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18:33 Italia back to the polls: it's Veltroni or the other guy, again
» Marian's Blog Not being there, I feel I'm missing out as Italia prepares to vote - again - on tomorrow and Monday. (Can't the U.S. take the hint about weekend elections?) Italy's current election situation seems sooo eerily deja-vu, like we've been...
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17:36
Lean, Clean Cabinet or Mirage?
» You Missed This So it had to take both US and UK to impress upon Kibaki and Raila to retreat one-to-one to agree on forming a cabinet? Well, these are the same powers bloggers here and politicians selective accuse of neo-colonialism too. We have the initiative of one Michael Rannenberger (late 'saviour' Smith Hempstone reincarnated?) to thank if Kibaki allows the present deal to hold.
The icing on the rumour cake is the clincher that the agreed cabinet will be as lean as 20. Well, the time-tested adage and truism WHEN THE DEAL IS TOO GOOD already comes ringing a loud. Whatever the shape of that cabinet one thing remains irrefutable. Given the amount of mistrust displayed so far would, one would be incurably optimistic and overtly generous to bet a tissue paper on a cordial and mutual working relationship between the two parties.
Well, the day is almost over and tomorrow is soon here knocking. The battered benefit of doubt is often squeezed in desperate time and Kenyans need it in abundance for the next few hours. No matter the outcome, Kenyans are in for a very ROUGH political ride. The premise is so weak to serve as a foundation of any meaningful and substantial progress. But then half a loaf is always better than none provided it is not poisonous.
The hitherto political pong Kenyan has thoroughly neutered our sense of pride jubilation. News that Kibaki and Raila have at long last agreed to constitute the overdue cabinet has left Kenyan in their traditional wait-and-see posture. The last 40 days has seen any trace of hope of Kenyans butchered at infancy. Only Kibaki’s rare commitment will determine whether today’s so-called deal will stand the test of the day (no need of more time).
Lustful game of the rich in Spring Valley that ended in tragedy
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14:45
Beginnings
» tHiNkEr'S rOoM After the storm
came the calm.
After the rain
came the shine.After the night
came the day.
After the thunder
came the quiet.I rose this morning,
still recalling.
And felt the sun
and its soothing calm.I opened the door,
and saw no more,
the gloomy sky
or the reason why.My soul will soar,
and ache no more.
Into the new day
together we sailOur hands together,
we will forever…© M for tHiNkEr'S rOoM, 2008. | Permalink | One comment | Add to
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12:04
7 Movie Classics
» The Displaced African 1) Pursuit of Happyness and John Q
I loved both these movies for exactly the same reason. I kept thinking,“What would I have done if that was my child?”
And both times, I agreed with what the main characters did. A couple of tears were shed over these two movies. Wonderful protagonists2) Soul Flicks
Anything that involves:
Beautiful, black women and;
Confident, respectable and so-smooth-it’s-ridiculous African American men and I’m there.
The only movie I would add here that is a bit out place would be Guess Whose Coming to Dinner. That movie may be decades old but Sydney Portier’s portrayal of a black man caught up in the prejudices of a mixed race engagement had an excess of class and maturity.
3) Good Will Hunting
Movies such as Good Will Hunting are basically excuses for men to get emotional. I just loved the fact that Matt Damon could jump from being a crude rebel to an absolute genius at the drop of a hat: paradoxes and contradictions like that always make me happy.Robin Williams is also an absolutely phenomenal actor and human being. Great story.
4) Moolaade
A movie that took me way way back. Though it’s set in modern times, it’s set in a rural West African village that still has old school superstitions and customs, including female circumcision. The movie hooked me in with the story and was quite easy to understand in spite of how foreign the customs were.The ending struck me as ‘pandering to Western sensibilities’ but still…….great movie. The West and Southern Africans are definitely kicking butt in regards to making great African films.
5) Make it Plain
I have already spoken about how much I am a fan of Malcolm X. This documentary, which you can also watch for free here, delves into his life, his past and his psychology. If you are sitting on the fence in regards to Malcolm X right now, after watching this movie you’ll definitely have an opinion on him.I just love Malcolm!
6) The Other Boleyn Girl
This is in cinemas now. If you don’t know the history of the English colonial barbarians, watch this movie. If you do know it, watch it, if for no other reason to notice all of the inaccuracies and still be in for a helluva ride. It has more twists and turns than a game of twister with a contortionist.It’s story line is so convoluted and full of outlandish deception and deceit that it was actually appropriate for me to scream in the middle of the movie, “Don’t do it!” A movie that was definitely a pleasant surprise.
7) Shrek
I think I will forever stop reading movie reviews and just go to the cinema and see what happens. Just like the Boleyn girl, I knew nothing about Shrek when I went to watch it in the cinema many years ago. I laughed and I was completely hooked by the movie’s blend of childish fantasy with adult contemporary humor.Moral of the story: Don’t watch trailers or read reviews, let the movies speak for themselves.
So what movies have had an impact on your world? Leave a comment and let me know and maybe you can pick up a couple of the above movies this weekend and tell me what you think.
May the Magic of Movies Come Alive in Your Life,
Mwangi
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Vision 2012: We Don’t Care Who Leads As Long As Our Nation Is Corrupt Free
» You Missed This ONLY BRAND NEW LEADERSHIP AND BRAND NEW IDEAS CAN SAVE KENYAThe clarion call of vision 2012 is not as far-fetched or falsely premised on procrastination as some have suggested-after all, aren't we all in agreement that Kenyans deserve new and better leadership-we're worth it are we not?
Someone tell me - was it wrong for Chris in his Thursday post entitled "Most Kenyans Want Fresh Elections" to suggest that we should get rid of all leaders that have a fanatical following on both sides of the political divide-including President Kibaki and Prime Designate Minister Odinga? These two principals now have shadows looming larger than life, and their stature towers over the political landscape, fighting for a place with the very air in our breathing space. For those of us mere mortals who are dwarfs lower down in the food chain, we eagerly await scraps of meals falling down from the table to come our way-apparently this years left-over’s are going to be 3%-3.5% GDP. The president and prime minister have become the new Lex Luthor and Superman of our time (read into that whatever you want-I didn't support either from the start),and their kryptonite which is also ours is N-e-g-a-t-i-v-e e-t-h-n-i-c-i-t-y
The problem now is these two archenemies appear locked in a bitter age old rivalry which far supercedes everything else including the welfare of our country-is that right?When these two elephants fight the sun is blocked from view and all the fish in the fish market die
BELLING THE CAT
So what are the ingredients for vision 2012? The recipe entails one big corruption free national cake, 210 fresh idea-totting- imperfect MPs, one unbreakable law in the name of constitution, punishments for breaking the law without fear or favour, and independent, effective public institutions. The missing ingredient? one word....Unity.
In 2012 the prize of a nation’s heart will belong to a new breed of leadership that succeeds in achieving everything that current old leadership has failed to do in 2008, namely to unite people in this country. Is it any wonder our standards are falling from KNEC to ECK because we’re divided? Conversely united we’ll stand
Real leadership will stand the severe strains of uniting 40 million people from 42 different tribes without breaking at the test of portfolio balance in public appointments, equal and transparent resource distribution, and of course integrity
OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW
The choice in this matter lies squarely in the hands of ordinary people such as you and me. 5 years is not a long time, but if wishes were horses’ beggars would live in Grand Regency. We must break our dependency on the safety of the known and familiar and instead embrace what is new- not necessarily what is tried and untested-in the hope of saving this country further from going in the direction its currently headed in Vision 2012 states that a united people of Kenya will not care who is leading this great country as long as Kenya remains corruption free and our businesses, laws, public offices and institutions are incorruptible and cannot be used to corrupt-sadly, we currently we have no one single individual who can fill that position On thursday i had a nice interesting chat with BPONE right here inour very own DOMO chat room- BPONE finally managed to get an idea of who will bell the cat-and a great idea i think it is too. (by the way if you've never taken advantage of it its lots of fun chatting with other Kumekucha readers from all over the world.The fastest way to get to the Kumekucha chat room is to use the link on your right or at the bottom of this page. Just sign in with any username and start chattingAlready thereis a special alert for Ivy, mpesa and kimi raikkonnen)
News Update
President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Designate are reported to have been holed up at the Sagana State Lodge today for over 6 hours in an effort to break the impasse over the grand coalition cabinet.
The two principals were flown there by Air Force Helicopters and not even their closest handlers were allowed anywhere near the Sagana State Lodge.
It is said that the two principals have vowed to have a cabinet in place by the time parliament reopens on Tuesday.
Landlord evicts woman for “too much noise from the bedroom”
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9:13
Good Sending Off!
» My Life is...Mochalicious! Mum has left the continent and it wasn’t before Mr Mocha! surprised us both……!!! More later….!
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4:34
Woman of Color Silenced
» Black Looks I just read this morning that a true sista, supporter and inspiration to all her friends and readers, BrownFemiPower has shut down her blog. Devious Diva, another sista blogger explains why My good friend and inspiration, brownfemipower, has taken down her blog. The reasons are complicated if you haven’t been following. They are simple [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Woman of Color Silenced", url: "http://www.blacklooks.org/2008/04/woman_of_color_silenced.html" }); -
Nigerian gay activist threatend with death by church leaders
» Black Looks Nigerian gay activist and Anglican leader of Changing Attitudes Nigeria, Davis Mac-Iyalla, has received death threats from some Anglican leaders in Nigeria. Changing Attitude Nigeria has recently raised it’s profile in Nigeria and elsewhere and this has been the response from the Anglican church. A couple of weeks ago [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Nigerian gay activist threatend with death by church leaders", url: "http://www.blacklooks.org/2008/04/nigerian_gay_activist_threatend_with_death_by_church_leaders.html" });