like to invite members of the Kenyan Bloggers Webring to blog in unison under the banner ‘Kenyan Bloggers’ Day’. Why? This day is opportunity for members of the Kenyan...

KenyaUnlimited access issues... For the past 48 hours users inside Kenya trying to access KenyaUnlimited.com may have noticed that availability of the site is fluctuating depending on which ISP you are using to log on to KenyaUnlimited.com. For some users, the website has been completely unavailable for others the availability has been sporadic while some may have not noticed any problems. Users outside Kenya seem largely untouched by these problems...

In Memory of Flight KQ507... In memory of the Kenya Airways Flight KQ507 that crashed in Douala, Cameroon on Saturday, KenyaUnlimited has set up a page where you can leave your message of support for the families and friends of all those affected by this tragedy. These messages will be printed and delivered to Kenya Airways at an appropriate time. The page can be found here. Kindly note that this page is strictly for messages on KQ507. If you would...

Against Dissent... 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 repression is as much psychic as it is material. And an emphasis on material growth and prosperity—look at the burgeoning middle-class, the...

Bending, Or the Problem of Justice... 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 process, creates an ideal of a just community. More than simply a clever opening gambit, this...

International Women’s Day... Celebrated on 8 March, International Women’s Day is the global day connecting all women around the world and inspiring them to achieve their full potential. International Women’s Day celebrates the collective power of women past, present and future. The latest Kenyan Blogs Webring statistics show that out of nearly 400 blogs, approximately 60% of bloggers are men while 40% women make up the rest. To ensure...

KenyaUnlimited is moving... Over the next 48 hours we are moving KenyaUnlimited to what should be a more reliable service. While the move is taking place the website, KenyaUnlimited, will be unavailable. This change was not due to take place without warning but the service from our current webhost has become so unreliable that we have had to change our original plan to give a few days notice and have had to start the process immediately. We will...

On Patriotism... 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 a different kind of feeling. Perhaps, then, I should claim I feel loyal to Kenya. But the only two examples that...