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In depth analysis of Kenyas and by extension Africas Affairs.

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Still Proud to be Kenyan. ranks 394 in Africa and 29 in Kenya. According to site visitors it ranks 922, and 912 according to page views:

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Stupid, Preposterous, Scary, then Ridiculous: the Al Faisal Issue

I have had quite a lot to do in the past few weeks and when the Al Faisal issue came up in the news, I was in no hurry to add my voice to the discussion going on all over the place. Today, I give my two cents: The

Published on Jan 26, 2010, 1:27 pm

ICT FOR YOUR COUNCIL

ICT For Your Council View more presentations from Flametree Systems Engineering Ltd. marvintumbo

Published on Dec 14, 2009, 10:32 am

Your Environment and Copenhagen

Cpenhagen Meeting - Pic courtesy of the Time Magazine So this is the big news this week. All the channels are focusing on the environment is one way or another. Many environmental lawyers are on call to give insight on what the Copenhagen meeting will mean for Africa and

Published on Dec 13, 2009, 8:25 am

Days and Meanings

From where and how I grew up, every day was like any other day; with equal importance or lack thereof. But then again, not really; here is how I grew up. How we perceived days back then was not from tradition which was handed down from our parents and

Published on Dec 9, 2009, 12:00 pm

Whispers of the Unheard! – Final Part.

At the end of the day and without calling it the ‘Kenya we want,’ these formless conversations are articulating the illusions of the Kenya we have been living in.  Our hope is to finally break away from rhetoric that tells us we will one day get to cloud nine

Published on Dec 5, 2009, 9:30 am

Whispers of the Unheard! – Part 4.

But our author moderator whose name I still haven’t recalled was not convinced. He said that death alone should not automatically warrant one a hero status. He asked to be told what people did that they deserved to be remembered for after their deaths. He said that JM had

Published on Dec 5, 2009, 8:11 am

E Government

Have you thought about ecouncil, this e-government bulletin marvintumbo

Published on Nov 27, 2009, 12:48 pm

They Can as easily Sink You as Save You…

The Draft Constitution is out. I am actually elated that it came out this soon and more so because we get to give feedback on what we think. I have just acquired a soft copy version because it would be easier to peruse through it while I do my

Published on Nov 25, 2009, 5:02 pm

Whispers of the Unheard! – Part 3.

In answering his question, I jumped in with my own theory. My take was quite simple. Looking back at the formative years of this country, it is easy to spot similarities between the men that were assassinated. JM, Pio Gama Pinto, and TJ were all politicians whose leadership transcended

Published on Nov 14, 2009, 10:40 am

Whispers of the Unheard! – Part 2.

So what began as whispers in bedrooms, at street corners, and in university hostels had now grown into fully fledged public conversations that were challenging the status quo. The people who were party to these conversations were querying everything under the sun within the Kenyan borders. Gradually, the whispers

Published on Nov 13, 2009, 7:42 am

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