Long time no blog

something new after a long period of laziness..tsk..tsk..tsk

MISS OR HIT

Will Goodluck Jonathan connect with the regular Nigerian electorate when he starts by posting his presidential bid on facebook.... the jury is still out there on that one

Spoil the party

Kenyas constitution party spoilt by the presence of ICC wanted El Bashir, with egg on face, Kenya tries to downplay this truely embarassing gaffe

PROMULGATION

Finally, finally, finally, Kenya gets a constitution they helped author

Sanity prevails

For a moment there African Union members meeting in Kampala considered not arresting ICC suspects and handing them over for prosecution... sanity prevailed

Sigh... not here as well

Terrorism is alive and well in East Africa, The Kampala bombings that claimed tens of lives are a stark reminder of this..my condolences to the bereaved

Well done South Africa

I think South Africa pulled off a thoroughly entertaining and quality world cup, we are proud, mighty proud of you

East African mistrust

The East African common market protocol is a noble idea as long as we discard all the mistrust and suspicion
that has be-deviled us for so long, we are brothers and sisters and that's all that matters now

Victims of too much expectation

Its okay to lose sometimes, England stop acting like its the end of the world!

The beautiful game

Words cant do justice to this great event, so i drew a picture to maybe say it in a thousand words...

Sometimes the means don't justify the end

All I can say is that Israel looks bad, really bad

The dying dead

In Africa we take death very seriously, death is no laughing matter but in Nigeria death in its wisdom solved a peculiar leadership problem. REST IN PEACE "PRESIDENT" UMARU YAR'ADUA ...

Painting the Continent red

Much to the chagrin of the west, More and more African countries are looking to the East where Hear no evil, See no evil and Say no Evil policy is widely practised in trade relations. Simply put, China will give "AID" to any African country regardless of their human rights and democratic record. In return Africa wil swing wide her doors and let the plunder of natural resources proceed. This is a familiar script only that the West has to let the East in on the rape of our continent

Free and fair elections

Whats free about elections that the opposition has pulled out of citing intimidation and rigging fears...

Rainbow shame

All that South Africa needs now is the race tensions triggered by the murder of a radical white extremist Terre'Blanche at the hands of black farm workers. With the world cup just days away, this incident casts a dark shadow over this beautiful event...I hope common sense prevails

Lead us not into temptation

Rewind to the 2005 referendum in Kenya, The " church" openly took positions when it was clear it was not about the NO or YES vote but ethnic divisions, this was replayed in the 2007 general elections with the church aiding and abetting polarised ethnic division. Present day Kenya, we are about to go to the vote again on the new constitution, The Church in an unholy alliance with some Politicians plan to defeat the draft constitution based on deep religious and political issues... will the flock meekly follow?

Lords of Impunity

The TJRC( Truth Justice and Reconciliation Committee)in Kenya is crucial to the nations healing after the tragic events of 2007/2008. Its chairman Ambassador Bethuel Kiplagat, an elite statesman, has served with the past succesive regimes tainting him and making Kiplagat unsuitable for this vital role, His innocence is not ours to determine but the doubt cast on his character is the main concern...Dear good Sir, graciously resign because your continued stay is GOOD FOR THE LORDS OF IMPUNITY.

Neccesary Baby sitting

..sigh, Dear Annan, we still need you, we have made little or no progress on pertinent reform issue's, kindly extend your baby sitting hours because our leaders haven't shown much growth...

Why Aid is bad, very bad for Africa

... This script sounds very familiar, Western donors fund projects through governments in Africa, African "leaders" embezzle the funds, furious development partners huff and puff, demand transparency and suspend aid. This is replayed over and over again, in Kenya, the British government decides it will directly fund the projects without involving the Kenyan government. Frustrated at the governments lethargy in dealing with state officials who gobbled up funds meant for free primary education, That's why Aid is bad, very bad for Africa!

Women in "power"

International womens day was marked on the 8th of March, Deservedly, women need to be recognised for their selfless roles as wife, mothers, friends, sister etc... but if the claims made againist Turai Yar'adua are true, then she might have taken the sheen out of this important day, Unlike Liberia's Sirleaf, a democratically elected president, She is keen to retain power with the help of a cabal of advisers around her. Turai is alleged to denying access to the ailing president thus prolonging an unhealthy state of uncertainty...Her alleged "power grab" is a ticking time bomb...