Kenyan blogosphere Dispatch

The Anglo Leasing corruption scandal continues this week, a video (WMV file 34MB) of a piece done by the BBC is available on kenyaunlimited courtesy of Mshairi and Mentalacrobatics, it is also available on Bittorent thanks to Maitha. The video is of an interview with John Githongo, a former anti...

Kenya: Prisons for corrupt officials

Kenyan blogger, Magaidi calls for a Kenyan “GitMo” (prison) to house corrupt officials “We need one, since corrupt entities in government conveniently cry out for the blanket rule of law, “innocent until proven guilty” to provide for their freedom as they conveniently await their cronies to set up inquiries to...

African women's voices this week

Diary of a Mad Kenyan Woman comments on the predominance of old men in Kenyan politics and government. She questions how old fashioned men acting out old fashioned politics chose John Githongo to head the anti-corruption drive. Possibly it was because they thought he was so young he would not...

Kenya: Anglo Leasing

You Missed This goes behind the scenes in Kenya and asks what role foreign powers had/have in Kenya? Did they play a part in exposing the Anglo-Leasing scandal?

Kenya: Power of the vote

MentalAcrobatics reminds Kenyans of the 2002 “watershed” elections and the power that voters had “The power of the ballot was born. All of a sudden people realised, “Hey this kura of mine can change things.” We should remember just what a leap that was.”

Kenya: Githongo scandal

Ethan, My Hearts in Accra, has a roundup of the Kenyan reaction to the Githongo scandal.

Musengeshi Katata comments (FR) on Amely-James Koh Bela's book on African prostitution in the West at Forum Realisance: “Can one really defend values that are everyday assaulted and eroded by poverty? … Without a battle against poverty including against western exploitation and the depravation of African economies, without a protracted...

Kenya: Anglo Leasing

Kenyan Musings adds her voice to the Anglo-Leasing scandal in Kenya.…”We need food aid for 4 million Kenyans, yet, the cabinet thinks that sending a mace to London to be polished for 2 million (it could have been done here for 20, 000 but noooooooooo! fuckers don play that!, to...

Kenya: thoughts on Samburu Land

Afromusings posts her thoughts on a recent article in the N Y Times Magazine on Samburu Land which is in northern Kenya – a place she has recently visited.

Kenya: Women's problems

Magaidi writes that women's problems should be seen as society's problems otherwise they will remain in the “back burner of society's hot stove“.

Kenya: government waste

Kenyan Pundit comments on government waste in Kenya and calls for a Freedom of Information Act in the country and for more Kenyans to question their government.

Kenya: tribute to two women

Mshairi, Kenyan poet pays tribute to two women………Coretta Scott King and Betty Friedan, author of the seminal book – The Feminine Mystique.

Kenya: Love chronicles

Gukira continues his wonderful series of posts – Love Chronicles.

Kenya: Africa facts

Afromusings points to some facts about Africa…..”Africa is home to the over 9 million km² Sahara desert, whose overall capacity…”

KenyanSphere This Week

Over the last few weeks Kenyans have been spoilt for choice when it comes to topics to discuss. First off there was the bombshell dropped by John Githongo, the anti-graft czar who fled to London for his safety after getting too close to the truth. He finally released the painstakingly...

Dominica: Death of a village

ThandieLand laments the “death” of her home village in Dominica, tracing its depopulation to migration (internal and external), especially in the aftermath of 1979's Hurricane David. She compares her village's situation to that of the ancestral community of a Kenyan friend which has been decimated by HIV/AIDS.

Africa – wireless networking

Kenyan Pundit points to a wireless networking project that could be used in Africa. “By applying this technology in areas that are badly in need of critical communications infrastructure, more people can be brought online than ever before, in less time, for very little cost

Kenya: Githongo scandal

From Kenya, both Kenyan Pundit and Thinkers Room comment on the ongoing saga of the Githongo scandal….Pundits conclusion…”there is money in Kenya, just in the wrong pockets”.

Coretta Scott King

Gukira comments on the passing of Mrs Coretta Scott King who he says will not be remembered for her support of gay and lesbian rights nor for belief in civil rights for all – she will be “She will be, like Caesar, stabbed and appropriated, turned into a docile saint.“

G8 and celebrity frenzy

Curious is sick and tired of “the media-hyped frenzy that is whipped up to promote celebrity in the name of helping the poor” and points to paper by Professor William Easterly, “Planners Vs Searchers in foreign aid” which discusses the subject.

Kenya: Insecurity

Bankelele comments on the growth of the security industry in Kenya “Insecurity has gripped the country and especially our leaders. Buildings everywhere are being fenced off and fortified. In front of the Treasury, there is now a 24-hour roadblock /security checkpoint and another one in front of Central Bank.”