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· September, 2005

Stories about Kenya from September, 2005

Kenya: IT infrastructure

Bankelele reports that the state-owned Telkom Kenya has launched an Internet telephony, or VoIP, service, and has begun laying a fiber-optic cable connecting Nairobi to Mombasa.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
26 September 2005

Kenyan Blogosphere Roundup

- First things first. The Kenyan Blogs WebRing recently celebrated it's first birthday and crossed the 100 member threshold. Congratulations are in order. Here are some snippets of the amazing...

Written by Ory Okolloh
24 September 2005

Kenya: Wangari Maathai

Emeka Okafor, on Africa Unchained, admires Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, saying that she exemplifies what Africans seek in their leaders.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
21 September 2005

Kenya: Diplomatic rape scandal

Kenya Democracy Project quotes unnamed official sources on the reported rape of a Kenyan diplomat by a Kenyan diplomat in the United States, during the visit of President Mwai Kibaki.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
19 September 2005

Kenya: All of a ferment…

Onyango Oloo sorts the bananas from the oranges in a long essay on the Kenya Democracy Project, looking at the prospects for political change and providing a recipe for an...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
15 September 2005

Kenya: A Constant Gardener

E.K. Bensah takes a look at movie reviews for the forthcoming movie The Constant Gardener, based on the novel by John Le Carre, which is set – and banned –...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
15 September 2005

In the Presidents’ shoes…

Mental Acrobatics challenges readers to identify Presidents Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania, Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda just from their shoes.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
14 September 2005

Kenya: Financial reform plan

Bankelele reports on a comprehensive reform plan set out by the World Bank for Kenya's financial sector, including the top four state-owned banks.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
14 September 2005

Kenya: Wi-fi wanderings

George Conard, on his way home to Seattle, checks out the much-vaunted wi-fi connection in Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
13 September 2005

Kenya: Halliburton contract

Kenya-based Mental Acrobatics highlights the awarding of a multi-million dollar reconstruction contract in hurricane-hit Louisiana and Mississippi to Halliburton, a company with strong ties to U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
6 September 2005

Kenya: First birthday

Kenyan blogger Mshairi celebrates one year in the blogosphere, looking back on 12 months of life, love, poetry, Africa and gender activism.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
6 September 2005

Kenya: Katrina poetry

Kenya Democracy Project posts a long poem and photos depicting the ravages of Katrina, and picks up on the infamous (white) “finders” and (black) “looters” captions on AFP photos out...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
6 September 2005

Kenya: Catholic insurance

Bankelele flags a financial services tidbit with a twist; the Nairobi Catholic Church has been licensed to start an insurance company.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
1 September 2005

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