Archive for October, 2006
Haya, Imekuwa ni Kawaida sasa kwa Al Kags kuchapisha vitabu pepe, kama “Quarterly Colour Series of Poetry”, ambazo in safu za kizungu.
Hii leo natoa mwito kwa waandishi wote wa Kiswahili hasa malenga wa Kiswahili. Al Kags ana panga kuchapisha kitabu pepe cha Kiswahili kiitwacho, Chai Tamu. Kitabu chenyewe kitawahadhiri washairi mbali mbali.
Chai Tamu ni [...]
Mwanadada fulani eti kaniuliza kama najua kuandika kiswahili, kisha akapata mshangao nilipomjibu kihakika. Mwenyewe anaishi Bongo, kwao haswa ni huko Tz lakini makubwa ni kwamba yeye hajui kuandika kiswahili vile.
Haidhuru. Jambo la muhimu ni kwamba amejiunga na sarakasi ya wanablogu – hata usiku wa manane – hii sasa ninazungumza nae kwenye hotmail – hii sijui [...]
One of my aunts one of whose major distinctions in life was to start my Gikuyu education at a very late age in life is visiting me from Malindi. I took it upon myself to walk her through the virtual world of the net and as we discovered new places together, we came across Charuthi [...]
She told me that she hated the old look. I knew i didn’t like any of the themes that were available on wordpress – could the admin add more? – and so after much discussion and customisation, here it is now, the result of consensus. The idea is, i always exhort people to keep smiling [...]
The second edition of the Quarterly Colour Series that is compiled and published by Al Kags is out. This one is bigger featuring more poets. Blue Smudges is all about easy feelings and light expressions – nice easy thoughts.
The ebook is free and the rules are simple: read, enjoy, share, republish – whatever you [...]
A great man died on Monday 9th October 2002. He had devoted his adult life solving big problems facing Africa. His life was spent find solutions to poverty and peace among different. I didn’t see him often through out my life but every time I saw him, he had been coming from some distressed part [...]
7 year old saves mom
05:24 PM Mountain Standard Time on Monday, October 9, 2006
By Claudia Rivero / 3TV reporter With her mom and friend by her side, seven-year-old Makena Washington may not know why she was the center of attention but her mom Phyllis Kamore certainly does.
“They told me if [...]
I was yesterday informed by two girls who go toboarding school that the reason girls in secondary boarding schools get fat is that chicken feed is put in their food. Also, they say that parafin is put in the food as well, to stop them from having those sexual urges…
Could someone verify this?
It is a big deal when the wwomen are beaten (read:battered) by their spouses. Some men are battered by their spouses and girlfriends. Where do they go? Is there in Kenya an organisation that takes care of battered men? What is the male equivalent of Federation of Women Laywers and Coalition of Violence Against Women [...]
A couple of days ago, I was able to experience in one evening, the disparity of people’s lives. I was able to mingle with the upper middle class on the one hand and interact with the destitute within the space of two hours. It has had me thinking for the last two days how abstractly [...]