Comments on: Thinking of Kenya

By: brown sound

brown sound — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:29:24 +0000

most if not all the reports seem to talk about Nairobi. I’ve got family in Mombasa…anyone have links to blogs or anything of the sort i can use to update myself and the clan as to the situation there?

I’ve managed to find one report http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/international_politics/kenya+the+view+from+mombasa/1273247

By: Msichana

Msichana — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:27:11 +0000

I just spoke to my parents and brother, in Nairobi and they have told me that there is a ghostly calm. Raila's people are looking towards another rally on Tuesday so monday afternoon will be a good time to get an idea about whats going on. Arbishop Tutu is there now and Kibaki says that he might be convinced into some kind of power sharing deal. My family is not holding its breath..

Camille, thanks for your well researched post.

By: khoofia

khoofia — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:56:36 +0000

Fotoblog from Kenya - covering the elections and the rigging and the aftermath.

DAGORETTI, KENYAâ€”With the pre-event riggings complete and the ballots all in place, the stage was now set for widespread cheating and looting. Our crime site was Kirigu primary school, a square compound with an open-aired courtyard in the centre and a brown soccer field outside.

By: tilo

tilo — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:35:47 +0000

check this out anna: http://hawkeyeview.blogspot.com/2008/01/shanthakumaran-sreesanth.html

By: dazzle

dazzle — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:33:07 +0000

comment-8 :"I attribute this to the fact that people in one part of the country don't care too much about what happens in another (UP and Tamil Nadu for example)."

India is a union of States ,which implies that there must be a union of people,cultures and traditions.Anyone living in Bangalore,chennai or Hyderabad and looking at local television and newspapers will rarely see the coverage about neighbouring states.the distant north-east region could well be on another planet or not exist at all.

There could be many reasons .Perhaps it is the absence of a common language .there are 24 languages and numerous dialects that are mutually unintelligible.

By: gm

gm — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:32:46 +0000

It is so horrible to hear about these crimes against humanity taking place in Nairobi, and other parts of Kenya (not to mention Darfur).

I don't know if this is a such a feasible or great idea, but should US troops go to those places to restore some peace and order as a humanitarian mission? Or we don't send money and troops there because those are poverty striken areas and don't have any oil under their land?

By: SM Intern

SM Intern — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:37:57 +0000

Anna, How sensitive you are to feel sorrow for people from different parts of the world, whose lives don't really affect yours. It is an honor to know you.

By: bombay boy

bombay boy — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:32:48 +0000

Anna, How sensitive you are to feel sorrow for people from different parts of the world, whose lives don’t really affect yours. It is an honor to know you.

By: DiamondGeezer

DiamondGeezer — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:08:45 +0000

I had no idea that it was this bad. I am really worried about my friend (Emily) who lives in Nairobi. I have tried leaving a message on her facebook but i got no response. I really hope she is ok.

By: Seahawks fan

Seahawks fan — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:50:56 +0000

I gratefully dove in to both the back seat and the dulcet, erudite tones of the BBC world service, which was emerging from several speakers at a volume that was on the wrong side of my comfort levels. If it hadnâ€™t been the Beeb, it wouldâ€™ve been unbearable. While we waited for the light to change on Connecticut Avenue NW, I noticed how he was peering at me via the rear-view mirror. I was frantically trying to remember if I had my security badge at the bottom of my boat â€˜nâ€™ tote. We sailed forward, in that smooth, sinking-in-to-pudding way which is unique to Town cars and he made mirror-eye-contact with me again. He smiled slightly.

Some nice writing there, Anna!