PLO

Patrick Lumumba, a person I've come to admire, is a man on a mission. I watched him on various talk shows over last week, and on the news pleading to the point of tears for the country to turn its back on corruption and tribalism. The Triton and Maize scandals have really exposed the political class for what they really are, and as he said, Kenyans are getting angrier by the day. Something will give at some point.

I don't watch news much nowadays - last week was an exception :).

New MD Single - FREEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Download MD's latest single, Sex In The Temple absolutely free:

2009 blogging, Ushahidi

My first post of the year. Some minor resolutions blogging-wise: I'll try to post at least once a week, on a different topic. Also, by mid year, I hope to have separate blogs for different topics that interest me, or be at least part of a blogging team (like on shabik which is a soccer blog). Maybe get a new blog host, (perhaps in Kenya)?

Meanwhile, the Ushahidi engine is now used by Aljazeera to report on the Gaza conflict. This is more proof that there's loads of potential in Africa... Kudos to the team @ Ushahidi (and thanks for the t-shirts :) ).

Fun, Holidays and Accidents

I'm writing this post while listening to a radio news report of yet another fatal road accident on our increasingly perilous Kenyan roads.

Over a period of time I've noticed a few things:

On Friday, it appears to me that more drivers throw the rulebook (if there's one in Kenya) out of the window, with more carefree, me-first driving exhibited. As a result more accidents seem to occur on Friday more than any other day of the week.

Now, the Friday after pay days seem to have even more reckless driving exhibited, and probably even more accidents than other Fridays.

It's the holiday season - look at the traffic as a result of general impatience, me-first etc, and more and more serious accidents reported.


So a layman's conclusion can be drawn:

The more likelihood and anticipation of enjoyment that one has when driving, the more likely one is to drive carelessly in one's bid to get to the 'fun' spot...

Is true for you?

Have a safe Christmas.

Barcamp Ghana

BarcampGhana 2008 will be held in Accra, Ghana on December 22nd 2008. This event will bring people interested in Ghana, on a variety of levels and topics, together in one place for a day of exploration, connection and enjoyment. 

Website:

http://www.barcampghana.org/