Comments on: Diary 10 – Africa needs to find what works for us http://www.kenyanpundit.com/2008/01/08/diary-10-africa-needs-to-find-what-works-for-us/ Opinions, commentary, na kadhalika Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:16:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kris @ Dallas 4G Wireless http://www.kenyanpundit.com/2008/01/08/diary-10-africa-needs-to-find-what-works-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-110438 Kris @ Dallas 4G Wireless Sun, 23 Jan 2011 01:30:30 +0000 http://www.kenyanpundit.com/?p=419#comment-110438 Hi there, just wandered by. I have a Dallas 4g website. Amazing the amount of information on the web. Wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but interesting page. Have a nice day. Hi there, just wandered by. I have a Dallas 4g website. Amazing the amount of information on the web. Wasn’t exactly what I was looking for, but interesting page. Have a nice day.

]]> By: Yaser http://www.kenyanpundit.com/2008/01/08/diary-10-africa-needs-to-find-what-works-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-103125 Yaser Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:46:48 +0000 http://www.kenyanpundit.com/?p=419#comment-103125 I think so too! this random thing must get to an end. I think so too! this random thing must get to an end.

]]> By: Omosh http://www.kenyanpundit.com/2008/01/08/diary-10-africa-needs-to-find-what-works-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-84223 Omosh Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:12:02 +0000 http://www.kenyanpundit.com/?p=419#comment-84223 Responding to "Diary 10 - Africa needs to find what works for us "and the media bias concern, an innovative Kenyan has put up a site that I should say is quite interesting. The address is: http://runboard.com/bongasasa. It's worth having a look. I see his idea being to encourage Kenyans to report on the good things happening in Kenya besides all the chaos. Notwithstanding though, he's also captured of the negative news about Kenya. Anyway, over to you. Responding to “Diary 10 – Africa needs to find what works for us “and the media bias concern, an innovative Kenyan has put up a site that I should say is quite interesting. The address is: http://runboard.com/bongasasa. It’s worth having a look. I see his idea being to encourage Kenyans to report on the good things happening in Kenya besides all the chaos. Notwithstanding though, he’s also captured of the negative news about Kenya. Anyway, over to you.

]]> By: nguye http://www.kenyanpundit.com/2008/01/08/diary-10-africa-needs-to-find-what-works-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-84198 nguye Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:43:43 +0000 http://www.kenyanpundit.com/?p=419#comment-84198 Its happened. I have become cynical, the whole Kenyan election cabinet Kibaki Raila saga has left me drained. I embody cynicism. The media has moved on there is alot of drama on our planet...God must be tired just looking down at us. All the best A24 we need some/one/ thing with the stomach to keep an eye on events on the continent. Some/one/thing that is not fainthearted, or won't sleep and yawn when one conflict after another arises, with despicable storylines, and hectic predictable themes.Trying relentlessly to look for the good stuff to keep from caving in with all the bad news coming in. I'm tired and just need to see if another episode of NBCs 'Survivor' will provide me with clues or machinations on how to overcome opponents in this saga we call life. It actually takes some gumption to outlast others in winning the prize . To Kenyans: how did we ever know we'd be the stars of this never ending soapie of African 'Democracy Hypocrisy', and that we would have our moment to shine brilliantly, if only for a week on the busy international circuit. Its happened. I have become cynical, the whole Kenyan election cabinet Kibaki Raila saga has left me drained. I embody cynicism.

The media has moved on there is alot of drama on our planet…God must be tired just looking down at us.
All the best A24 we need some/one/ thing with the stomach to keep an eye on events on the continent. Some/one/thing that is not fainthearted, or won’t sleep and yawn when one conflict after another arises, with despicable storylines, and hectic predictable themes.Trying relentlessly to look for the good stuff to keep from caving in with all the bad news coming in.
I’m tired and just need to see if another episode of NBCs ‘Survivor’ will provide me with clues or machinations on how to overcome opponents in this saga we call life. It actually takes some gumption to outlast others in winning the prize .

To Kenyans: how did we ever know we’d be the stars of this never ending soapie of African ‘Democracy Hypocrisy’, and that we would have our moment to shine brilliantly, if only for a week on the busy international circuit.

]]> By: Kenyan damu http://www.kenyanpundit.com/2008/01/08/diary-10-africa-needs-to-find-what-works-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-84092 Kenyan damu Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:13:39 +0000 http://www.kenyanpundit.com/?p=419#comment-84092 DEMOCRACY MUST GROW AND SURVIVE. Africa does need to find a way of making democracy work for it. We should not despair but find ways of channeling our ethnic diversity into institutions that always have the interest of the country at heart. Multi-ethnic coalitions like NARC and ODM are not evil. If anything, they are a way forward. What is evil is the hijacking of the democratic process and that is where we ought to focus our energy; BUILDING AND PROTECTING STRONG DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS. Once we have strong democratic institutions. Who controls them will not matter much. DEMOCRACY MUST GROW AND SURVIVE.

Africa does need to find a way of making democracy work for it. We should not despair but find ways of channeling our ethnic diversity into institutions that always have the interest of the country at heart.

Multi-ethnic coalitions like NARC and ODM are not evil. If anything, they are a way forward. What is evil is the hijacking of the democratic process and that is where we ought to focus our energy; BUILDING AND PROTECTING STRONG DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS.

Once we have strong democratic institutions. Who controls them will not matter much.

]]> By: JohnofScribbleSheet http://www.kenyanpundit.com/2008/01/08/diary-10-africa-needs-to-find-what-works-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-84079 JohnofScribbleSheet Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:22:59 +0000 http://www.kenyanpundit.com/?p=419#comment-84079 I have disagree with "democracy may not be the answer". It would be the answer if it was properly instituted. All we have seen is the bastardization of democracy on Africa. Even South Africa and Botswana could be questioned. Once we have a proper democracy, human rights, freedom of the press then our nations will take a step towards a better future. I have disagree with “democracy may not be the answer”. It would be the answer if it was properly instituted. All we have seen is the bastardization of democracy on Africa. Even South Africa and Botswana could be questioned. Once we have a proper democracy, human rights, freedom of the press then our nations will take a step towards a better future.

]]> By: Kusum http://www.kenyanpundit.com/2008/01/08/diary-10-africa-needs-to-find-what-works-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-84078 Kusum Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:15:55 +0000 http://www.kenyanpundit.com/?p=419#comment-84078 When I saw Kenya burn after an election, in the name of tribal rivalry, it took me back to what Gujarat in India underwent in 2002 when the whole state burnt, with government connivance, in the name of religious rivalry. when will all of us learn that these religious rivalries are the fruit of fertile political minds bent on maintaining their own hegemony and therefore committed to exploiting every human fraility, physical and mental to do so. we have undergone that trial by fire and continue to do so, victim of a political system under which one party demonises the most gentle religion in the world, Hinduism and the other party cannot oppose it because of its poor track record in dealing with religious controversies. at the moment, Gujarat is willy nilly a "Hindutva" state; i will not call it Hindu as that would be an insult to the religion I was brought up in. and it is economic prosperity of the middle classes which is going to keep it so. it was the rising economics of the Muslims, gorging on gulf remittances, which had given the lumpen elements to savage them and their business establishments in 2002. when they will reocver, no one knows. in this imbrioglio, our muslim leadership cannot escape odium. for instead of working for the betterment of their people, they waste time in promulgating ridiculous fatwas and conniving with other political leaders to establish vote banks, instead of prosperous educated communities. may i appeal to kenyan thinkers to study the gujarat situation before going down the road to further social and economic destruction in the name of tribal rivalry. When I saw Kenya burn after an election, in the name of tribal rivalry, it took me back to what Gujarat in India underwent in 2002 when the whole state burnt, with government connivance, in the name of religious rivalry.
when will all of us learn that these religious rivalries are the fruit of fertile political minds bent on maintaining their own hegemony and therefore committed to exploiting every human fraility, physical and mental to do so.
we have undergone that trial by fire and continue to do so, victim of a political system under which one party demonises the most gentle religion in the world, Hinduism and the other party cannot oppose it because of its poor track record in dealing with religious controversies.
at the moment, Gujarat is willy nilly a “Hindutva” state; i will not call it Hindu as that would be an insult to the religion I was brought up in. and it is economic prosperity of the middle classes which is going to keep it so. it was the rising economics of the Muslims, gorging on gulf remittances, which had given the lumpen elements to savage them and their business establishments in 2002. when they will reocver, no one knows.
in this imbrioglio, our muslim leadership cannot escape odium. for instead of working for the betterment of their people, they waste time in promulgating ridiculous fatwas and conniving with other political leaders to establish vote banks, instead of prosperous educated communities.
may i appeal to kenyan thinkers to study the gujarat situation before going down the road to further social and economic destruction in the name of tribal rivalry.

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