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Attack on the Standard

It’s seems like the proverbial shit will not stop hitting the fan in Kenya.

Just landed back from San Francisco to find this mess.

I mean what the hell is this all about? I’m totally perplexed. Doesn’t this “crack sqaud” have better things to do, for instance like solve real crimes? Wasn’t the […]

March 3rd, 2006 | Category: Journalism, Kenya, Kenyan Politics, Uncategorized | 18 comments - (Comments are closed)

Githongo featured in Time Magazine

Pretty good write up. Hat tip Selam!

March 1st, 2006 | Category: Africa, Corruption, Kenya | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)

Anglo-leasing the good news…

I’ve been suffering from the worst jet-lag ever. Conference starts tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll be all perky by then.

So what’s the good news about Anglo-leasing?

– Kenyans are more awake than ever…the pressure that Kibaki is reacting to is not donors, not the opposition and not even the johnny-come lately civil society – […]

February 22nd, 2006 | Category: Corruption, Kenya | Comments are closed

Response to Kiraitu’s questions

This has been making its way around the internets in response to Kiraitu’s 36 questions, author is unknown…

1. When did John Githongo join TI?

ANSWER: This question has no relevance to the Anglo-Leasing scam. But if you must know, John Githongo joined TI in 2003 (It has been established that he actually joined […]

February 15th, 2006 | Category: Corruption, Kenya | 16 comments - (Comments are closed)

Binyavinga on tour

The Kenyan author of the instant classic “How to Write About Africa” and founding editor of Kwani will be doing a series of readings in the U.S. the next two weeks, please catch him if you can:

Africa is too large and diverse for generalisations. It has 54 nations, 5 time zones, at least […]

February 12th, 2006 | Category: Kenya, Miscellany | 9 comments - (Comments are closed)

On Grand Corruption in Kenya

Hasn’t this story been pundited to death yet?

Apparently not.

Most of the reporting and commentary on the Anglo-leasing scandal (and now Goldenberg) has focused on individuals, and calls for resignation and prosecution, but like I’ve said before there’s not enough being said about the bigger picture. How many corruption cases has the Attorney-General […]

February 10th, 2006 | Category: Africa, Kenya, Kenyan Politics | 23 comments - (Comments are closed)

Africa Fresh!

Featuring wonderful African writers. Get your copy now.

G21 is also featuring a number of Kenyan writers this week. Moraa Gitaa on “Maji na Uhai“, Simiyu Barasa on “Kenya: The Drinking Nation“, Joy Wanjiku on “Porn and Feminism“, and

Hat tip Rod!

You an aspiring African writer looking to get published (hello […]

February 8th, 2006 | Category: Africa, Journalism, Kenya | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)

Living Large: Counting the Cost of Official Extravagance in Kenya

Last week, you read press coverage of the report on government spending (waste) on luxury cars by KNCHR and TI-Kenya.

Now you can get access to the full report here.

Couple of quick observations. First, we sorely need a Freedom of Information Act in Kenya. Getting access to the information in the report was very […]

February 7th, 2006 | Category: Corruption, Kenya, Kenyan Politics, KNCHR | 29 comments - (Comments are closed)
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