Sports sponsorship can more often than not only be driven by one of two things; a commercial decision or a philanthropic act. A cold tusker for anyone who is not sure what EABL’s incentive was in sponsoring the Safari Sevens tournament. For love or money? Let’s just say for the sake of … [Read more...]
Mnazi: vuta n’kuvute
September 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The curtain fell on the Jukwaani! festival for performance literature today with several great performance; notably; Mnazi:Vuta N’kuvute (Coconut tree: Pull and I pull you), a poem by Abdilatif Abdalla, and Talking Drums. The curtain fell on the Jukwaani! festival for performance literature … [Read more...]
Jukwaani: story tellers, rappers and hip hoppers.
September 20, 2009 By 1 Comment
story telling ‘The Tale of Fumo Liyongo’ performed in Kiswahili by Zamaleo Sigana Storytellers. The story told for centuries along the East African Coast traces one man’s confrontation with dictatorship iresspective of the inherent angers. I like story telling. When it is done right, it … [Read more...]
Ngeli ya Ju-Kwa!
September 18, 2009 By 1 Comment
Swahili poetry Thursday began with a two hour session of Swahili poetry with Ahmed Nassir, Ahmed Sheikh Nabhany, Amira S. Msellem, Mahmoud Mau and Abdilatif Abdalla. Appreciation of poetry and perhaps, of the classical form of Swahili poetry in particular, depends on the mindset of the … [Read more...]
Jukwaani! Festival for performance literature
September 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
href="http://www.goethe.de/ins/ke/nai/prj/juk/enindex.htm">Jukwaani! is a festival of performance literature running from Thursday, 17th September, 2009 to Sunday, 20th September 2009 at the Goethe-Institut. Jukwaani! Is a project by Goethe-Institut and Alliance Française in … [Read more...]
Machine gun
September 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Give me my machine gun Let me fight the war Don’t waste my time now It’s a perfect time to score A perfect time to hear those engines roar. Give me my machine gun Feel my passion burn When will you learn?? There’s a war out there, Still debating if you should load your gun? Are you … [Read more...]
The Kenya we deserve
August 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This our Kenya.. Our leaders are stealing from us. Innocent people have lost their lives. Human rights activists have been murdered. Women and children have been raped. We have pathetic infrastructure. People are dying from hunger. Our police force has been compromised and we no longer feel safe … [Read more...]
Hoisting Spirits
April 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
On Sunday, 29th March, 2009 we made our way to Ayany in Kibera where we were set to meet the Kenya Youth AIDS Ambassadors group made up of youth living positively with HIV and AIDS. We turned in, off a tarmac road, to a steep, narrow maram road, which led us downhill passed shacks and stalls on … [Read more...]
Live Chat with Ambassador Ranneberger
February 16, 2009 By 1 Comment
Ambassador Ranneberger will be back for a live chat on February 25 at 12:00 GMT. Go to: https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/nairobi/. Choose “enter as guest,” type in your preferred screen name, and join the discussion. Hope to see you there! (Thanks Sarah) … [Read more...]
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