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I've got a real illness after all ...
Ok, so it turns out my hormones are in perfect working order and I haven’t got a ‘bloke’ illness at all but a genuine one with a really loooong name that I can’t possibly pronounce but it most definitely sounds like I should be in my bed! ...
Just a thought ........
At the beginning of the week, when it was announced that our newly ensconced Prime Minister would be flying out of the country for a spot of scheduled surgery and probably would not be back before the weekend, it crossed my mind that it was a little ...
The Chick's Sunday Political Commentary....
Politics in Kenya is increasingly depressing, but looking at the international news, I'm not entirely convinced that half the world is any better.All that aside, here's a brief run down of where I see we're at right now. You will be pleased to kn...
Apparently It's all about golf ............
Yesterday was the final day of the 'Tusker Kenya Open Golf Championship', the only gold tournament we have here yearly that is on the international circuit - so quite the big deal for us.Anyway, it was a rather 'honourable' affair with both Messer’...
All seems very friendly !
Well, yesterday Parliament was finally opened with some extra pomp and flair and what a jolly friendly affair it turned out to be.Kibaki arrived in his usual style with red carpets and a jolly long motorcade with roads blocked and traffic tailed back...
Raila's new security detail ....
This was an article in one of our newspapers this morning, which detailed Raila's new found status as "Might be PM if it goes through Parliament Thursday", and his upgraded security detail, and apart from making me think; "Oh Goody, yet another way f...
I think GADO read my mind !
This is the cartoon by 'Gado' in The Daily Nation this morning.It sums up what worries me rather a lot.Is this really the 'change' we were expecting?,and is it the change that we really wanted? - Shared parliaments, no opposition, and more ministries...
Talks have NOT collapsed BUT they have been suspended .....
Hmmmmm ......Sorry, but what the f*** does that mean?Kofi: "I'm suspending these talks and shall now directly engage Kibaki and Raila to find a way forward and speed up the finding of a solution to this crisis."ODM: "It's not our fault the talks ha...
Is this what Kenyans are reduced to?
Found this picture in one of our local dailies this morning with this caption; “A man having fun at the Thompson Falls in Nyahururu yesterday. The falls attract many tourists but has in recent weeks recorded low numbers of visitors. The dro...
Summary of Ms Rice's trip.
Well, there we have it .....Condi came, Condi saw and Condi demanded that this whole mess be sorted yesterday.The government said 'Nice legs, Condi, but we ain't doing anything that's not in our current constitution.', summed up here nicely in the Ne...
Oh, For F***’s Sake !
Sorry for the outburst here but it’s all I could say to sum up the weekend’s news.Listen to this;FRIDAY 8th FEBRUARYDeal will create joint government in KenyaKenya's ruling party and opposition have agreed to form a power-sharing government in an...
The future of Kenya sits on Kofi Annan's shoulders.
It all looks fairly worrying for Mr Annan I'm afraid. This is the front page headline in one of our local dailies today, The Standard, plus a small extract from the article;"Disputed election too hot for rivals to handleFinally, the hotly disputed pr...
It's time to look beyond Kenya today ....
Here is a small sample of our local daily headlines;"Residents distress cry as blood spills on the mountain side""Road blocks manned by murderous gangs""More property burnt in border chaos""Food shortages as fleeing families crowd camps""Militia rule...
The whole of Kenya sits in despair
I sit here in my office trying desperately hard to focus on the computer screen through watery eyes and a pounding head. Turns out I’ve got a touch of flu – not the 'Man Flu’ kind that would have me huddling under my duvet sipping hot tea, b...
Perhaps it's all a conspiracy theory after all...
Nothing makes sense any more. The leaders are talking, (well when it's not the weekend of course, or time for tea or lunch, or any other excuse from breaking up the meeting of telling lies to each other just to keep Mr. Annan happy), and yet it seem...
The 4 point peace plan according to Mr Annan
Before I start my post today will all those reading this, please place their tongues firmly in their cheeks before I begin (or you just won’t get my points, and I could get arrested!)Well Kofi Annan did his bit of mediation yesterday with the ‘Bi...
Calm is a strange thing ....
So far today, there has been no news alerts, security alerts or anything else and it's almost 11.00 in the morning - it's really very exciting actually.There is a strange unease in the air - as we just don't seem to be used to this calm, and by now h...
Conjecture from the Mzungu Chick
There is of course much speculation all over with regards to the violence we are experiencing here in Kenya, and seeing as we’re all going in for a bit of conjecture, I thought I’d add my own in too as I’ve been thinking about exactly this for ...
Which way forward for Kenya?
Every day we wake up, we have to have some kind of optimism deep in our hearts that makes us want to drag ourselves out of bed and continue with this endless uncertainty that we have to live with, as it seems we no longer have a clue what each day m...
Whatever you can do, I can do better.
Well after a whole 24 hours of not a single tear gas canister being fired – in the centre of Nairobi anyhow – there was a turn of events. Not a good one sadly, although the angel Annan is expected to land any time now so perhaps he will be a smal...
Do we have any chance of beating Blue Monday?
I read on the Sky News website today that positive thinking is the way to beat Blue Monday today, but from what I’ve been hearing and reading all day, I cannot seem to find anything remotely positive in anything at all. I thought I’d write it al...
This calls for some serious action!
Right that's it, I've had quite enough of this "I will speak to him", "No, I won't speak to him", "Yes I might", but then again "No, I just might not!"If Mr Odinga and Mr Kibaki will not get on with talking to each other then I'm afraid we have absol...
The latest 411
The 411 right now (by the way, I know no explanation needed for any Kenyans out there – but to the rest of you – it’s the latest word on the street), is that Kofi Annan and Graca Machel, (the wife of one of the world’s best known statesman Ne...
TGIF !!
Well, thank god it's Friday.The three days of protesting by the ODM party are officially over, which is a relief. As you may (or may not, if you've just had quite enough of my opinion on all this), have gathered, I did no midday posting today with my...
No news as yet ....
Well parliament is in session. I have heard no shooting or tear gas throwing yet coming from town but I do understand there are more police than pedestrians on the streets so not sure that anyone will get away with too much at this stage.A couple of ...
Raila speaks to Frost, but it's OK, I have a plan!
Hey who needs Kofi Annan - when we've got David Frost doing his thing?Frost interviewed Raila Odinga last night on the Al Jazeera English channel to "find the answers to the questions" about whether some form of power sharing "is enough for an oppos...
DID !
Kenya opposition plans mass rally for Wednesday11 Jan 2008 12:14:09 GMT 11 Jan 2008 12:14:09 GMT-->Source: ReutersNAIROBI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Kenya's opposition called on Friday for police to provide security for a mass rally next Wednesday in centra...
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO .............
News just in .................................................................................................Kenya opposition to resume nationwide protests11 Jan 2008 08:46:44 GMT 11 Jan 2008 08:46:44 GMT-->Source: ReutersNAIROBI, Jan 11 (Reuters) -...
Yet another disappointing day for Kenyans.
Well yesterday was another day of further disappointments.I had a text message through my phone late in the afternoon that said Kibaki would address the nation at 5.30. I immediately rushed to put on the TV and wait for some positive news and what di...
Quiet reigns for now.
Quiet reigns for now which is great news. People seem to have got the memo that they should not take to the streets and they have stayed away. Police presence is very high in town but quite relaxed. In the morning we all weren't sure if people may or...
