society
Death of polygamy
I often wonder what kinds of vows are made by men getting into polygamous marriages.“…I promise to love only you and Jane until death do us part..or until I meet Anne..Whichever comes first.”
Marriage comes with so much sacrifice and hard work. It takes a lot of patience and humility to be married. And that is [...]
“kenchic” by The Villagers Band
Tusker Shmusker!
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 argument that EABL’s sponsorship of [...]
Free style Jukwaani!
Mnazi: vuta n’kuvute
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 today with several great performances; notably; Mnazi:Vuta N’kuvute (Coconut tree: Pull and I [...]
Jukwaani: story tellers, rappers and hip hoppers.
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 involves and resonates with an entire audience no matter their race and origins.
My [...]
Ngeli ya Ju-Kwa!
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 listener. You must appreciate the Swahili culture to appreciate the classical [...]
Jukwaani! Festival for performance literature
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 association with the Kenya Cultural Center. It is a joint initiative supported by the special fund for cultural projects established by the Ministries of [...]
The Kenya we deserve
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 in our own homes.
We blame our leaders because, [...]
Hoisting Spirits
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 [...]
