Rose Ng'ang'a - Instablogs
Nov 2 2009
Recently when BBC carried a story that Kenya could face worse crises in the next general election than witnessed in 2007, leaders were quick to dismiss the story as unfounded rumors well set to place the country’s image at disrepute. But...
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Oct 23 2009
It has been a newsful day since 6 am when Thomas Cholmondeley, the white Kenyan aristocrat jailed in May for killing a black poacher, was freed three months ahead of the end of his eight-month sentence. Hours later, the most infamous head of the...
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Oct 21 2009
Our people cannot live in fear over harassment by foreigners, the ongoing tension in Turkana West is unwarranted unless someone is sleeping on his job. The last time I checked we were on collision with Uganda over Migingo Island which we still are...
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Oct 19 2009
I like the way we analyze issues from a political angle, and now that the $5 million prize for former African leaders who set examples of honest, democratic government will not be awarded this year, I can almost figure out the kind of headlines we...
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Oct 19 2009
Serious debates are ongoing on the recent reunion of two Kenyan men in the UK over the weekend. Like any other Kenyan who came across the story as hot as it was when it got our attention, me and my friends had opinions that really triggered a serious...
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Oct 13 2009
I was going through my emails and came along a photo of a dying kid who has gone for days without food and is short of some energy to even cry, the only reachable solution. The photo is among other shocking and moving photos captured from some of the...
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Oct 8 2009
It has been an eventful week to Kenya as Kofi Annan jetted back to the country to monitor its progress on reforms. Most of his meetings with the Principals (Raila and Kibkai) and their lieutenants was coupled with accusations and counter accusations...
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Oct 6 2009
Just recently we were treated to shocking revelations on the effects of some Chinese contraceptives which a good number of Kenyan women had started using due to the perception that they are herbal. The revelation caused a lot of ripples in the women...
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Sep 29 2009
There is nothing traumatizing as losing someone’s husband, but the idea of getting inherited by his brother would even be more traumatizing to me. Wife inheritance is not so new to us since some of our communities are allowed by their traditions...
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Sep 23 2009
We are fond of brushing off human interest stories and focus most of our discussions on political oriented debates that we fast catch up with any political gossip that eventually develops into a big story hitting most of our headlines. Is anyone else...
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