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23:00 Breaking News: 8-4-4 = 0
» Vybes Though am a product of 8.4.4, a new report by Steadman Group suggest that the current system of education is producing bozos. It goes to show that more than half of the 1.3 million candidates who sat the Form Four exams had obtained mean grades of between E and D+. Why lie, something somewhere is not [...]
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19:52
iPhone to Change Africa
» Jellyfishcoolman's Blog Dear Friends. The first time I heard people saying that the mobile phone would replace the desktop or laptop I was very sceptical. Having used computers for a long time I have become accustomed to typing using a keyboard. Whenever I type SMS on my phone I feel slowed down and slightly cumbersome. I was also under the [...]
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18:50
My Dear Blog
» kaasa My dear blog, You once were very therapeutic for me, but alas, a holiday beckoned. But here I am again, back to the grind, ready for the world. So much has changed. My parents are in their new home, my siblings’ families continue to grow, my hair is short and the world has changed. Two plane crashes, a [...]
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17:33
Ireland chases fourth ICC Intercontinental Cup title as it takes on Kenya in Eglinton on Friday
» Kenya Cricket 
ICC Press Release:
Captain Kyle McCallan says his team hungry for more successDefending champion Ireland launches its campaign for an unprecedented fourth ICC Intercontinental Cup title when it takes on Kenya at Woodvale Road, Eglinton from Friday.
After failing to reach the final of the inaugural event in 2004, Ireland has won three successive events. And such is the dominance of Ireland in the ICC Intercontinental Cup that it has won 12 of its 18 matches in the history of the four-day first-class event.
In addition to this, the Irish have undoubtedly been the best and most consistent non-Test playing side having won Associate tournaments in all the three formats of the game, including the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in South Africa in April.
While Kenya watched the ICC World Twenty20 2009 on television, Ireland was in action and accounted for Bangladesh in the first stage to qualify for the Super Eights where it lost to New Zealand and eventual finalists Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Captain William Porterfield, fast bowler Boyd Rankin and wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien, who were key members of the side in April as well as last month, will miss the opener against Kenya. Porterfield and Rankin are on county duties with Gloucestershire and Warwickshire while O’Brien is recovering from an ankle injury which is expected to keep him out for up to six weeks.
Ireland has named an uncapped fast bowler Andrew Britton for its opening match in the tournament. The 21-year-old has earned a call-up after an impressive performance with Ireland ‘A’ in Yorkshire during the week. He has also represented Ireland in the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia where he was his country’s most successful bowler with nine wickets from six matches.
In Porterfield’s absence, experienced off-spinner Kyle McCallan will lead the home side in what he expects to be an exciting contest. “It has all the makings of being a great game. We’ve had some great tussles with Kenya over the years, and our victory over them to win our first ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2005, stands out as one of the best performances by an Irish cricket team,” said McCallan, who has taken 50 wickets in 23 first-class matches.
In that nail-biting final in Windhoek, Ireland outsmarted Kenya by six wickets. Batting first, Kenya rode on Steve Tikolo’s 177 and Hitesh Modi’s 106 to declare its first innings at 401-8. In reply, powered by Niall O’Brien’s 106 Ireland made a brave declaration at 313-4 to concede a 88-run first innings. Kenya, in its second outing, was bowled out for 156 with McCallan taking 4-34 and Andrew White picking up 3-24. But Ireland successfully achieved the victory target of 245 with six wickets to spare to leave Kenya shell-shocked.
“In my eyes, it (victory in Windhoek) is up there with our wins over Pakistan and Bangladesh. That game was perhaps the defining moment for the current squad, and you can trace the current success back to that win. It gave us a sense of belief and the confidence to go on and dominate Associate cricket,” McCallan said.
McCallan added that Ireland’s cricketers are fond of four-day cricket. “The four-day format of the game is the one which I personally, and all the team enjoy. You can experiment with different field settings and the bowlers get a chance to operate in long spells.
“We have a great record in this format of the game, and haven’t been beaten since 2004 (when Scotland beat Ireland by eight wickets in Dublin), a game that I missed! We’ve won the last three ICC Intercontinental Cups, and we are still hungry for more titles. We want to continue our magnificent run.”
Ireland coach Phil Simmons is also keen to carry recent success into the ICC Intercontinental Cup. “We’ve had a good 2009 so far, winning the World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa, and beating Bangladesh in the ICC World Twenty20. I want to keep that winning momentum, and I think we can do that with the current squad,” said Simmons, a former West Indies all-rounder.
Simmons said Kenya had named a very strong side for the match but expected the African side to be rusty, having not played any top level cricket since the April event. “Kenya has named a very experienced squad, and has some very talented cricketers in their midst.
“It may find it difficult to adjust to Irish conditions, although it has been warm here in the past few weeks. Kenya may be a bit rusty as it hasn’t played a lot of cricket since the event in South Africa in April. That will be a big advantage for us, but it certainly won’t be easy.”
Kenya has named a side that includes a new captain in 26-year-old wicketkeeper Maurice Ouma who takes over from 38-year-old Steve Tikolo who has been a role model for many Kenyan cricketers, including Ouma. “I have learned a lot from Tikolo’s leadership for the time that I have played alongside him. I liked his leadership qualities like in psyching up players and game plan,” he said.
Kenya and Ireland, besides the 2005 final, also met in the previous event at the Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi where Ireland won by an innings and 65 runs. Overall, Kenya has played 17 matches in the ICC Intercontinental Cup, winning six and losing four.
Rudi Koertzen of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires will stand in the four-day match along with Paul Baldwin of the Associate and Affiliate International Umpires Panel.
Teams (to be selected from):
Ireland: Kyle McCallan (captain), Andre Botha, Jeremy Bray, Andrew Britton, Peter Connell, Alex Cusack, Trent Johnston, Kevin O’Brien, Andrew Poynter, Paul Stirling, Regan West, Andrew White, Gary Wilson.
Kenya: Ouma (captain), Jimmy Kamande (vice-captain), Kennedy Obuya, Alex Obanda, Steve Tikolo, Collins Obuya, Thomas Odoyo, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Lameck Ngoche, Peter Ongondo, Hiren Varaiya, Rakep Patel, Elijah Otieno (pictured), Seren Waters, David Obuya
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Paul Baldwin
Distribution of points:
14 = for an outright win (so, maximum of 20 points per match)
7 = for an outright tie
6 = first innings lead (retained irrespective of the outright result)
3 each = for a first innings tie
10 each = if a match is abandoned without a ball being bowled
7 each = in a match with more than 10 hours lost due to interruptions, plus any points scored in the first innings
20 = for forfeiting match, plus additional penalty the Events Technical Committee may like to impose
About ICC Intercontinental Cup
The ICC Intercontinental Cup has quickly grown in stature and profile since its inception five years ago and now the ICC’s premier first-class tournament is an integral part of the Associate Members’ cricket schedule.
There will be a total of US$250,000 in prize money for the Associate and Affiliate teams taking part in the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2009-10 with US$100,000 for the winners and US$40,000 for the runners-up.
Having previously been designed around a two-group, three-day format, the event then evolved into an eight-team, round-robin and truly global tournament featuring four-day cricket which gives those teams who do not play Test cricket the chance to experience the longer form of the game.
This year’s format will include seven teams (Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands, Scotland and Zimbabwe XI), while a new competition, the ICC Intercontinental Shield will involve four teams below that, namely Bermuda, Namibia, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates.
Scotland won the first ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2004, beating Canada in the final, while Ireland has been victorious in all three events since then, beating Kenya in the 2005 decider, Canada in the 2006-07 event and Namibia in 2007-08.
picture: Elijah Otieno bowling in practice match 2008. copyright Kenya Cricket.comBecome a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]
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16:11
unconditional
» the-undergraduate Spring summer autumn and winter i will be loving Jah Jah,i will love Jah forever more
Luciano
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15:20
Muthaura Flown to SA, Still Working from ICU
» You Missed This 
Hitherto energetic and never-tiring Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura has been flown to South Africa for further treatment. His doctors could not take chances after confirming that arteries in and out of his heart are THINNING. Such calcification is sure recipe for massive stroke. In fact the government has gambled with PS of all PSs, he should have been flown to London.
At least our sensational media can now rest easy after their object of hate and speculation has been relocated to Johannesburg. But Muthaura’s hospitalization leaves a gaping hole that can plunge Kenya into deep administrative problems. For starters he has no deputy and has been competently running this country single handed albeit chronically partisan.
But we must take heart from Dr. Mutua’s assurance that Mzee Muthaura will be back behind his desk in less than two weeks. We have no cause to doubt Alfred, he must know better, after all he is a doctor, isn’t he? In any case he never suffers whiners lightly no matter the might whether junior senator of Illinois or not.
Kenya cannot do without the veteran PS Muthaura. His work rate is phenomenon and above all unrivalled. What is more, even in the face of calamity, the good old man can at least afford a half grin, nay smile, for the first time even if on a stretcher. The old man can take just so much pressure after more than 10 years no leave.
Massive stroke
Heading civil service is a 24 hour duty while politicians snore in parliament. Muthaura’s energy is incredible. With no deputy, he was still working from his HDU bed. Kenyan media must also learn to respect the office of government spokesman. Our penchant to distrust official channels only succeeds in feeding destructive rumours.
In the meantime we must collectively wish the good ambassador well as he confronts his own mortality. Who knows, may be this scare would offer him the opportunity to contemplate the highly partisan and polarizing role he has played in the grand coalition in addition to toxic politicization of the civil service.
Hopefully the NDE and scent from ICU next door will transform him into a better man. God bless the unofficial emperor.Kumekucha
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14:33
Blogger Block
» For Love and Money Blogger Block
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14:01
Write, Judge and Win tickets to the Storymoja Hay Festival
» Storymoja How would you like to judge the Storymoja Story of the Month contest as well as win tickets to the Storymoja Hay Festival? All you have to do is send in a 600 word essay on the importance of reading and literature for economic development of Kenya. This essay must be submitted by Wednesday 8th, [...]
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11:08
Midweek miscellany
» Kenya Imagine The latest Foreign Policy Failed States Index is here (interactive, so may take a little while to load) and Kenya has made it to number 14. It seems a good time, then, to point out the methodological flaws, and Richard Just obliges at the TNR, even relying on Kenya as his counterexample.
This will inevitably come off as special pleading, but he does have a point.
State failure is said in many ways: Kenya is failing mostly because it has a murderously divided elite, Burma is failing because it has a murderously unified totalitarian elite. And his point about the different (unweighted!) criteria pulling in different directions is quite sound. But from the consumer side, so to speak, there's an even more serious difficulty. If you're reading the Index, you're wanting to find out how likely a given state is to fail in the medium term or you're looking for a rough guide to the distribution of some civil and personal freedoms across states. Burma and North Korea are relatively-efficient totalitarian regimes. While they'll eventually fall, their medium-term survival prospects are very good. By contrast, Kenya medium-term survival prospects aren't. The index is useless for that. Again, there's no useful ranking by political freedom which puts Kenya anywhere near Burma or North Korea: our state, while amazingly crap, leaves us relatively free. Either way, the ranking is basically useless.
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Years ago, I discovered Alain de Botton's How Proust Can Change Your Life when I was looking for a second-hand book to read on a flight home, and I've been more or less a fan ever since -- not least because it proved that philosophy undergraduates can have love-lives.
Caleb Crain reviewed de Botton's latest in the New York Times, and de Botton's response in comments at Crain's blog has to be seen to be believed. The vehemence of the thing is completely unexpected, and a little admirable. Despite de Botton's contrition afterwards (see his twitter account) my sympathy is with him.
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Via Aleksandra Gadzala - always sharp, always informative - Zimbabwe's Morgan Tsvangirai has managed to get a $950 million loan off China. Aleksandra also had a really interesting article about Chinese business networks in Kenya: one of her more dismaying findings is that Kenyans' ethnic divisions make it harder for them to compete against Chinese business.
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8:27
Mombasa snippets
» Diary of a gay Kenyan Afternoon - second meeting with clients. Called for adjournment to go
make some calls but really just wanted to listen to some Sisqo to
clear my head. So I went out to the courtyard for ten minutes pacing
up and down, clients could see me through the French doors and thought
I was making a call to the office but I was singing along to the thong
song on my iPod headphones..thong thong thong thong. Listened twice
then I went back and resumed the meeting...
Sent from my iPhone
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Past stars edged out by Jamhuri youngsters
» Kenya Cricket 
This report from International umpire Subhash Modi (right) is welcome news at a dark time for Kenyan cricket. I sincerely hope we see more news of this sort in times to come rather than the sort that has dominated the last few days:
"I stood as an umpire with Lalji Bhudia in a friendly cricket match between Old Jamhuri School Boys(Former Duke of Gloucester) invitation XI vs. current school boys of the same school. The match was played on Saturday afternoon at the Simba Union Cricket Club. I enjoyed umpiring as Harilal Shah, a former Kenya Cricket Captain along with Aasif Karim (top scorer with 64 runs) , Bipin Vora, current chairman of NPCA (with 20 runs) featured in the same match which the old boys lost by 14 runs. I take this as a part of development and cricket should again be played regularly in Kenya also on Saturday afternoons to create more interest in younger generation. Lucas the captain of the current Jamhuri High School played well for his match winning 54 runs. Other cricketing personalities who came to watch the game were Jimmy Rayani(former chairman of KCA), R.M. Patel(Secretary of Nairobi Gymkhana) and few former chairmen of Nairobi Gymkhana, past and present chairmen of KCU&SA."
Good on the youngsters for getting the win and as noted by Modi, this is exactly the sort of initiative that will help the game grow so good on the oldies for giving up their time to promote the game.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]
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MJ the Legend
» Diary of a gay Kenyan I'm having a thriller of a day here after a bad start. Flew to
Mombasa in victory and swished through the terminal like a smooth
criminal into a taxi. The driver looked at the man in the mirror and
thought he looks off the wall. He shook his head thinking you can't
blame it on the sunshine, moonlight or good times - blame it on the
boogie or human nature. Later tonight when I'm horny and George says
no don't wanna be startin something, I'll just have to beat it while
thinking of a Billie Jean in bed with a Dirty Diana.I remember the time with that Liberian Girl telling me don't stop till
you get enough and I asked her can you feel it, can you feel it. Back
then it was as easy as abc and clear as black or white to rock with
you because I was still a pretty young thing...Sent from my iPhone
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July is here
» the-undergraduate I just realized i have no idea what anyone in my family has been up to.People changed jobs,people moved houses,people came for summer and others travelled but.....I HAVE NO IDEA...where or when
Dont get me wrong,i love my family but it feels great to finally have my own seperate life...take a deep breath....relief :)
I wonder who the new go to person is and i wish them luck in the hours they shall spend on the phone,the times they shall have to run up and down fixing stuff for everyone....being a ''retired'' shrink equals pure bliss :))
I do however miss my football playing tomboy days....but that too was by passed by time....i finally understand that joke about how a kenyan girl would have no problem using a title deed to cover her hair when it rains :p
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6:00
Barcamp Diaspora
» Kenyan Pundit For US/DC folks, Barcamp Diaspora will be held at John Hopkins on July 25, 2009. The theme is “Investing our Talent Where it Counts.”
More details here.
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5:40
In the Spirit of the Rugby Game : Questions for KRFU?
» Rugby in Kenya In the Spirit of the Rugby Game : Questions for KRFU?
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Polls and pictures of naked men
» Diary of a gay Kenyan 105 days ago a poll on this blog commenced to ask whether Kenya should
decriminalize homosexuality. This closed yesterday, the results of
which you can view to the left.Thank you to all who took part. Right now just getting ready to leave
for Mombasa for the day. Anyone got some saucy jokes or pics please
send them to me, I need to be distracted while flying :(
By the way please enter the caption contest and at the end of the contest on Friday, I'll publish my picture here. It's a promise if you enter the contest. Deal? Deal.
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1:24
Play: The Dying Need No Shoes written by Fred Mbogo at Kenya National Theatre from 3rd - 5th July
» Kenyanpoet 
They brought you "Thieves as Human" and now they are back with "The dying need no shoes".
They will be staging it at the Kenya National Theatre on 3rd to 5th July (Friday-Sunday) with shows starting at 6pm on Friday and from 3pm on Saturday and Sunday
Entrance is Ksh. 300
Call 0720 868368, 020 24 46 858 to book/buy tickets.
Synopsis
Purity is a twenty-one-year old University student whose last day is spent trapped in a room with her father, Professor Jairus Munanda, a 56 year old conservative man. Memories, stress, and fear spike a bitter exchange. The confrontation turns ugly as the innermost troubling bits of their emotional, mental and physical relationship are revealed. They must dig deep into their past which takes them back to a small village in Gilgil. Has Nairobi become so big that their dark secrets can be buried and lost forever? What do they learn when they exhume the remains of Mrs Munanda, Purity’s mother and the Profs Wife?
The play is written by Fred Mbogo and features Esther Nekesa as Purity and Oyatsi Simon as Prof Jairus Munanda.
Esther Nekesa has just completed a degree programme in the School of Arts and Social Sciences at Eldoret’s Moi University. She has participated in numerous student productions at the University.
Oyatsi Simon is an accomplished actor. He is the Rift Valley Coordinator of The Theatre Company. Although based in Eldoret he has toured with many productions in towns and cities across Kenya.
Fred Mbogo is a playwright and performer based in Eldoret. He teaches Theatre and Film Studies at Moi University. He is a 2008 winner of the Fire By Ten Playwriting Contest.
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1:08
Happy Canada Day
» The African Accent 
It would not be right if I didn’t pay homage to my second home
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