Stories about Kenya from March, 2011
Kenyan Bloggers Form an Association; BAKE
On Friday 25th March, several Kenyan bloggers held a meeting in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, under the newly formed BAKE ( Bloggers Association Kenya). The meeting was the 4th in an initiative by some of Kenyas veteran bloggers .
Kenya: Zingua Kingozi: Political Search Engine
Zindua Kiongozi is a political search engine in Kenya: “Aspiring politicians-young and old- now have a platform from which they can shape their message to an online audience of supporters....
Kenya: Vote for Nairobi Nights Blog
Vote for me: “I have been nominated for The Deutsche Welle International Best Of Blogs Awards. Deutsche Welle is Germany's international broadcaster. As they say on their website : The...
Africa: African movies to watch
African movies that MightyAfrican would like to watch: “Africa United (Rwanda), Figurine (South Africa), From a Whisper (Kenya), Seasons of a Life (Malawi), Teza (Ethiopia)”
Kenya: Kenya Film Commission Animation Expo
Moses attends Kenya Film Commission’s Animation Expo in Nairobi: “I was surprised on entering the Expo that there we’re far more companies than I had imagined who offer Animation services...
Kenya: Learn about Dealfish Kenya
Moses posts his presentation on Dealfish Kenya that he gave at the monthly meetup of MobileMonday Kenya: “The mobile channel is incredibly important for Dealfish in Kenya since up to...
Africa: Ultimate Walk for Humanity
Listen to an interview with Kenyan Maasai Miyere Ole Miyandazi who has begun a long walk that will take him from Cape Town to Cairo. His campaign is called Ultimate...
Kenya/Nigeria: It feels good to be queer and African
Kenyan filmmaker and activist, Kagendo Murungi talks with Nigeria Queer performance poet and dancer, Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene and filmmaker Selly Thiam project director of None on Record. They talk...
Kenya: Women and political office
The next election will be a good one for women candidates in Kenya: “According to the poll 60 percent of those surveyed would vote for a woman candidate. Women’s performance...
Africa: Sandbox Launches in Africa
Sandbox is proud to announce the opening of its first hub in Africa. Based out of Nairobi, its aim is to unite the continent’s most inspiring young leaders, and to...
Kenya: Interesting websites
Interesting Kenyan websites: “Chukua.com – yet another directory-type website.The thing that sets Chukua.com apart is that it is not only a directory but a marketplace – whereby you can set...
Rwanda: Blogger Invites President Through Twitter
This is a story of how a Kenyan blogger based in Rwanda invited Rwandan President Paul Kagame through Twitter to visit kids at The Ibirunga Tennis Court in Musanze Town. President Kagame replied after 30 minutes and ended up visiting them.
Kenya: Meet Kenyans on Twitter
Tech Mtaa discusses KenyansOnTwitter: “They are also a very creative bunch. You will see from the many trending topics like #ActualExperts, #MuliroGardens, #KhalwalesNewCareer, #tonyMOGexcuses, #kcpe2010 , #rutosplaylist, to many others...
Kenya: Petitioning Nairobi City Council
Initiative to stop Mombasa Road Accident in Kenya: “Kindly sign up and tweet on the petition Construct 5 pedestrian footbridges on Mombasa Road.”
Kenya: Women, Action and the Media
Women, Action & the Media – WAM Nairobi is an event series happening next month in Nairobi, Kenya, where local journalists, foreign correspondents, students and advocates will talk about the...
