Almost but not yet

Okay I got to admit for the last few days I just lost the link for attaching pictures to the posts in the blog,
however it has been raining alot in Mbita, we almost cold everyday you know we aint used to the temperature dropping down that bad, the other day it was rainstorm, and living so near the lake, dont get me wrong i do love the lakeside but the thunderstorm aint my cup of tea, so its officially 31st looking at my time, and we counting down the hour to New Years,

I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who had the time and chance to check out thjis blog, it aint the greatest on the blog street, but I sure do love coming here and once a while jotting down whats on my mind, and thank you for passing by

I toast to my family, my loved one, starting with my Mama, isnt she just the best thing to happen to me, the rest of the gang too coz without saying luv you guys

To friends who have been there,who have held me not only in the physical, but in the distant, on the phone, on email, seeing me through 2009, I thank you all guys, it has been 2009 because you were there

To loved ones who are gone with the wind, in the year 2009, God loved you more, and saw it best to call you home, so will He pluck us from the garden of the world, and we shall meet again

For those we are yet to meet, let them bring joy into our lives, making every past memorable, the present livable and the future hopeful

In the next 23hours of 2009 lets toast to a year, one more to be added to the list of years that we have had, every one of them counts......

Mbita Point Pot: The planner

Mbita Point Pot: The planner

The planner

Should be getting down to what my new years resolutions are, using up today to review last years, they looked good on paper, but the M & E might reveal some very important and interesting facts, that could prolly determine if i wannna pretend this year to have resolutions for 2010, if i do, i will have one written down

Please myself i guess, or is it just the New Years Bug, biting me

Boxing day it is

I guess most of us bloggers are still away from anything called a blog, well it is the season for some loving, and a break from the whole year is well deserved.


spend it well, coz u will miss it! We will talk about this definately when you come from your Christmas holidays,


check yourself out, and I hpe you managed to send what you had for your loived one this season, adioz

Merry Christmas-Island Resort

Hey a very Merry Christmas to us all, and if you are in Mbita, am sure if you were out yesterday having some merry time, then rubbing shoulders with the police was not uncommon, I guess they are all taking Iteere's promise to keep us safe this christmas loud and true, well I hope your Christmas eve was great


a quite morning it is, but well for Mbitans, if you would like to go out there and just be with your fellow Islanders, Island resort is the place to be, am told, ave checked it out, the banners and stuff, some music, some beauty pageant, didnt know they still make up for good shows, but its in the menu.......and of course you know without saying some nice Benga or Ohangla music wont miss


Well i got to go, had a long night, dont ask what I was doing, but it was clean and straight, where ever you are this Christmas, its all about HIM, CHRIST, that is why human kind has set aside this day, may He be born in you, as we celebrate the Mass

Kaswanga

This was way before Christmas eve tonight, a sports day in Kaswanga was a way of confirming that the season of christmass was here with us again, if you were the football competions sure made us feel the footballers scoiuts should have been out here

Kampala Club Kats

Far from the Mbita sun, Kampala presented a few moments away from what i now call home,
In a new town, old aquitances reemerged and i took my time out just living it, i would say i sampled the pubs more than i would have loved too, however on of them down at the Kamapla University specifically in Katazar ,Club kats, did not dissapoint, my love for live performances was not failed. I had informed my hosts i would loved to pass through La Bonita, but merry moments failed to make the promise true
however I was quite impressed with the interpretation of art on stage, in the midst of drinking patrons, hawk eyed allures of women of the night there was a short play about AIDS, brought to the fore with a lot of humour, the wording was quite great, and the lasting impression was the setup in which it was been presented

Guys i got to be honest, am worn out, and this is a last attempt to capture the moments before time dyes them out, hope you had a mzuri weekend ,

good, I got to rest my feet, will talk about this more kesho

Gotta give

It should be a sigh of relief I believe, quite sure you ave had a piece of good week not to mention we are just about to welcome the Cristmas season, here it is all over again , ust remember some one somewhere got off the big bus, and you were lucky enough to be here this season,

Enjoy

Life goes on

Yup it does,

Am in Kisumu and its quiet hot just arrived after taking the last ferry from Mbita today, and oh my, the ride was a little bit bumpy, loaded with cars, and a bunch of us, a few extras if you ask me, thois who form the Friday Mbita-Kisumu migration, and it takes heart, some times i think OMG am I made of stuff strong enough to withstand the backj to back....but here we are , am blogging from the true city under the sun, canhear the music booming from Mon Ami, but fatigue has made sure the taste of music is a whirlwind over my head, my bones are aching for a good sleep tonight, and I guess for once i want to go with mother nature, schedules sometimes justy dont make sense,



In my old good days Friday had a lot of meaning more that just Furahi dey! Guys got to go, hope you are having a better night than me, lets talk the morning after, hoping al make it to this blog

African drinking expo, well if you have never seen those straws, I could try to get a real picture, but they only go down well with the local drink Busaa

Sweet Carols-RIP

It was a tight weekend that started with an initiation of a cold in Kisumu on Friday, an eventual overall sickness that saw me back in Mbita on Saturday, and a heart wrenching message on my phone that a colleague,Carol had slept the final sleep, on Saturday 17th October 2009.

Rest in Peace Carol, your final sleep has come as a shock to all of us, a crude reminder that we are all visitors in this world, only here for a moment, then gone foreever, leaving only memories of moments we have shared, and marks of love, scars of heartbreaks in those who were lucky to have known us.

7th Novembers is the day we will lay you to rest, I have no words, no tears yet, but shock and disbelief how could i see you now, and not see you again, I just like a doubting Thomas will wait for that day, for my eyes to see, and my hands to touch, because its too soon, too soon

To your closest family and friends, May God carry them through this moments,

New place, new memories

Its not MJ's death that got me too distant from been in touch, didnt get a chance to let you guys know but I was moving houses

After a long and and heartbreaking moments am finally settled, heart breaking because I had known my former residence since 2004, its not only the memories but the people I met there, and those who met me there, the friends who made it home, just to name a few Richard, Morris,, Raphael, Olivia, Lucy, Lucy W, Daisy,Keziah, over the years some of them left and finally it was down to only me and Richard. A home is a place you want to go to, you feel welcomed, relaxed, with no doubts, but I realised the walls dont make you feel at home, its the people, they bring the moments, and moments are trials, its when we try, when we fall, when we rise, when we win, Many more that I found in FB4 and those who left me there, and those who came back, and those who wished to come back, we all have our private memories that made it home, as I welcome my new place, I take with me the best of yesterday, and look forward to the best of today, just as it was walls, so is it walls now, am building new moments

Great to be back in blogging, and thanks to those who kept visiting the site, adioz, and a smile on the face, I have a better view of the lake now, took some pics early in the morning today!

MJ: Will you be there RIP

do we love more when we have lost?

when I visited India last year, I bought one music CD and one movie CD and one aerobics CD. Because there are three things that I love doing, listening to music, watching a movie, and doing aerobics.

that music CD, was Michael Jackson's songs, actually the making of his songs and video, when I heard the news that Michael is not here with us anymore, the African in me is bound to receive the news, say it happens, and get back to the business of earning a living,......but for me it was so unexpected, so very like a big bang hitting me on the head, it did not sink in, and finally today I think am writing, and just like all the loved one we loose, accepting that loss, is something we all have to do. A great musician, great talent, , its great music that he has left us with , with the greatest sweetest memories of a King of Pop, who was so human, to have lived his life, made his mistakes, and done what he did best.
Its not a route that only MJ will take, we all will, but every time it happens, it pains, so very much, its the music, that will keep us going

Causeway

am sorry guys for been away, after loosing my phone in kibuye, have been kind off overtaken by events, talk about great losses, and they couldn't wait, it was a brand one month old phone in my hands when somebody thought they were better off with it
and today its all been crazy with my feet seeking to finish my field questionnaire, the sun seems to have been overhead most of the day, and despite having my pink perfume, ( a gift from Olivia) on, my feet couldn't just stop complaining. However all that sublimed when on a motor bike on my way back, passing through the causeway and watching the sun set in the distance, my day was all worth it.
The strong breeze, and the feeling of been alive, feeling the airs pass through my chest, the beauty of it get stuck like the memories of a first love, and that is how I thought before i get into the shower I would just love to share my day with you bye for now, and a great evening....

Great budget, and great weekend

Sindo mwalo.

The budget

I guess all Kenyans will be awaiting the reading of the buget tomorrow, 11 June 2009. Tense moments, very tense, today i just heard the craziest proposal of rent increment of more than twice the current figures, I just wonder if someone out here knows more than I do before the budget gets read?

Most of us will be stuck on our television gearing to hear what the finance minister has to say, wishing us the best wont do tonight, lets hope that we are given the grace to solve our problems with minimal amount of cash......hard prayers, but all the same........its getting tough...

As always Kenya is place to be, and Mbita the place not to miss out.

Mbasa Island

I say it again, you want to visit Mbita, am the person you should be talking to, this is not a hype rated information on a place you would regret been around, beautiful in a raw and untouched way.

People here are lovely, in a quite honest way, first impressions would almost likely be the correct ones, and any preferential treatment of visitors is always to the positive end.
If you love the lake, trekking, and one cold beer on the hill watching the sunset, am sure you would think of a thousand places where you would do this and i bet you Mbita would not be in that list, not because you will not want it there , it because you don't know the place. It actually wont be in your usual tour guide books, which makes me think, Kenyans and foreign tourists have been denied access to the best of what this place offers. The few people i have met, who get to this place, someone did tell them about, and now am doing the same, giving you a personalized information the next time Kenya is in your list.
Mbasa Island is on your way to Takawiri Island, full of bird life, a haven for birdwatchers, if you could have your boat floating on the vicinity of the island, and as all birdwatcher would have experienced at any one time the birdshit is something you cant avoid!

Have a great start in the week, and enjoy the rest of it.

Takawiri Island

Found just offshore off Lake Victoria its truly a beautiful place with a resort that can be booked from the mainlan Mbita. A boat ride would usually cost about 200dollars. Also depends on the trips, and tour pace.



I would suggest, a visit to Mbita point the next time you drop into Kenya, and for your information migingo is far off from Mbita shores! An experience to cherish, if you ask me, and as always remember: its fresh water lake!

Have a great Friday, you know where i will be

This weekend,

TGIF.

Have a great weekend guys!

Ngodhe Islands

A day outside, my comfort zone is what I had. a walk in Rusinga Island always has me curious, and quite humbled at the end of the day. It came as a surprise just to realize how marginalization is something that grow out of habit. Somehow some Ngodhe Island is next to Wanyama division in

Rusinga however it always overlooked because community members just assume it in
development plans. Well you can guess what I had for lunch, one sweet Nile perch.......I decided to eat because it did not look like it had been fattened during the cooking process, you know how fast we achieve that, in the name of some nice spiced meal, not that i wouldn't do it that way, but am trying to go back to my roots by trying to push down anything green, low salt, and fatless meal down my food pipe. Was a tough day, but my next plan is to visit the small Ngodhe Island to go beyond the Kiumba beach, a boat ride takes 10-15min depending how rough the waters are.

Monday almost done, waaaaaow

Caught some of this yesterday when coming back, it was kind of funny to see someone playing around with the snake like that, but I sure wouldn't want to be near it anytime of the day.


The ferry was doing a lot of dancing, not quite what you would want, when you have future plans in life and a friend even told me if I had informed him that the ride will be bumpy he could have avoided it. i knew it was gone be like that, the winds were strong, and the clouds pregnant with rain, even though there was a clear rainbow before then. Well a bumpy ride it was, but we finally arrived safely to face another week ahead.

Hon. Prof Anyang Nyongo and Sudan Ambbasador in GLUK

Well you now know where I was, The Ambassador for Southern Sudan was presenting cheque for 100,000US Dollars to the Great Lakes University of Kisumu, where the vice president of Southern Sudan H.E. Gen Dr. Salva Kiir Mayardit, graduated with a honorary degree in recognition of the efforts to bring peace in the region.
The money is for building a memorial hall in memory of Dr. John Garang de Mabior

The Minister of Health in charge of Medical Services, Prof. Anyang Nyongo was among the government officials that oversaw the handing over of the cheque. Also present was the DC for Siaya Mr. Boaz Cherotich, who is among the diverse student population that GLUK has. GLUK approach to teaching is indivudual inherent capacity for communities to solve their own problems using the resources they already have, and hence a need to capacity building only.
A range of programs are offered including Community Health, Agribusiness, Nursing and also a graduate degree in Community Health and Development. Course are tuned to individual requirement with offers for full time, part time and scholl based. Part time also include weekend classes alone. Kenya is still a baeutiful place, but we take the cup for been warm and accomodative people, enjoy your visit.

Another Friday

Enjoy the weekend, and make the best of your current situation, you know we cant all be same,

Caught aloof

Well a great morning, if nothing good happened the day before today, at least you are still in the world alive and that means you have another chance to try again.

Isn't that what our lives are all about, except for politicians who somehow have a way of making things happen, miraculously, excuse my use of the term.

We try out relationships, we try out jobs, we try out businesses, and our life some times become trials, the worst is ..............and errors.

In the midst of tribulations, unknowns, challenges, no money, no fees, friends really do count, and more so acquittance who leave lasting impressions on us. Happened to me this week not an old friend but an acquittance , a friend of a friend who taught me a lesson, that there is more receiving when you give. Its an wholesome experience, its like revival, like a renewal inside your heart, gives you hope that there is a better tomorrow.
As a Kenyan society lets learn the art of giving, lets keep it, you dont give because you have more....... you give because you can afford to spare, not because of surplus, sometime I watch the news and try to look for the good news and it aint anywhere, in the midst of all our problem and challenges as a country, it cant be all that bad, only that when you are in rainy season, the sunny season looks like a much better idea, that you miss the magic of the rains, the hot tea, the gathering around the fireplace and the roasting of the green maize.

The bird flew in through the glass window, quite unfortunate but it was in good condition, and it flew away, not before I could click my camera,

Small threats: not when its against a country

There are no small threats when it comes to people attacking the boundaries of a country, and Kenya is no exception
Its alright for families to fight within themselves at least the clan can come in and help, but if the neighbours attacks the family then there is no recourse other than the family to stop the fighting, and defend themselves. Somebody somewhere is taking our kindness and in fightings for a ride, no matter how much differences we have within, its no a weakness for others to joyride on.
For the sake of the friends I have without the boundaries of Kenya, I wouldn't like to get into a war of words, because a neighbour today is a brother tomorrow, i commend the Kenyan parliament today for rising to the occasion of responding to the mediocre and quite unfortunate statements made by the most to be respected chair in East Africa. Leaders should learn to know what they say, can make or break a country.

With all due respect that statement lacked logic and it was an understatement for the efforts been made to solve an impeding problem brought by wolves in sheep's clothing parading as the great neighbours of Kenya.

As always Kenya has something to offer, we are trying to get the house in order, that is not a weakness.
Had dinner with my friends who are leaving town, at the Rusinga holiday inn, some nice chicken stew and rice, though the chicken needed some more simmering.....not bad. Couldn't help but take the photo attached.

Mkenya halisi!

I am refraining from saying whats in ma mind, not because I cant stand up for it, but I think, all Kenyans will agree we need a breather! We need to get our lives back beyond election 2007, but it seems we are jinxed, or the word is best used with the finance ministry. It seems like we are been hit left and right, been pushed to the edge, and some of our neighbours are not making things easy for us, however we will get through this. all I know is the number that will get there is not the number that exists now. Its a long road to financial freedom, health freedom, tribal freedom and the list is endless.

Kenya has the best to offer indeed to the whole world, but I would love to see the selling of naming rights of very important institutions and organization, which have a place not just in our history but also in our hearts, stop. There has to be another way out that we can use to redeem ourselves, but how can we help. Consensus is a foreign word, consultations are foreign deeds, and public involvement is alien. This should indeed be encouraged, for us as Kenyans to achieve our goals.
Politics aside lets keep those difference where they belong, and enjoy the best that Kenya has to offer

Took that pic today when i went for a walk up the hill it was refreshing, andIi got thinking about Kenya, it people, and all I appreciated is that at least I am Kenyan

Uhuru menance?

A costly typing error indeed, if it goes unnoticed.

Hard to crack! What is the difference between a 9 billion shilling typing error and the self claimed pastor Deya's wife having another miracle baby! You know the math.

Where are we headed to,the rot has eaten into the bones, what we are seeing are sores, rotting with pus, awaiting the final knock on the hammer. This is no longer corruption grande masse, its pure " let the CID tell us, but do we need to wait?


Are some of us preparing another country to live in, such that any destruction on Kenya wont affect them or their future generations. What kind of a greed can drive man to pollute the same soil he will expect a harvest from. I find it ironical "kulipa ushuru ni kujitegemea....." should i look into the horses mouth?

I live upcountry, where i see grandmothers raising grandchildren........ women dying at delivery tables, children preferring to do odd jobs because they are from children led households, we hear hunger from all over the country, IDPs still struggling with starting all over again, HIV/AIDS still getting a stronghold, joblessness, insecurity, this are issues that all Kenyans share, at the grass root level, but we all know just like "shamba la wanyama" there are Kenyans and there are elite Kenyans. You know the ratio, you know the math.

Its pathetic situation that we are been dragged along, pathetic and quite sad, for all those working mothers, and fathers, and those who are not in any formal employment and making the best out of a bad situation, no words can describe the struggles, we can only hope as Kenyans we will be ready for change, we don't need to change the monkeys alone, the forest too need some changes.

Kenya needs an overhaul.

Thanks Lisa for the post card at JKIA and the pics from holiday in Zanzibar, it was great having you in Kenya with us, pass my regards to the Swiss, and you are a reminder that Kenya has a beautiful side to it, karibu tena.

A day at the Impala sanctaury

Been quite a hectic weekend, in the midst of all this a walk at the impala sanctuary in Kisumu


calmed down my nerves and gave rest to my feet that had been subjected to walking, queuing the whole,and was quite far from all the bustle of the streets of kisumu and took my mind and body off the humidifying heat,
I felt in touch with my maker, its a good reminder, however i opted out of the boat ride, after watching the waves nbeat furiously against the boats, will try that in the morning , the next time i visit the park.
Thanks Bonnie for a good suggestion, in the midst of a hectic day, my time on the internet, cannot payoff the nice time i had there......

Mbita point

Got to learn to love this place, grows by the day but everyone who comes back here says it has remained the same.

I dont know either but the greatest asset is the lake, its hard to imagine, living without it, sometimes going to the fishing beaches, having my bear foot in the water is what i just love doing, whoever said water is life was not too wrong.

Ladies Night-Mare

Yeah, looks like my Wednesday is not working out as much as i thought it should, now i can understand why our politicians seems not to have any way forward, we are all trying, me , you, them, but its like some circle, rotating at the same position.

my individualistic opinion is to chill a bit, maybe the cloud over my head will roll over and the sky will be clear again and i will get back on my feet, I sure do hopeone of my good neighbours call for dinner tomorrow i need some socialising the closed up, work, home, work environ has to be broken or else, am tring to hard to make my self happy, aint i got enough blessings to make me jump up and down.....count yours.

To the women, have a fabulous Ladies night.

Saturday blues

Call it having money and spending it before i earn it, still afraid of retrieving it, so i aint whining today, am too shocked to do that, living from hand to mouth is getting the better of me

Instead of shouting it on top of the roof am calling it a Saturday, and spending it working and cheaply, watch a movie tonight, kneel and pray before I sleep tonight,and wishing that for tonight, a nice crispy clear fermented drink could top up my day, but on another thought, let me feel how am feeling raw and fresh, probably it will make me a better person tomorrow, help me keep my personal accounts beter than i did last month, squeeze some savings and cut down my budget, coz the heat on money is really on and my pockets are emptying before they fill up, oh its crazy.


Good night Kenyans, Vumilia kuwa Mkenya.

Happy Labour Day

I pray that as we celebrate labour day, our policymakers can grant us the wish of them paying taxes! Amen.






Enjoy your labour day.

Dr. Margaret Chan: Swine Flu hitting the pandemic door!

Its of global concern, now more than ever after the W.H.O Director General,moved the swine flu alert from level 4 to five, on Wednesday at a live press conference aired by most stations. Of concern to us Africa, is our preparedness to deal with a pandemic such as this in case it occurs. Its already hitting many states in the U.S and our worst fear and I believe our governments too, to hear any cases in Africa.
My concern at the individual level is what can we do even as the government steps up its campaign against the disease? Watching from all the news streaming in worldwide it seems, wearing masks, gloves could help, as the disease is spread through sneezing, coughs, and touching surfaces touched by persons already suffering from the virus.

I am still on the line trying to get someone to talk to on the hotline provided by the Ministry of Health...actually the mobile line 0722 331 548, and it still aint getting picked up, this is the second time, its ringing and no one is picking up....is that a hotline madam minister because this line should be open for any information the citizens of Kenya need, however will keep trying, TIA.
As we go on : honey not today as a friend said it...lets see how men's health get affected this week

No sex for Kenyan men

I sure do think this will be an interesting week for the men, and of course for the women too, depending on which side of the coin you look at it. Just imagine for the ones whose sex life has been nothing but routine, they can finally forge a nice break in the name of demonstration, the final bit is probably having the man in the house take issues seriously! Quite some interesting way of sensitization! I call it the new way of creating awareness, go! women go!
But where exactly does the ideology that denying men sex, a conjugal right is okay and effective. I heard somewhere we are fighting this concept, you know...if you want him to do something right just deny him the fruit and he will be doing it,Delilah style, i call it. I came to believe its archaic now this demonstrating women, are clearly showing, that what has been happening in the bedrooms of most families is indeed true, sex; women have realized is an appropriate tool to be used when necessary, and if we go by majority, it is the last card to be pulled out of the the bag.
I am curious, if symptoms will begin, persist until they get sick because of lack of it, to me it really depends on how long the sex denial will be on, how well it gets accomplished and probably maybe the boys will be packing in together. Probably the church should give us the way forward in this issue, is it really okay to do that?
Now that the men know how to run to court even when Solomon's wisdom has been used to solve problems, wonder what the women are in for!

World Malaria day special

I hope you spent it well, am not going to get into the woes, of how bad things are, however I want to commend the government for work done, in regard to heath of Kenyans, however the biggest room in the house is always the "improvement room". As much as bed nets coverage is high, bed net utilization should be our hot topic, well in Suba district, I heard some are whispering the fishermen are finding alternative usage with it, I was happy to hear the D.C there give a very strong warning to those caught doing so. No matter what the government do, the fight starts with individuals, who are the people found in households.Malaria is not a government problem, its your and my problem, that is where solution begins.

Have a great free malaria....and all the other mosquito related disease year.

Emergency sex?

Sounds weird huh? especially when i have no intention of talking about sex at all, that is the amazing book written by three UN volunteers, Ken, Heidi and Andrew whose work have spanned over a decade, taking them to different parts of the world to volunteer, the lives that they have touched, but more so the lives that touched them. The striking thing about the book is the rawness with which it brings the experiences to life, raw, painful and quite memorable and one story was about Rwanda. Sad story where brother did not recognize brother and hell broke loose. But the story that is often untold is that part of our world knew long before it happened that it was a time bomb in waiting, the talk went on, small sins went unpunished and finally it was genocide. What will it take for us to see how it all started.

Am so sad tonight, a woman hacked to death, died in front of journalists, neighbours, friends, and the police, and on the background her house burning down.I cried when those 30 people died, and i also cried today. It seems all this talk is not helping, are we a new Rwanda waiting to happen? Held to ransom by a few, Kenya is been taken to the dogs! I want the world to remember that we all have a chance to save Kenya, we need help. I am a Kenyan, and tonight am crying that we need help. How can we kill our own like that? The army should come out now, all arms should be up to stop the madness.Somebody must have sold us to the devil during last elections, and it is pay back time, and somebody is using Kenyan lives to do so, is the government saying they cannot deal with murderers? Hunger is killing some of us, and our "good" neighbours are taking the opportunity to edge in, can it get better than that?
Good health starts with a dignified living. I feel a lump in my throat when i want to talk about Malaria right now. The right to life is one of the human rights, and good health follows. As we celebrate malaria day and a hope for a free malaria infected people, lets put our countrymen and women in prayers tonight. I pray that Kofi Annan had the best interest of Kenyans in his heart when he brokered the grand coalition deal, otherwise the thieves just got better, they are now murderers of their own. How can a people not fear the blood they share in their veins? Where is the national intelligence on this killer groups. where is the investigative reports of the police, because anger will not solve our problems, the weakness of a rotten and failed system is now showing,
Am saddened, touched, and quite saddened indeed. Can the politicians stop their petty fights, for a group that has problems paying tax in this country, can they at least make sure it is conducive for the taxpayers!

Churchill Live Nights: getting a break?

Gonna miss this one, made me proud to be a Kenyan. A true nationalist, come back soon Churchill, we sure gonna miss the show for sometime, truly made NTV watchable and enjoyable, although my last watch was hanging all the way........


Big up to Churchill, when a man does a good job surely a woman has to acknowledge. Thank you for bringing on the Ugandans, and letting that audience say it like it is, the rest of us can clutch our diplomacy baskets or is it briefcases and wait for money to roll out to decide where Migingo belongs...... did i hear the developement funds are not been approved yet, or if the parliament crisis goes on, the whole government budget will stop?

Have a great Churchill night.

The blame game

Well we are good at it, aren't we. I would like to give some unexpertise advice to KNHRC and in the same context I feel its an encouragement too......keep the fire burning, not when incidences happen keep it burning each and everytime, shout even when the media doesn't think its news, don't make it a moral obligation to call a press conference when things go wrong, do it each and every time. I know its not easy, I respect the work you do, I thank your members for keeping at it even when lay men like us forget it overnight, but keep it burning, because i believe in heaven, those long before us, are waiting for justice to be done.

The system is rotten. Don't blame the big guy, blame the system that allows it to happen. We now all know, even if you change the old men for young men, they finally start dancing to the same tunes..... do i have a believer in the house? Please say...A....n. Did I hear M.K in parliament right or was i dreaming. The conscious is a good thing, lies in wait for you to come around, sleeps and awakens to judge you...M.K it has nothing to do with the government its the system, fight it, not them.
Am not going to sing the old song over and over again, the youth you know the song, but having voted in three elections or two elections, are you still a youth?
Past tense is what we will all become, some have choices to choose their way out, but some are not given that luxury, i know it, you know it, you can choose to change the world, one neighbour at a time, or you can choose to join the game, i leave it up to you but remember tomorrow you wont be a youth, take a look at your son, or daughter...she or he will be a youth!
As we go to sleep tonight.....My Heavenly Father, have mercy on us, take care of us, forgive us our trespasses and take care of gran ma and gran pa, and all the other relatives living away from us, that the devil may see the red lambblood painting on our doors and pass us by.

Over twenty Butchered in Karatina: Flag half mast

When over twenty people die, by the sword of their country men, its not tragedy...it has another word, which Rwanda can tell a story about.

I am a woman, and somebody I think even called me a bitch for talking too much, but I need to keep going because born on African soil has given me that right. I have to cry when something is not right, I have to mourn if my brothers are killed, butchered in horrifying killings. I have a problem as always with people who go on as if nothing has happened......open the parliament debate about current issues and leave the topic of the day. This is not about Migingo, this is not about who owns what this is about Kenya, that is why it is encouraged that from whatever mountain you stand its your moral obligation to exercise your democratic voice. If last night that was your father, or your mother, or your son, or daughter, just stop for a minute....... what if it was. dragged out of their houses, and ruthlessly killed, the system has failed us. It is the system we need to fight, not me and you, its the system. Over twenty and no law enforcers knew or responded to that......1..2...3...4...5....6...7 upto and 0ver 26 .......

Its the system we need to fight, to change, today it might not be you, but tomorrow it might be close to home, we owe it to the people failed by this system, those who have sacrificed their lives at the alter of reforms, and each and everyone of us has a part to play......just take a moment and ask your self how you can do that....its not by the sword, the reforms this country need cannot be achieved by swords, intelligence is the way to go please play your role, the flag today should surely having been flowing half way to the top, R.I.P brethen.

A health affair

A voice is to be heard, and dialogue is always the way forward, I beg to differ, when an argument cannot be made intelligent however, democracy begs that every voice, mind, and opinions should be respected, and i bend to this rule.

Some of us make it difficult for the truth to be told, leave alone voiced, When health issues are voiced a spot in my heart is touched. I watched the Sweden ambassador to Kenya struggling with the best words, not to call mismanagement of funds what it is, nor to say they have expectations of the aid given in Kenya, expectations of constitutional reforms, but who are we to say anything, I wish they could eat all they want, but give Kenya what they deserve, facilitate policies for the good of common mwanachi, when I heard one of the women released from KNH calling her baby "mwangi" what do you think went through my mind...ODM? Give me a break

Health knows no bounds..........when you cant meet your basic needs, and the other guy on the other side of town is thinking when Tuesday will arrive for a free pizza to do the rounds, I sure do have a problem . The engagement and participation of common wanainchi in policy making processes for issues that affect them has been hindered by the "learned" per se who has it within their minds, to state opinions are the luxury of the experts. Take a look around and tell me that Civil Societies are going to die tomorrow, I will take a look around and say, in your capacity as the citizen of Kenya, from whichever point of the mountain you stand, it is your obligation to tell us how good or bad things are there, that is a piece of patriotism!

I take my leave, but the mistakes can be corrected, division of office at Afya house is doing damages in the health centres in communities, Somebody maybe in the last few years doesnt know where the door of government health centre looks like, but folks out here depend on those health facilites, its time the top guys sort out there trash......and get the best trickling down,

Migingo Island: Spokesman ?

"Mr Kivuitu, the former ECK chairman, will pocket the highest amount – Sh5,844,680," Daily NaTION 20th April 2009.

Thank you for selling us to the highest bidder!

Now your like don't even know how to pronounce Migingo Island, leave alone be a little bit patriotic in standing up for the country. Talk talk talk, are men finished in Kenya. Or are the men waiting for a woman to rise, am thinking seriously about M K, when you cant get the angel, maybe the devil is worth our salt. Pathetic, unpatriotic, and not attractive....am tired of the bicckering, and more so, when i thought it was an old age phenomena for women to talk, men are not dissapointing me in this area, tell me Migingo is not for sale, then i will tell you Grand Regency wasnt for sale either!

A night after women who have been locked up in KNH for not paying bills go home, we are going to spend millions to do a survey, to determine who Migingo belongs to, the sins of the colonialist are ctaching up with us I guess, but they are humbled enough to offer help....which am sure will be turned out, lets dish out the money, let Ugandans pay there cost later because they are broke, my foot!Am impressed.
I support dialogue, and I truly believe diplomatic relations should be encouraged and maintained but just like a girl that can never say a true No so are political leaders who seem to sway based on their misinformed concept of what the electorate is thinking! And some opinion polling guys are having a party over this, i wish they could do surveys on how many women died last night giving birth in our health facilities, you might not have been affected but someone was....a health system failing its people, policy makers short of knowing their J.Ds and us the educated lot, who think if the coalition breaks you will go on the street and kill your own countryman! We know where the problem is, why does it look like there is nothing we can do about it?
I dont need a spokeperson to answer my querry, the question can be ignored!

nice holiday spot? Talk to me

Doing what i do best!

Africa glowing

When I fall, I know I shall rise
When am held, I know I need to hold

When am laughed, I need to laugh too,

When I mourn I shall be mourned

Only then, can I know to love in this life time,

What shall stop me, Love? No! War? No! Barrenness? No! Husband less? No! Diamonds? No! Gold? No! AIDS?

That is what Africa has taught me, that despite it all, love is what they can't take away.