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Full Githongo Report

This is a must read. The rot is not just in the individuals but in the systems and in patronage politics. And this is going on in a government that’s under much more scrutiny and in an environment where the Githongo dossier can circulate freely. Just think, the full Goldenberg storo has STILL yet to […]

Excerpts from the Githongo Dossier to Kibaki

Landed in my inbox this morning…can’t vouch for it’s veracity, but it seems to closely mirror recent press articles.

“I called Vice-President Moody Awori on the hotline regarding the Immigration Department contract matters and he denied knowledge of this, saying that he had made a point of not knowing about these things. However, he promised […]

Unveiling the mysteries of the Kenyan Parliament…

…has been much harder than I could ever have imagined.

I have a project that I’m trying to get going that on some level might need to rely on the largesse of the very institution that I’m about to throw barbs at, but oh well….

As recently reported by the Standard and blogged […]

Blind item day

Standard is on a roll.…

Who could they be talking about?

Minister 1 is likely Kipruto Kirwa: “One of them, who was not anywhere near Anglo Leasing, but managed to curve out a goldmine in his ministry, I am told, now has a new mansion somewhere on the undulating hills of a popular suburb so […]

Giving credit where it’s due…

While Pt IV. of the Kenyan journalism series is still cooking, I’d like to give credit where it’s due. I’d like to see more pieces like this.

AOB: If all goes as planned, this will soon change. A conversation with a parliament insider about a week ago revealed that there is no real reason […]

Blog = poor (wo)man’s printing press

That’s why I’m posting this here, because the Nation wouldn’t publish it back in November for some reason (and because I’m a bit swamped right now and can’t do the still elusive “real” post).

First read this op-ed(from someone who should really know better, I think). [EDIT: link has been fixed and the author […]

What is ailing Kenyan journalism?

Gukira’s post on the amnesia of Kenyan press is very thought-provoking. He raises a very important question: “We have long complained that the Western press presents “rubbish stories,” indifferent to “real issues.” Is the Kenyan press no less complicit?”

I think the Kenyan press is no less complicit and it is time that they […]

Off to London

I’m off to London tonight to attend the Global Voices 2005 Summit. Hard to believe that it’s already been a year since Global Voices was conceived, and I look forward to catching up with everyone and meeting all the people I’ve only known electronically. I’m also looking forward to talking about how the Kenyan blogosphere […]