Kenyan Bloggers Day (Prt.2)
On June 1st 2006 Kenyans everywhere will be celebrating Madaraka Day. Madaraka Day commemorates the day that Kenya attained internal self-rule following an important milestone on the road to independence. To mark this event I have joined my fellow Kenyan Blog Webring (KBW) members as we blog in unison under the banner ‘Kenyan Bloggers’ Day’. [...]
Prophet of Doom
Under normal circumstances I am not a superstitious person however when it comes to football I do have one or two rituals. For example the closer we are to a big game; the less I talk about my team for fear of jinxing them. Under normal circumstances, with less than a few hours to go [...]
History repeated
In an article entitled Honour Amongst Thieves Guardian columnist Philip Hensher offers an interesting argument in favour of Western nations keeping hold of historical artifacts and national treasures that rightfully belong to African nations. Using Sudan as an example he states that; In many instances, national treasures are better off outside their countries of origin [...]
Nobody Knew?
Carol Vincent was in her forties when she died. Carol Vincent died alone in her tiny studio flat in London. Carol Vincent died a few weeks before Christmas; November 2003 to be exact. It took more than two years for someone to realise Carol Vincent was dead. Two years. She lay there. Alone, dead, unnoticed, [...]
