Kenyan Pundit

This looks like it will be a very interesting event. The organizers hope to break the myths surrounding animation in Kenya, such as it’s a “foreign art” and that you need big expensive computers to do it well. The event is expected to be “an amazing opportunity for Kenyan design geeks and animation enthusiasts to meet up, share ideas and plot on how to take over the worldwith our own animation content starting 2009!”

See the website for registration details and more information. Kudos to the Kenya Film Commission for sponsoring this.

If anyone reading this attends, please come back and report on how it went…

AOB: For more on the current state of animation in Africa, see this article.

Mau Mau Research Centre and Prof. Maina wa Kinyatti cordially invite you to the launch of the Book – HISTORY OF RESISTANCE IN KENYA 1884-2002 authored by Maina wa Kinyatti on Friday 28th November 2008 between 5.30 – 7.30 pm at GOETHE-INSTITUT NAIROBI
Guest Speakers:

· Hon. James Orengo- Minister for Lands

· His Excellency Mr. Julio César Gónzález Marchante -Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Cuba

Two Kenyan activists Wangui Mbatia and and Ken Ochieng Onguka were arrested this morning at Jeevanjee gardens and charged this afternoon with “unlawful procession” at the Kibera Law Courts

They have been released on Kshs 20,000 cash bail.

The t-shirts were protesting the Kenyans MPs recent rejection of taxes (No taxes for MP’S – No taxes for Us’on their allowances) and the DVDs were urging Kenyans to push for the implementation of Waki. The DVDs and images of the t-shirts can be viewed at Marsgroup.

Ah Kenya, last week we had a day off to celebrate the triumph of change in America…this week we are arresting people who are peacefully advocating for change. Where is the outrage?