Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:07:21 +0300
From: Constantino Kudoja
Subject: North Mara na Kilio cha Sumu

Taarifa hii nilipata kuiona Channel ten kwenye kipindi cha Pambanua Live.Kuna taarifa zinazosema kuwa walalamikaji walikuwa ni vibaka.Na taarifa kutoka kwa wamiliki wanasema ni taarifa za uzushi.Je ukweli ni upi juu ya jambo hili labda wanabidii waliopo karibu na migodi hii ya North Mara wanaweza kutuhabarisha.

Kilio hiki cha sumu mgodi wa North Mara kisipuuzwe

NA EDITOR

28th June 2009

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Mwanamke mkazi wa Tarime akifikiria kuchota maji yaliyochanganyika na sumu kutoka mgodi wa North Mara

Upo msemo kwamba ‘lisemwalo lipo na kama halipo, linakuja’. Ukiona jambo linazungumzwa sana, basi ujue ukweli wake uko mbioni kubainika.

Mwezi mmoja uliopita, gazeti hili toleo la Mei 24, mwaka huu, lilichapisha habari iliyokuwa na kichwa cha maneno ‘Mgodi wahatarisha maisha’…wamwaga maji yenye tindikali mtoni, mifugo yafa ovyo na mimea yanyauka.

Katika habari hiyo, wakazi waishio kandokando ya Mto Mara unaomwaga maji yake kwenye Ziwa Victoria wilayani Tarime, walitahadharishwa kutokula nyama ya mifugo ya aina yoyote itakayokufa eneo hilo.

Aidha wasitumie maji ya mto huo kutokana na tindikali ya asidi inayotoka kwenye mgodi wa North Mara kusambaa eneo hilo.

Tahadhari hii ilitolewa na Afisa Mifugo wa Kata ya Matongo tarafa ya Ingwe, Paskal Masele baada ya kupokea malalamiko ya kufa ng’ombe watano waliokunywa maji ya mto Tigithe ambao unatiririsha maji yenye tindikali kutoka mgodi huo na kuzimwaga katika mto Mara.

Afisa mifugo huyo alisema alipokea malalamiko ya mkazi mmoja toka kitongoji cha Konsara ulipo mgodi huo na kwamba baada ya kumtembelea mzee huyo alikuta wananchi wamekula nyama ya ng’ombe hao waliokufa, hali iliyomfanya apige marufuku wasile tena nyama ya mnyama mwingine atakayekufa.

Hiyo ilidhihirisha wazi kuwa lilikuwepo tatizo na kwamba madhara kwa watumiaji wa maji hayo yangeendelea kujitokeza.

Kwa wale waliokuwa wamekula nyama wa ng’ombe waliokufa, tayari walianza kubabuka ngozi ya mwili.

Pia sumu hiyo inayotokana na miamba inayochimbwa ardhini na kampuni ya Barick Gold ilionekana kuanza kuunguza miti na mimea yanakopita maji yanayotoka mgodini kuelekea mto Tigithe.

Wiki hii, gazeti moja la kila siku lilibeba habari iliyosema ‘Walioathiriwa na sumu North Mara watua Dar…Wataka serikali iufunge mgodi huo’.

Habari hiyo iliambatana na picha ya mmoja wa wakazi wa kijiji cha Matongo akionyesha jinsi ngozi yake ilivyoharibika baada ya kunawa maji yenye sumu yanayotiririshwa kwenye mto Tigithe kutoka mto huo wa North Mara.

Jambo hili lisifanyiwe mzaha, yafaa serikali ichukue hatua haraka kabla kizazi cha eneo hilo hakijatoweka.
Kilio cha tatizo hili kimetolewa wiki hii na Mbunge wa Tarime, Charles Mwera(Chadema), akimtaka Waziri Mkuu, Mizengo Pinda kutoa kauli ya serikali kuhusu hali mbaya ya wananchi wa jimbo lake hususani walio karibu na mgodi wa Nyamongo unaomilikiwa na Barick kuathirika kutokana na kemikali zinazotiririka katika maji wanayotumia wananchi.

Katika majibu yake, Waziri Mkuu alikiri kuona hali hiyo kupitia vyombo vya habari na kwamba hata yeye amesikitishwa na kuahidi kutuma ujumbe kulishughulikia haraka iwezekanavyo.

Tatizo hili limeripotiwa mwezi mmoja sasa na mbali na tahadhari waliyopewa wakazi wanaozunguka eneo hilo, hakuna kiongozi yeyote wa serikali, siyo waziri, mkuu wa wilaya wala mkuu wa mkoa aliyechukua hatua ya kufika na kujionea hali halisi.

Tunamini hivyo kutokana na ukweli kwamba, baadhi ya wakazi walioathirika wameshindwa kuvumilia hata kuamua kuja Jijini Dar es Salaam wakiamini kuwa pengine kilio chao kitasikika kwa karibu zaidi.

Jamani, kilio cha aina yoyote kile hakipaswi kupuuzwa. Yafaa kifuatiliwe mara moja ili tatizo nalo lithibitiwe kwa kupatiwa ufumbuzi wa haraka.

Hili la North Mara linahusu uhai wa watu. Athari za tindikali zinafahamika. Ni kitu kinachoweza kuonyesha madhara mara moja au athari za taratibu na inapofikia hata kudhihirika wazi, athari hizo ni vigumu kuzidhibiti.

Tulidhani kwamba mara tu baada ya kilio cha wakazi wale wa Kosara, serikali mara moja ingetuma ujumbe, ukiongozwa na waziri mwenye dhamana ambaye ndiye anayetia saini mikataba na wawekezaji, kwenda haraka kujua nini kilichotokea. Lakini hilo halikufanyika na sasa serikali inasema itatuma timu kubaini ukubwa wa tatizo.

Ni imani yetu kwamba tatizo hilo litafanyiwa uchunguzi wa kutosha ili kutatua hasa ikizingatiwa kwamba hata mwekezaji mwenyewe alishakiri kuwa tindikali ilikuwa ikiingia kwenye mto huo, ingawa alidai vifaa vya kuzuia vilikuwa vikiibiwa na watu wasiojulikana.

CHANZO: NIPASHE JUMAPILI

Constantino Mathew Kudoja

“I don’t believe in failure.

It is not failure if you enjoyed the process”

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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:34:02 -0500 [07:34:02 CDT]
—– Forwarded message from okothnogo@ . . . —–
From: Dher Goro
Subject: RE: Medo gero weche ei jaluo.com

Kuom Jagoro,

Agoyo erokamano ni jagoro gi joweteni kuom tich

maduong’ magisetimo ka giloso weche oganda.

Katakamano akwayo kama: Aneno ka kuom weche

mang’eny mindiko kaka “news” ji nenore ni ohero

somo kendo dwoko weche mag ngima gi dak. Aneno

ke ji mang’eny ahinya odwoko nyadendi miluongi ni

Joyce Withaka kaluwore gi barupe mopenjogo ni “Why

go after my husband?”. Donge unyalo kawo “column”

moro machielo mar weche machal gi mag Joyce ma

iluongo kata ni “Weche Mag Dak”mondo weche moko

mag dongruok kod siasa obed kargi kendgi?

An Mogeni,

Dher Goro

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Wawinjo wachni jatelo, kendo wabiro timo hamano.
Awino Rayier
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—– Forwarded message from joycewaithaka@ . . . —–

Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:19:47 +0300
From: Joyce Waithaka
Subject: Why go after my husband

I found out my husband had a brief affair with someone I thought was my friend. She was someone I confided in and trusted. The affair started and ended within a month. We are in marraige counseling and my husband is very sorry for his actions. I am VERY angry.

I want to know why. I would like to hear why other women knowingly go after somelse’s husband. I would like to hear a reasonable answer on how anyone can be willing to hurt other’s for their selfish enjoyment.

How can a woman ever think it’s ok to sleep with another woman’s husband? Why would anyone be so selfish and self absorbed to hurt not only their own family but some elses? What are you thinking when it all breaks apart?

I have a million questions. I do not understand how a woman can do this to another woman. Can someone please help me understand?

LOve
Joyce

—– Forwarded message from cirumariga2007@. . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:32:57 +0100
From: Maryann Wanjiru
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

Joyce

As much as you are very angry, do u pose to think maybe the other woman is not the problem but your husband, he could still have done it with some other lady anyway, not really your friend? yaani she didnt go after him but the other way round?
try and look at both sides of the coin, and anyway men cheat at somepoint so expect more.

and focus on the reason(s) that made him stray and address them, that way u r more likely to prevent future recurrence of the same.
Blame games will hurt you more.

or alternatively kuwa na mpango wa kando to be even,

Best of luck.

—– Forwarded message from arniewam@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:39:22 +0300
From: Arnette Wambaire
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

Joyce,

Welcome to the harsh reality that is LIFE!!! Men will always have affairs whether they are married, engaged or searching. The sooner you accept this fact and stop blaming ONLY the woman when there were two people involved (your hubby & the sidekick of the moment), the faster you will heal emotionally & live with caution and zero trust in ur husband. Its a TOUGH LIFE we live in!!

—– Forwarded message from nginaelizabeth@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:40:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ngina
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

I think the most stupid response a woman will give for going out with a married man is that they are stable. Me I believe karma is real, so what goes around, definatey will
come around and with all the single people around, why choose to go to one who is already in a relationship? I think its sad and pathetic for someone to date someone in an already existing relationship

Just understand, we know our true friends based on their action and from this one, she wasnt your friend. I am so sorry for what happened to you and pray to God to give you grace to handle this matter

—– Forwarded message from kjayanoris@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:32:53 +0300
From: Kelvin
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

Pole Joyce.

Sina words hata. Perhaps it was not a malicious act? Perhaps just one of those things that happen in the heat of the moment?

Kelvin
www.likechapaa.com

—– Forwarded message from pepity@. . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:55:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Janet mafunga
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

Dear Joyce,

I am sorry that a friend can betray you in this way. Unfortunately one thing i have learnt is that women are their own worst enemies. It is something I have also never understood why some women find it more appealing to go after a married man.

Some would do it just out of spite. Even when you are not married. I had a “friend” once who after we had a fallout did tell another friend that she would show me that she could take my man from me… and she actually tried and failed. And I wondered why on earth would she think that getting my man would be the absolute pain she would inflict on me.

Had he gone,, then they would totally have deserved each other.

Jealousy that your family and marriage is going well according to her when hers is falling apart can also be a reason.

But that does not warrant someone especially one you have been confiding in as a friend to come in and wreck your marriage. But again on the other hand, the blame is on both sides. The man should have run in the opposite direction when it started showing signs of happening. He accepted and most probably gave her the greenlight to continue in the affair. There have been articles in newspapers in this regard but honestly let it be far from me that I am the cause of another woman’s misery because of her husband. What goes around, does come around.

Joyce take courage and try to work things out with your husband. I understand your anger and feeling of betrayal. Pole, and I hope you have written that “friend” off.

Jeanette M. Khaoya

—– Forwarded message from mkivanda@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:44:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: mercy kivanda
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

hello Joyce,

Sorry for the situation you are going through,i know its hurting but you just made the
wrong conclusion.Your husband is the one Married to you and not your friend,so your husband is the one responsible for the having the affair,If he had said NO (i am imagining your friend made the advances)there could have been no affair,but am guessing he is the one who let the affair go on.Well women always make the mistake of blaming the wrong person,the other woman. But the truth is that your husband is the one who has wronged you here, am imagining if he could have wanted after your counselling he will have yet another woman, will go ahead and blame the next woman?

I just hope you find the root and uproot it,instead of cutting off the branches.Sorry
joyce,i am saying this cos iam single and the number of married men hitting on me (some i even know their wives) is worrying,i just dont date married men!So the answer here is not why women are selfish or not,its why your husband cant respect your home.

Mercy

—– Forwarded message from Esther.Muriithi@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:10:20 +0300
From: “Muriithi, Esther”
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

Joyce

You mean this lady has a family? I do not take sides when it comes to this. They both participated willingly and are both sorry soo pliz cut out the sorry part of it and let your partner explain willingly how and why it happened on his part and then the two of you can seek a lasting and workable solution . If you forget to ask him now that you have the opportunity you will have to live with soo many ananswered questions. I’d also like to hear the ladies part.

—– Forwarded message from moses.edmoses.ed@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:47:15 +0300
From: ed moses
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

*Pole sana but I was just wondering, could there really be a reasonable answer? Whoever,I dare say, will manage to come up with a reasonable answer will just fall short of condoning the vice.*

—– Forwarded message from nemyisaacs@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:34:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Nemy Isaacs
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

hi,

someone said a husband can be replaced but a father cant.come out of that shell and stop thinking he is your husband.in fact, he is our husband.

thanx.

God is always by your side even when it seems so hard on you.

You ought to know that even when friends are not there for you, He loved you before hey did.

Take heart and move on.

—– Forwarded message from caroline.ngare@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:33:05 -0700
From: Caroline Ngare
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

forbiden fruit is always the sweetest

—– Forwarded message from moses.edmoses.ed@ —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:36:40 +0300
From: ed moses
Subject: Why go after my husband. What if its right?

*Haya, this piece here would elicit as varied & relative opinions as there are people on the forum holding divergent views but seeing that the author is laden with many questions regarding the ‘reasons’ behind such a move, allow me to borrow a leaf from someone and see it this way:*
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*1.One’s reason may overide one’s conscience*
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*2.If it be that way (1 above), when faced with an ethical dilemma like your friend perhaps was at that moment in time, and being committed to a good vs right decision through the use of reason,all previous convictions held were altered, so she ‘fell’*
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*3.People do not make decisions because they are cheap, easy or popular but because they are right. How then would she have determined the ground rules to follow in order to determine what was ‘right’ and what was ‘wrong?’*
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*4.It is said joyce, that irrespective of our inclinations, people believe that they are behaving ethically by their own standard*
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*5.Hence, there is not a single right and correct way to make ethical decisions and no best moral viewpoint except our own*
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*maybe thats why she did what she did*
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*my two cents*

—– Forwarded message from blessingnatasha@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:46:22 +0300
From: blessing natasha
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

If you can tune in to hope fm tomorrow between 11.00am to 1.00pm you will definitely get a reasonable answer.They deal with this problem like everyday.the frequency is 93.3fm .Pole,but there is hope coz atleast you are going for counselling and he is sorry .Don’t let the enemy destroy your marriage .Its ok,to be angry you are only human.

—– Forwarded message from Nicholas.Odhiambo@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:01:52 +0300
From: “Odhiambo, Nicholas”
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

Joyce.

Sorry. I think you are the problem. Do you give your husband the following;

Water for bathing,
Leading him to the bathroom,
Smiling with him when he comes to the house or when you meet,
Hugging him
Massage a little bit( the whole body with baby oil.
Cloth ironing
You dont restrict him in the betroom( no timetable). Varieties of sex styles. not the traditional one everyday.
No nagging good diet ( proper food cooked by you) praying together in the house + going to church together.

Note: The above are preventive measures not a cure.

The cure is a prayer to God very religiously.

Dr.Manyasi mar Kawili.

—– Forwarded message from v.mbeca@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:55:33 +0300
From: vicky mbeca
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

Joyce

What you are facing many women before you, with you and after you will continue to face it. I am lucky to have a frank mother who bluntly told me men are men even your own father was one. She further went and told me focus on what really made you get into it and forget roadside distractions. I always wondered but now i know what it means.

Dr Myles Munroe, yes the great teacher from Bahamas in his book love and marriage said, sex does not make a marriage neither does it break a marriage, he further goes on to say though he does not condone infidelity, but that is no reason to break a marriage over it. He further says that sex and marriage are not the same thing though they are related but do not depend each other, thats why you have singles that sexually mingle with no strings attached. Sounds strange but this book is a great read, its puts the union of two people in proper perspective and you need to get it.

It hurts i know, but thats no reason to break beyond repair. If many women were to tell you what they go through you would be in shock, and i mean shock. I have a gal friend who the hubby used to practically bring his catch home, imagine that. But today i cant tell a more happier home. Its like they fell in love over again. The man has over and over told me he regrets and now is doing everything to make it work.

Marriage is an institution just like any other in society. When we get into it we commit to its challenges and successes. The thing this current generation seem to be getting different from our parents, is the magnitude of sacrifice you have to make.

Unlike other institutions where we commit to work, in marriage we vow, thats the key. This means that we need as couples to love marriage more than our partners in order to make it work. Sounds strange i know but when we begin to Love uphold and value the territories of marriage as couples we will begin to abide by the rules and make them work. Marriage is greater than you, your partner and thats why its here to stay and people will continue to enter into it despite all the negative things they hear about it. But if those in it can look at it as an institution that has rules, code of conduct, salary, job description, appraisals and the works we will begin to get the gist of it. Thats why our mothers and fathers stuck into it for the long haul.

Don’t make the mistake of blaming the lady, she made no vow to you, and neither has obligations in terms of marriage. Look at your man, he is the one that looked you in the eye and vowed, he should have upheld his promise to you. Am no marriage counselor or one for that matter, its just my understanding of it. i hope i have helped you.

Vicky Mbeca

—– Forwarded message from odhiambo@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:58:31 +0300
From: Odhiambo ?????
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 2:47 PM, ed moses wrote:

*Pole sana but I was just wondering, could there really be a reasonable answer? Whoever,I dare say, will manage to come up with a reasonable answer will just fall short of condoning the vice.*

Ed,

That is quite true. Noone really knows why the said act was committed, under
what circumstances, bar for the two who were involved. Every other reason being given only serves to console/condone. I think there is one reason that is plausible but wrong: When God gave the Decalogue, He knew so well that man will break them, hence falling short of the Kingdom of God.

There is a swahili saying *”kikulacho kinguoni mwako*”. I think it’s a call to choose your friends wisely.

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Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254733744121/+254722743223
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—– Forwarded message from mauricejoduor@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:03:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: maurice oduor
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

Joyce,

I feel for you sis. It is very painful to discover that someone you have given your heart to betrays your trust in this manner. The fact that he did it with a friend is like adding salt and pepper to a wound. The very first action you should take is to fire this friend. The second is to discuss the issue with hubby.

The primary culprit is your hubby and the two of you must sit down and talk about this – but with a referee (a priest, a counselor etc.). Find out how it happened and get to the root cause of his actions. If you still love him, put him on probation for a while.

The worst thing you can do now is to deny him the ‘priviledges’ or do a tit-for-tat. Your relationship is way too important to be playing revenge games as some people on this forum are advising

Let us know how things turn out Joyce. We are praying for you sis.

Courage,
Maurice

—– Forwarded message from wilsonowuor@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:25:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Wilson Owuor
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

wahenga walisema “kuchambaa kwingi kutoka na mavi” – chunga dada usije ukatoka na mavi!

hivyo msamehe mmeo, sahau yaliyopita and forge a loving and lasting marriage. especially now that you are saying your hubby is very sorry. – we all have sinned and fallen short..

you know! sahau yaliyopita

Willy

—– Forwarded message from henryouma2002@ .. . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:45:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: henry ouma
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

Joyce,

Best thinking is that a husband/man can never be yours alone.What then did you expect your own friend to do ? to seek your permission? .This is how our grandmothers led their lives happily—no man is tied to you to death and vice-versa .Much as present life is marked by lots of risks and costs associated with infidelity, a lot of women cant just escape the reality of being…..Take the case of Wanjala why an’t his wives bothered ? aren’t they married women and wives?. As long as there will be unmarried women in this world, your complaints will always be there if you keep on listening to whatever you are told.

Since your husband already did it, I dont see him stop it.Dont even accept that he is sorry for what he did intentionally and what he will just continue doing behind your
back. Instead, learn to ignore all those who tell you about your hubby’s affairs outside and carry on with or without him.

—– Forwarded message from wnzuve@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:28:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Washington Nzuve
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

Dear Joyce,

Sorry for what happened to you. When I hear of such things I fear. First let me start by recommending that you do not pay attention to the following advice:

?Joyce,

Welcome to the harsh reality that is LIFE!!! Men will always have affairs whether they are married, engaged or searching. The sooner you accept this fact and stop blaming ONLY the woman when there were two people involved (ur hubby& the sidekick of the moment), the faster you will heal emotionally& live with caution and zero trust in ur husband. Its a TOUGH LIFE we live in!!?

?Joyce

As much as you are very angry, do u pose to think maybe the other woman is not the problem but your husband, he could still have done it with some other lady anyway, not really your friend? yaani she didn’t go after him but the other way round?

try and look at both sides of the coin, and anyway men cheat at somepoint so expect more. and focus on the reason(s) that made him stray and address them, that way u r more likely to prevent future recurrence of the same.

Blame games will hurt you more.

or alternatively kuwa na mpango wa kando to be even,

Best of luck. ?

I will add that your husband: Has done a grave wrong, cares about you and would not want to loose you (otherwise he would have denied and left the relationship to the dogs) wants things to change for the better (thats explains why he has agreed to attend counseling)I would also say that you: Deserve to be very angry, have been deeply wronged and now have a scare that may never disappear, care about your family (otherwise you would have dismissed that Casanova summarily) I am not very old (married though) but I know a few things:

The best principle here is ‘try as much as possible to keep the bonds of your marriage
together. Don’t if possible walk out of your marriage.’Many people today just look at the negative side of marriage – the limitations, the spouses’ misgivings, etc and have forgotten that a marriage can be enjoyed. Please; if if you will stick to this man then try and forget the negative side and try and enjoy your marriage. I can tell you that loneliness is much worse than that. If you do not trust him insist on a condom. This way you will not get death dealing sicknesses. I would not rule out you and him visiting a VCT center. Then when yo see the test turning blue thank God and never be ignorant again.

We are talking about your life here!Regards,

Washington Nzuve

—– Forwarded message from jombok@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:28:53 +0300
From: John Ombok
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

I have seen so much reaction from the ladies with so much anger and trying to blame the other party.

I would say pole to Joyce but I think all this is because guys we have fallen short of the glory of GOD

We have looked away from the old good guidance that we found our parents had followed and try to be ‘Wakisasa zaidi’

To sort this problem of adultery and promiscuity we need to learn from the good old guys and turn to God Almighty and repent our sins.

That is the only way Joyce and your hubby can be happy.

I wish you all a good blessed week.

Ombok

“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning

GLORIA STEINEM

—– Forwarded message from flogero@ —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:29:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: FLORENCE GERO
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

I agree with you Mercy, I think the husband has a problem and i’ll not be surprised if Joyce found out more hurting stuff about him ie maybe he’s even been hitting on her own sisters as well as her other friends etc..Am not saying what the ‘friend’did was right but…. think again.

Flo

—– Forwarded message from FNdungu@ —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:44:53 +0300
From: Florence Ndungu
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

They are both grown ups they are both to blame. There is no way that this chik dint know that the dude was married, besides there are women who just have a bad spirit of going out with married men. Joyce am so sorry for what you are going through but you shouldn’t give up with your marriage and please hakuna mpango wa kando as you will be punished together with him. Take heart my dear, just ask God for strength and wisdom to handle this situation. All the best.

Regards

Florence N.

—– Forwarded message from powiti@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:21:27 +0300
From: Philip Owiti
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

Joyce,

Although i feel you, the problem lies in between the two of you. Sit down together (without a counselor) and chat the way forward.

But on the other angle, Him being with her for like a month is JUST OKAY.

Kwani change of diet is that bad?/?

PO

—– Forwarded message from totiaa@ . . . —–
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:22:17 +0300
From: Josh
Subject: Re: Why go after my husband

Ever realized that as a woman disclosing to your female friends how good you man is to you either in bed or how he treats you makes them jealousy and to some extent they might want to have what you having thus end up having an affair with him?When a man is good to another,,,,all women love and adore him….

To me,,,,you also might have been the cause somehow.

THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN KENYA REGION

BY PROF: CHARLES NYAKITI
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

Introduction
The discussion on the role of music in the region here refers to the functions or uses of music. As for the region, I am not sure whether our discussion should cover Africa; observe that music like language is a universal human phenomenon, which operates at both the biological and cultural levels. Biologically, a normal human baby is born with ability to make music, but the music that the baby makes when it grows up into an adult, is determined by the culture in which it is born and bred. The use of ‘vocal cords’ to produce ‘song’ and the body movements in space and time to produce ‘dance’ are the core original activities of music. Although research has revealed that their no society in the world without phenomenon, most if not all, have never agreed on what is or is not music. At the same time, most of the world societies do not have the equivalent of the word ‘music’ in their vocabularies. This has prompted editors of music dictionaries and encyclopedias and music scholars in general to avoid defining the word in their pubilation, unless the work refers to a specific music culture.

Music Region
In our discussion, we shall define music religion in terms of socio-cultural instead of socio-political one. But such discussions are bound to be problematic. This is because the overbidding socio-political conditions that led to the creations of the regions by the colonist did not take into consideration the existing culture boundaries. We find, for example, that the boundaries of Kenya, Uganda and Uganda and Tanzania (then Tanganyika) were drawn without considering the culture boundaries of the communities of the region. This resulted into cultural communities residing in more than one country. At the same time, the so formed, have so many cultural religions that is becomes almost impossible to think cultural regions but instead, cultural regions as the basis of discussion. In our discussion was to be based on East Africa Religion, then, we would discuss music culture of all the communities living in the region; If we decided to consider the lake region then, we would be talking about all the cultural grouping living around the lake, but if we were to consider Kenya as a cultural region, then, we would be talking about forty two cultural groupings in the country; we could as well be talking about Western Kenya Region as occasion suggest, then, we would be talking about the music cultures of the communities found in the region.

In whatever culture, the inhabitants have always created and used music for various purposes. Different genres have been composed and performed under labels such as traditional contemporary and others. Originally, the rituals genres were participatory and functional with the purpose per see. Of late, some of them are performed out of context hence they lost the purpose for which they were created.
Change of Song-dance Scenery.
Since the coming of foreigners into this region, the song-dance scenery has greatly changed. The change was hastened by the invention, development and acquisition of new technologies. Song–dance styles and instruments of foreign were adopted and adapted by the talented natives resulting into new genres. These formed the contemporary song –dance traditions of the region. In Kenya, for example, the adaptation resulted into genres such as the Kikuyu Mwomboka, the Luo Kinanda, orutu, gita, the Luhya omotibo and the costal Taarab. Bands such as Lake Victoria band, Kindu Band and others came into being. Solo guitarists such as Olima Anditi, Otina Mariwa, Oyugi Tobi and George Mukabi displayed their talents. The invention and development of radios, television sets, gramophones, records, cassettes, and video player to name a few helped promote the new genres and musicians. Educational Institutions and musical festivals took the lead the curricula and musical activities respectively encouraged little of the song-dances of the community in the region. The former President (Daniel Arap Moi) instituted a Music Commission (PPMC), which has so far been headed by three chairmen. It is unfortunate that the commission has yet realized its goals as it has so far failed to address the objectives for which it was created. Despite PPMC’s noble objectives, its second Chairman concentrated his efforts in vetting and marshalling choirs and dance troupes to perform for the then the head of state. The third chairman on the other hand, continued with what his predecessor did, but went further to invite choir leaders to practice hyms and other Christians songs and to some extents, a few patriotic songs to the head of state. He was more of a choir leader than a chairman of the PPMC. He resign to contest for a parliamentary seat. On the same note, the PPMC has yet to realize the objectives for which it was formed. It would note be too harsh to say that the three commissions chairman have not performed as well they should have. This means that some of the qualifications required for future appointments to the head of the Commission should include dedicated personalities; preferably music researcher scholars will love an d foresight for music of this region. This is because there is more to music than what meets the ears and the eyes.

History of Music
Music, Mathematics and astronomy were the fist three core subjects any learned person was expected to have studied among the Greeks. This role, although not taken seriously at the surface level, is quite alive and strong in major activities of the societies residing in this region. In Kenya, for example, the best performing schools in National Examinations have music in their curricula. Blacking (1976: vii-vii) in his book ‘’How Musical is Man?’ wondered how it was that at has preparatory school most of the scholarship were won by choristers, who represented only a third of the school and missed more than a third of the classes
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Subject:Obat Masira ensembles

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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:22:55 -0500 [13:22:55 CDT]
From: President Barack Obama
Subject: Time to roll up your sleeves

The media constantly bombard us with news stories depicting the negative aspects of Black youth. Most stories never fail to mention “gang related” or “drugs are suspected to be involved”. Well, this is a very different type of story. This story profiles a Black youth that seems to be headed in the right direction and at a very young age. Let’s send this one around the Internet and give some props to a young man that has restored some faith in today’s youth and made us all proud.

Black Youth Makes Medical Breakthrough
By BET.com Staff

Tony Hansberry II, a 14-year-old, African-American high school freshman, has developed a surgical stitching technique that can ease post-surgery complications and lessen the chance of errors among physicians, Black America Web reports.

Tony Hansberry has been working with Bruce Nappi, the administrative director at the University of Florida ‘s Center for Simulation Education and Safety Research, on a new technique for sewing up hysterectomy patients. “I’ve always had a passion for medicine,” he told reporter Jackie Jones in a recent interview. “The project I did was, basically, the comparison of novel laparoscopic instruments in doing a hysterectomy repair. The youth presented his findings in April at a medical conference at the University of Florida before an audience of doctors and board-certified surgeons. “I just want to help people and be respected, knowing that I can save lives,” said Hansberry, who attends Darnell-Cookman, a special medical magnet school that allows him to take advanced classes in medicine. He hopes to become a neurosurgeon some day.

One of his teachers at Darnell-Cookman, Angela TenBroeck said, “He’s an outstanding young man, and I’m proud to have him representing us.”
Hansberry was an intern at the University of Florida ‘s Center for Simulation Education and Safety Research at Shands Hospital in Jacksonville when he came up with the concept. At the time, he was responding to a challenge to improve on an endo-stitch procedure used in hysterectomies.

It took me a day or two to come up with the concept, Hansberry said. His discovery earned him second place at the regional science fair in February 2009.

Tony’s mom is a nurse and his dad pastors an African Methodist Episcopal church.

Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com

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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:03:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Judy Miriga
Subject: Black Youth Makes Medical Breakthrough

Happy Father’s Day,

I’m writing to share a special video of Barack talking about fatherhood, but first I want to share some thoughts of my own.
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Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:55:41 -0500 [06/21/2009 10:55:41 CDT]
From: First Lady Michelle Obama
Subject: Not just any day

Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:25:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: juliachumba2002@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: AFRICANS ARE ROYALTY

Haha,So what has grooming(Most likely the knife) done to the beauty queens living in the west? I am scared of beauties and handsomes because more often than not there character is the exact opposite.

Africans are the BEAUTIFULEST PEOPLE ON PLANET EARTH because true beauty is of the heart but a little enhancing won’t hurt. haha

Julia,
Cleveland

— On Wed, 6/17/09, Lee Makwiny rote:

From: Lee Makwiny
Subject: Re: Kenyans Voted ugliest in Africa!
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 5:37 AM

This things depend on the beauty of your prezy and the first lady.

If they are beautiful like the one who went for the beauty contest like Wipe, then the country will be number one. The people’s president will only move the lader up ten steps from the bottom. If this really matter, then we can vote Balala and i am sure we will be at top 3 in Africa. What do you think?

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 4:42 PM, Rhoune Willis wrote:

THIS IS SIMPLY PROVOCATIVE, OUTRAGEOUS AND RIDICULOUS, CAN’T BELIEVE THIS! IT’S OUTRIGHT DEFAMATORY INNUENDO!

August 28, 2007
Kenyans voted ugliest in Africa

Posted by maik under Life
[17] Comments

http://kenyanexpressions.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/kenyans-voted-ugliest-in-africa/

Kenyans were last weekend voted the funniest looking people in Africa .

With 48 participating nations in the Annual Most Beautiful People of

Africa

Awards, held at the Gregor Theatre in Bloemfontein SA, Kenya took the

last position, dislodging Zambia and reclaiming the title it held in 2000.

It posted 7pts out of a possible 540. The top position was taken by Rwanda , followed by Cameroon and then Ethiopia as second runner up. The last three positions were Kenya at 48, Zambia at 47, then Gabon , at 46.

The judges said they gave their points based on presentation, physical appearance, grooming, communication and other areas. They say that Kikuyu women and Luo men pose the most weird features.

Read this:

”Women from the Kikuyu community have small legs, totally no figures, and a little exaggerated heads. They lack good behinds and those who have them look like inflated balloons. They are shaped like pyramids turned upside down. A big upper frame and an almost invisible lower bit.

Luo men on the other side have distorted facial features..say big lips and huge noses or should we call them knobs.

Kikuyu men are also un proportional, and most of them are stunted.

They walk leaning forward. Plus they have long rusty teeth.”

“Those from Kisii Districts are small people, the average Kenyan man will stop growing at 5?2?…5?4? tops.

Kisii men have mango shaped heads, and bowed legs, a feature also common in their Luhya counterparts.”

He goes on to describe Kalenjins as “Funny little pitch black emaciated fellows, raking in millions from the track. However long they’ll remain in Europe , their features never improve”.

“Nandis will have rounded foreheads and thin, long arms”. While

occupants at the coast province are said to have “Wide faces, almost like a widescreen telly, especially taitas, and durumas”

Luhyas are the most weird creatures on earth. Men have very big noses and big lips while their partners have big funny looking hips and legs like those of animals.

“Kenyans do not know the meaning of good grooming” The writer says. “The women hate their dark skins and opt for mercury bleaches which mess them up. The result: A scary (unpigmented) light face, black legs, and a black back”. As much as the Kenyan accent, of standard English is admired, “there’s too much mother tongue interference, common in Merus, Kisiis, and Kikuyus”. While Luos were pointed out to be suffering from chronic ‘braggartitis’.

Kind regards,

Sharonewetu

— On Tue, 6/16/09, Mathews wrote:

From: Mathews
Subject: To Omeras In the house —-HAHAHAH
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 5:01 AM

“JUST FOR LAUGHS” BUT IT HAPPENS

May all the Luos in the house stand up, including my good friend Obama!

Guest: Excuse me sir; may I have your contact no.
Luo: Which one; Landline, Safaricom, Zain, Telkom wireless or Orange?

Guest: Safaricom Sir

Luo: Office or Home?

Guest: Home

Luo: The one in Black Berry, Samsung, Siemens, Motorola, Nokia or Sony Erickson?

Guest: Any will do for me sir

Luo: You are ok with Nokia!

Guest: Yes Sir.

Luo: Nokia Twin Sim or Single Sim?

Guest: Any will do for me sir

Luo: You are ok with Twin Sim!
Guest: Yes Sir.

A Luo: Post paid or Pre-Paid?

Guest: Sir you better just give me your email… ehh

Luo: No problem my dear; now which one do you prefer; yahoo.com , gmail, . co.ke , or .co.uk?

Guest: Sir lets stop it there, I’ll always come to see you whenever I need your attention.

Luo: You are at Liberty my dear to choose how you contact me; but will you be coming to my office, residence or in the restaurant?

Guest: Eiiishh Yawa Bye………….
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ICT Consultant
P.O.Box 3337 00100
Nairobi
Cell:
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Alt E-mail:- mathewsogutu@yahoo.com

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:25:01 +0300
From: eve wanjiku

Subject: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

YPs, life is funny. I dated a boy in high school and fell in love quickly. I knew he was “the one”. Like many high school romances, it didn’t work out for a variety of reasons (time, distance, age). I have thought about him many times throughout my life. Wondering what he is doing, if he thinks of me. I always considered him “the one” even after getting married, having a kid. I am 32 years old, married 6 years to a wonderful man who I respect immensely, but am not really “in love with” anymore. I love the life we have, the home we are creating.

I receive an email from a friend of mine who happens to have this high school boys’ email address on it. I email him, we talk about the basics and I decide to tell him that I have not stopped thinking of him in all these years. Making a long story short, he feels the same – that every woman he has been with he compare to me, we have some kind of connection that has lasted all this time. This blows me away because I KNEW it all this time…I call him, we talk 3 times and it is wonderful! It is like we have never left each other. I know there is something there, as does he, but he is in a relationship as well.

Things are getting a bit heated, I am an emotional wreck and his girlfriend finds out that we are in contact and gets very angry, so I told him we have to stop communicating for the sake of our relationships. This was the hardest thing for me to do. That was 3 weeks ago, and I am miserable without him…

So, what do I do? Let time pass, and miss out on probably the one relationship that meant the most to me? Settle back into my life of comfort and stability and lack of love? Do I let the rest of my life go by without giving this other relationship a chance? My child is 7 years old and I don’t want to wreck his life. I know a mother sacrifices a lot, but happiness too?

Regards
Eve

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:43:11 +0300
From: Sarah Khabereri

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Baby gal,

That is so beautiful. But wake up and smell the coffee. It’s never gonna work. Call me a pessimist, but that is the truth. I was in a similar position (only difference is that I am not married), but it leads nowhere. Call it ‘unfinished biz’. You already moved on by getting married and starting a family. Be content with that my dear.
Wanting to go back to him will give you more misery than you feel right now. That is the sacrifice you will have to make.

You’ll have to bite the bullet. Think of what made you fall in love with your husband to the point of accepting to be his wife. Work on that and cultivate more towards your union. With yur high school
sweetheart, there’s a lot to lose. Take it from me.

Sarah Maureen Radoli
Reporter/Research Assistant
Jacaranda Designs Limited
NAIROBI

3746270/7

The artist is not a special kind of person, rather each person is a special kind of artist.

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:47:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mercy Atieno

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

if you 2 love each other you should make a way of being with each other coz trust me its very painful to hold back n let the one you love go just pray about it n let God guide you. hope you make the right desicion be blessed.

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:49:50 +0300
From: tom mutua

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

WOW is my comment EVE , your looking for justification to cheat on your husband, well guess what we are not the option for you to seek permission from. it seems like you have already made up your mind. i never stop laughing at people who shoot themselves in the leg. keep it up eve, you will be abandoned,homeless, and if your husband is as good as you say he is, childless because he will take your son away because your toxic. am a guy and i know the thrill for us guys lasts very shortly, the chance of one more conquest is all the thrill we need, but as we say easy come easy go, the way you want to be loved easily is the way that same love will abandon you. and who says you should feel emotional repreival towards your husband. isnt he treating you right? isnt he puting you and your son first? what more love do you need? the type we see on tv, we thats all FICTION, wake up silly woman. like i said you have made up you mind, i say bravo and kudos to you eve and keep it up.

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:53:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: jimmie kamau

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Have you tried to find out if your huby feels the same, does he have a person he thinks about or may be even when you are on it he fantancies about her think woman love dies not die if it does then it was not love.

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:04:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ngina

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Eve, I think you are confusing love and lust here. Am no expert in relationship but I would say based on what you have said being married to the same person for the past 6 years, am sure life is a routine and particularly the sex life. Now here is a blast from the past and it looks like they will hit things up again. Forget it. You should try and refocus that energy with your husband. Talk to him, spice up your romance. Add a bit of kinky in your sex life, do all the kamasutra style with him and in time you will forget the ex high school sweetheart and your marriage will be more spiceful again.

Yesterday is only a dream, tomorrow only a vision, but today – we live. If we live as we should, our yesterdays will be dreams of happiness, and our tomorrow’s will be visions of hope. May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder. © ~Barbara A Bailey~

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:55:41 +0300
From: Leonard Otieno

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

My dear Eve Wanjiku, mature up and don’t let your emotions control your destiny. It is high time you recognizes that you are worth more than just your emotions. Face this life with a sober and clear mind giving thanks to God for everything.

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:50:37 +0300
From: David Kilonzi

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

EVE,

ITS SO SIMPLE! YOUR BEING A SELFISH ME ME ME LADY APPROACHING MIDDLE AGE! GROW UP!

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:50:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joseph Siror

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Eve,

Thanks for being frank, honest and willingness to share with this forum your predicament. I would advice you to settle in your marriage. There is just something about the nature of man where after getting used to a situation for too long that desires a change.

I know you were not forced into this marriage, thus, at some point you loved the man you are with right now. However, as is usually the case, you have got used to him, and the feeling is, the other one could have been better. I am almost certain, that if you were to break away and join the other man – One you would have caused irreparable damage to your home, and it will not last very long before you will be bored with that other man and wish you were back to your home. The tragedy with life is that you only live once.

Here are my recommendations:

1. You give your life to Jesus & strive to have your entire family saved

2. Settle down in your home

3. Pray to God so that he enables you to be satisfied in your marriage.
Start taking positive actions to improve your love life. One of the ways is to always look for an opportunity to show love to him and to tell him how much you love him. Always be thankful to God and to him for every gesture of love or good deed done to you.
Please do not endanger your family and your live. I would also recommend and you stop any communication with that other man immediately until you are strong enough (that is after getting saved), to preach to him and lead him to Christ.
Many homes began very well, but the devil, who is always very cunning would use very deceptive methods to break them, do not allow yours to be one people will be using in their statistics.

God bless,

Joseph Siror
Shanghai – China

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:26:15 +0300
From: Odhiambo

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

This advise I am giving does not take into consideration your feelings:

TUACHE MPANGO WA KANDO!!!

If I were to consider your feelings, I’d ask so many questions, but since I have less time in my hands for now, let’s see:

1. You are not happily married. That is why you’ve always thought about him. You married your hubby for the materials but not for love. Silly thing, but happens all the time.

2. You are looking for a way our of your marriage, but is being held back because of the “materials”. Stupid thing. There are people who are happier than you even without such material.

3. Does this guy feel he can drop the woman he’s currently in a relationship with so as to take you “and your baggage”? (Ladies, please don’t kill me. I don’t mind baggage)

If so, then file for divorce and take the plunge into the unknown. You’ll only blame yourself for your actions, not me, or any of us here.
It appears to me that your happiness lies with this guy, as to you, he’s “the one”. Go for it, but NOT “mpango wa kando”. Basically, you’ve committed adultery already – in your mind!

BTW, I hope your husband is not reading this list, but chances are that he will one day. These google posts are archived and can never be deleted!!

—
Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254733744121/+254722743223
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society.”
— Mark Twain

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:14:49 +0300
From: Mathews

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Ehe!

@Wanjiku
It is normal to feel and to go down the memory lane. It does not matter what side of the coin you look at or which image on the mirror you are dreaming on. FOCUS carry on with your life in as much as you want to to look back is it worth it? Your love life is 80/20 may be you are looking for the 20 of your life and in an attempt to leave out the 80 progress you have made.

What you have is your to keep this is the bottom line! It good to be in touch but remember to keep to the limits. You are married, with a hubby and kid…..thats just it you cannot change the fact. What I see here is like you are trying “Mpango wa kando” It will not work.

In relationships somethings never change and some are not good to start. You will always miss your 20% which is ok cause you rather keep the 80% you have.

Love life is two fold:

1. There is give and take
2. Willing buyer and seller
3. Wife and Husband snatchers
4. The hungry/thirsty for affection and content persons
5. Risk takers and Careful traders
6. ……….You can go on and on………

Take time and think of exactly what you really want. “with your Heart and Head”

All the best
Matt.
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ICT Consultant
P.O.Box 3337 00100
Nairobi
Cell:
254-723-714 000
Alt E-mail:- mathewsogutu@yahoo.com

From: Joshua Amolo

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Please concentrate on “married 6 years to a wonderful man who I respect immensely” as you said it and build on those things forget about the other shortcomings.

Have you considered that this “high school sweerheart” could be lying to you? How comes he never looked 4 u for all those years until you showed up?

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:21:29 +0300
From: steve mutungi

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

I am a relationship shrink but,soon and very soon,your hubby will know it.It happens.shit happens.The mind is very powerful.The body and spirit always tries to compete for the mind’s attention.The mind can easily convince you about anything and you will believe it.I hope,just hope that you have not called your hubby that guy’s name……it happens.He is occupying your mind,so its bound to happen. If it happens,your bad…

The problem is that u r torn btn sticking with the well to do guy and the comfort you have – remember whichever the dreams you have with your hubby,trust me,its his dream. You have compromised,and alot of it.

The other option,is to be happy,with the high skul blast from the past guy. He may not be well off- materially but he can make u happy.

Women look for stability but end up compromising alot. This mostly leads to unhappy love life. This world is full of risks but the results are not always optimal and human race tends to choose this approach- which in my area of expertise I call “GREEDY ALGORITHM” – where we tend to choose the seemingly best ,optimal solution but its not sufficiently and necessarily optimal hence we always tend to backtrack……..like you thinking about this guy…maybe…

My point is: life,love,happiness is an interplay of many factors…you may choose one approach over another but each has consequences. CHOOSE or make your decision wisely. Visit a shrink if need be.

Just another suggestion. you are the decision maker!!.

Steve
www.stevemutungi.com

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:27:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: HUMPHREY MBOGO

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Please, please you do not pray against the will of God, i marriage is a life time commitment that is not based on feelings. The prayer here should be for God to help you do the right thing, which is sticking and being faithful to your spouse, till death do you part. Imagine if everybody did what they felt good or what was convenient, how many of you married people would lack a reason to walk away from your marriage?

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:32:07 +0100
From: Julie.Sifuma

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Mercy,

Are you saying that Eve married a man she didn’t love??? Eve there are no two ways here, the only prayer you need to pray is for you God to remove lust and continue being faithful to your hubby who you legally got married to.

Neli

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:40:13 +0100
From: Maryann Wanjiru

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Eva,

its quite simple, if u feel loved and u love the guy then its okay to have him, after all you live and die once and you never feel the true love twice, it only happens once, so just go for it, its you to decide if you will have him fully (that is u leave ur hubby and he leaves his girlfriend/wife) or u just have him huko kando, yaani side plate.

good luck!

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:45:42 +0300
From: judy kaiguire

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Eve your experience that has dragged your emotions sounds wooow! But honeybunch it only sounds nice and remains that way if it is a sitcom movie. I noted that you are the one who communicated first by sending an email which you describe the conversation as basic..if he was so into you he would have suggested otherwise(pls dont read this as sex), you then took intiative again to CALL 3 TIMES and the conversation was wonderful just wonderful! Sarah says wake up and smell the coffee l agree and sorry to burst your bubble but you are the one doing the chasing, there is a part you mentioned when the girlfriend finds out you called she hits the roof if ‘the one’ is telling the truth the GF would have approached you by now..take time to look closely on the above and make a future decision that is if your hubby does not read this beforehand. We all fall into yesteryears what if’s but the present situation is what matters, you “respect your hubby immensely” are your actions matching your words..AMUKA KUMEKUCHA!

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:45:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Robert Mwangi

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Hi Eve,

The first advice is that emotions were created to be controlled by you not the other way round. Once i was in such situation. I had stayed with my first girl for 4yrs and i loved her so much. She was known by everybody at home and she was a great friend to my parents. Time came and her mother got married abroad and they all moved there. Out of sight out of mind. Eventually she got married and got three boys and i also got married. 13yrs down the line without knowing whether she is alive or died she gave me a call. I couldn’t even recognize her voice but guess what we got crazy all over again and when i noticed it was almost to burst i decided to tell my wife the whole story. Slowly i detached my self from her and made sure most of the communications are done through my wife. Later i hosted her and her last born in my house for one and a half months during summer and in fact she is the godmother to my two daughters.

One thing i made her understand is whatever i shared with her is in the past. Am married and i respect my wife. For me to remain faithful is something i have purposed in my life not a demand from my wife. This means i cannot do anything behind her back. Am also a friend to her hubby and i respect him.

You can make your friendship health and am telling you it can work. It all depends with your attitude. You might think you don’t love your hubby but wait until you mess that marriage and face the world. Why did you marry the guy if you never loved him? Whatever you feel is not love but illusion. If he cannot respect your marriage and the fact that you have a life time commitment call if off. Marriage is an institution ordained by God and you try to mess it a little and you face his wrath. Be contented with what you have for God to entrust you with more Blessings.

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:52:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Janet mafunga

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Eve… You have a family you say you value and here you are starting to give temptation a chance… Each of us did have childhood sweethearts. I am actually dating one now. My college sweetheart who i met again after 15 years. But the difference here is none of us is in a relationship.

For you to try and nurture this relationship with this guy and risk breaking up your marriage would be suicide on your part. How do you know like with your hubby now you wont fall out of love with him after a while? How sure are you this one is the ONE. I am sure when you married your husband, he was so the ONE, no one would tell you anything less than that and you had eyes only for him. We do not know what the future holds. You are in the process of ruining two relationships and in one of them there is a child, YOURS..

Take a good look at yourself in the mirror and see what exactly it is you really want.

Jeanette M. Khaoya

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:29:30 +0300
From: JEREMIAH CHUNGE

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Washington….true story hapo …hit the nail at the right spot (head, leg, everywea!!!)

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:59:12 +0300
From: Odhiambo

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Na pia, mtoto akililia wembe? Mpe. Akijakata ndipo atatambua ubaya wa wembe/kijembe:)

Inasmuch as we’d all like to discourage Eve, there is a 50/50 chance she may succeed in this one. Isn’t that the law of probabilities?

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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:02:01 +0000 (GMT)
From: albert gakaya

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Eve

Pray to God to Restore your Love for your Hubby. This Guy may only want to have another story for the boys.”Nilimanga Ka-mother”.
If he really thought of you why has he never tried to get in touch. am a guy and if i want some thing i would look for it.

Dont be another one on the list. School Love in most cases never worked move on with your life. If you were my wife and came across this You would not spend another night in my house.

Regards

Albert.

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:59:27 +0300
From: Florence Ndungu

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Human beings are quite interesting. Eve, there is no way you can leave your family coz of this guy.. from what I have concluded, you don’t have a stand with God. You need Jesus sweetie, this is just a bad spirit that is hovering around you don’t allow the devil to get in your marriage!!

God HATES divorce!!!!! Please note that this is not you who wants to move with this other guy but it’s the devil trying to destroy what God has put together. Don’t destroy your home for God will hold you
accountable for that!!! Its like going out with a married man knowing quite well that this r/ship isn’t going anywhere and you are just there for fun.. but how long will it last???? Gal handover your life to
Christ He will sort you out but in the mean time don’t live your life like a foolish woman who destroys her home instead of building it up..
I’ll keep you in my prayers and you also need to pray for yourself!

when you take something for granted, you can quickly forget that it’s even there. If you take it for granted long enough, it may in fact be gone the next time you look for it.

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:19:32 +0300
From: Mathews

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

@ Robert

True Sentiments.

@ Eve I believe by now you have decided to stop this nonsense of “Side Plate” “Mpango wa kando”

Way forward! Love your husband – Remember the outstanding thing that attracted you to him. Maybe he has this well built body, Was and believe you me still caring. Developed a new life inside you (the Kid you are blessed with)…..!

When you mess up it will be hard to gain his trust. If you have not started doing anything fishy please DO NOT START. Leave it as it is now. You are inside a hot pan dont jump into the fire.

Be blessed.
Matt

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:39:49 +0300
From: David Liambila

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Dear Eve,

Thanks for the candid story about your life. Let me advise you in my capacity as a professional though i have a few other tittles. You’ve been married 6 years and then suddenly a script from the past flashes before your eyes and there you are confused. If I were you i’d delete the boy’s number, his email and even his whole memory from my life.

You’re married, with a kid and a wonderful husband, one with whom you have a HOME. You’ve mentioned nothing bad about him, just that you dont seem to appreciate. Not that he doesn’t love you. The truth is the passing of time has erased those early days romances out of your life and now you think you dont love him. You’ll have the same feeling with the other boy, in fact it will only take three months and then you’ll run back to us for advise.

It’s been said that the very first love relationship usually has quite a profound impact on one’s life, and many people never really get over them. Most cheatings in marriage involve those very first relationships that just never worked. And here you are, ready to get into these unfortunate statistics. You want to break your own marriage, break another wife’s marriage and cause misery to all those
innocent kids.

Dear, Eve, please run. Run away very first. Because it looks to me that the time is now ripe for you to live in that misery that you’ve always been hearing and reading about.

David Liambila
Civil Engineer

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:49:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sebastian Onyango

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Eve,
Just do the growing up! Even though you are married you can meet a thousand and one other men you would feel the same with (in love) in your lifetime! Question is, will you walk away with them every time or use your head!!!!!

Sebastian Onyango

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:55:22 +0300
From: Evelyne Gitimu

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

@Robert,kudos man.U got my respect.Wat u did was honourable n not many men wld do that. @Eve,wat I’d say is that the grass is never greener at the other end,thats jst an illusion.Make it greener where u are.Work on ur marriage gal coz thats the cause of all these.I bliv if u were blissfully happy in ur marriage,u wldnt be having those ‘feelings’. N remember adultery is not jst the physical,it starts
mentally n u r already there.My advice,seek forgiveness n ask God 2 give u more luv for your husband.N u cld always take the route Robert did,let both parties know about the existence of the other,n make ur stand known.All the best n may God give u the wisdom u need to deal with the situation coz I know it aint easy.Barikiwa.

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:14:14 +0300
From: charles chigiri

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Eve,

This is not a problem, kindly take note on the following reality;

1. That, you’ve grown from a school girl to wife and a mother of one

2. That, change in life is real and unless you aknowledge that human growth is part of change. that’s why you are married with a kid, unfortanetly you want to go back to the teenage life, impossible.

3. The former high school mate has nothing to offer you for now my sister [only confusion], forget about him, love your husband, love your child, love your family and you will have nothing to loose but gain a lot; peace of mind, joy and happiness.

4. Instead of managing your feelings, you have allowed your feelings to manage you, thats dangerous and kindly mediate if what ever you doing is right.

5. Lastly, if this situation persist, consult a psycho socio counsellor but in the meantime you can open up and share this to your husband and see how you will handle this together. Create an enviroment where this high school colleage will meet your husband, believe me or not the dilema you have will end.

6. Be careful madam, the society is watching you and might judge you harshly.

charles chigiri

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:01:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dee

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

David,
Well Said.
Eve, I dont see the point in leaving a 6 yr marriage for something that sounds more of a fling! and have you considered that within those years, this other guy has changed and probably the things that made you ‘fall in love’ with him are all gone. chances are you might drop ur happy marriage for this dude and it will all fall apart so fast and then you will have to go back to your hubby repatch things up and by then you will have already destroyed the trust he has for you..
so just think about it. about your life and you kid!

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:59:11 +0300
From: Jorum Odiemo

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Dear Eve

I don’t envy you at all but would advise you that unfinished businesses don’t work. 85% of marriages do not comprise childhood sweethearts or college fantasies. As you have been advised you went
searching, why didn’t he search for you??.

Six years according to me is a rather long time to decide to opt out to what you want to call a “wonderful marriage” but without love. Love can always be worked out , there are shrinks around and probably you just need to talk to your husband and find out why there is no love??
probably take a trip, go to the Mara for a weekend just the two of you, you will be shocked. I was once in the same situation but i ended up marrying the most supportive and loving woman (my opinion) in the world coz I had the patience and the yarn to know her and she reciprocated and we grew in love – been 3 years now.

As they say “usimuage Ugali ati kuna Wali mahali”. It needs irrigation ehich not always works

My take

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:35:58 +0300
From: John Waweru

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

@ Robert,recieve my warmest and greatest congratulatory messages,handshakes,hugs… name it all… just for being the Man you Are!

KUDOS!!! especially with the part where you told your wife! God!!!! you’re a real man…… God Bless you big brother, i look forward to follow in the same footsteps.

@ Eve,
life is short.you have achieved a lot. and what the hell tells you that after 7 years with this guy you wont be feeling like going back to your husband?

Love is just a feeling….. life is the reeeeeeaaaaal… thing! face it and face it with lots of courage, understanding. perseverance,patience, and lots of sacrifices.

Hope to see you “tomorrow” with your happy family….

Cheerz

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:06:05 +0300
From: joseph nyongesa

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Let me also advise you as “another” proffesional or second opinion if you like.

Until you “do it” with him, you will not find peace. You may delete his contacts but he will not delete yours and this will be like an incetive to him to chase you further.

The best way to get over it, or the best way to know if you two should get over it is to go out there and spoil yourselves. Perhaps after the third time, you will have a mutual aggreement to get over it…and as “another” proffesional, i guarantee you this will work…

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:24:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: RAMAH SALIM

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Maryann,
Is this coming from your heart? No wonder time and again women will be used and dumped coz of this thing “you live life once” What guarantees that she will not get bored with this new jamaa or this guy will not use and dump her.She can follow your advice,but she might leave to regret the whole of her life.Rem you have just said “u live and die once”Also this issue of side plate,do u know HIV ie real??

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:13:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: judy mwangi

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Hi Eve,
What i can tell you is that most marriages come through such a time and i feel that i have to tell you that i have gone through the same. What i can tell you is that you need to take it slow by not making any rushed decisions at this time as you are not in a sober state of mind. What always brings me to my senses is my son and i also continously look at the old flame as nothing else than a friend. The truth is that your husband is wy much better. You will see this in time. Will keep praying for you!

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:46:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: Shaz

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Gal,
U r young but this is something you do not want to think about especially when u r having a ruff patch in ur marriage

This is what we call temptations sometimes marrying those we love makes us unhappy & marrying those we think we don’t luv happy. If u r enjoying what u have currently then the rest are details that u may not need in this life.

Thank God u have someone u can respect & appreciate as well as learn to luv but let by gones be bygones .

U might spoil what u have as u try to set a score with what you lost & eventually end up with loosing both so gal the ball is on ur court no matter what we tell u but best advice TREAD CAREFULLY.

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:22:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Grace Njeri

Subject: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Flo, you have said it!

Eve, it is true that you need Jesus…

Then you receive Jesus, you should then take the other most important step to Grow Spiritually into maturity as a believer (it takes Self Discipline: Pray/Fellowship/Bible Study/etc); Serve Him (There are many ministries in which you can serve the Lord because God created us for ministry – God’s workmanship, and working on your almost fading marriage is ministrial work too); and lastly but not least, be Responsible (Not only to your self, but you should take personal responsibility to develop others – this is what you should do to your former boyfie). Eve dear, change from your lifestyle and abide to building others too…

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:58:08 +0000 (GMT)
From: Kenyatta Aggrey

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Eve,

I like this line from the russian poet Lermontov; “He in his madness prays for storms,hoping that the storms will bring him peace.” If ur even consering it, then know ur courting tragedy.The storms-coz i believe ur seeking storms-u will get, but thereafter no peace.

If u love literature i would recommend Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert,Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and Family Happiness also by Leo Tolstoy.I got copies which i can lend.

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:04:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: terry ndirangu

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Eve,

Godliness and contentment is great gain. God has given you a wonderful husband, he’s not beating you up or causing you harm in any way, and you want to leave him and your son for another man who you supposedly loved! Those are the lies of the devil my dear. He comes to steal, to kill and to destroy, and you are just giving way to his schemes to destroy your marriage for bno good reason. You better wake up, move on with your life, be content with what you have. I can tell you for sure, that other man is not worth breaking your marriage, all the years of investment! Stop thinking about him, we are a product of what we think about. If you would stop spending your time medidating on him, then you wouldn’t be the wreck you’re saying you are.

Take care of the family you have, find something to take your mind off that other guy, begin to count eacvh day some wonderful things your husband is and brings to your life, then you will realise he’s not worth losing, he’s worth fighting for. What would Jesus do if He were in your situation, i wonder. You need to do the right thing, even if it doesn’t seem so!

Terry

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:14:09 +0300
From: amenya gibson

Subject: Re: My High School Sweetheart – Its all coming back

Hi sister Eve
I fear for you if you cannot let go the painful and loving moments of yesteryears

It happened. Settle in marriage and move on.

Unless the high school boy has become a celeb of late, that will be another story altogether

Bye
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Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 05:07:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Obat Masira
Subject: poem in kisumu polytechnic

where can a book on luo fables written in dholuo?

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Delivery-date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:08:47 -0500
From: mary
Subject: luo fables

adopted from; http://afyanet.wordpress.com/

It is now slightly more than a year after I made big move from the
country to the great city under the sun, Nairobi. It has been the
greatest year in my life in so far as learning new things is
corncerned. And this is why I have decided to write to my fellow
villagers in the city and share some experiences as well as explore
the various ways in which we can make money. In all, I wish to discuss four things.

The first is language. Fellow villagers, please note that there are
very many people in Nairobi who do not and will not understand that it
is not my fault that my ancestors decided to do away with the letter
‘L’ (though I do concur with them that there is no need to have two
letters that sound almost the same). The Nairobians also do not seem
to support the idea by my friend Omondi’s relatives that there was,
and still is, no point in calling fish, fish when you could just as
effectively communicate by shortening the name to ‘fis’. For this
reason, fellow villagers, let us learn to write (sms) more and talk
less. The saving both in money and embarrassments are bound to be
great if we do.

My second point is to do with vehicles, or in simple Nairobi language,
cars. I have learnt that anything on four and more wheels is either a
car or a mat (matatu) in this city. I have also learnt that people in
Nairobi will travel across town and pay good money to see cars (the
type of which we have been paying to travel in) paraded in what is
called the ’concours de elegance’. I now believe that a few of us,
fellow villagers, stand to make very good money in domestic tourism by organising for trips to Gatundu etal to see the old model Chevloret
pick-ups and Bedford trucks. We could also use these same vehicles to transport the urbanites there and charge a premium for this classic
travel.

Not surprisingly (to most from the village), my third point is to do
with food. I (and hopefully most of us) had, mainly through the mass
and popular media, heard of Pizza (pronounced as pitsa and not Bithaa) and Capuchinos(most probably misspelled). These had however remained foreign to (all of) us. But in my year in Nairobi, I have not only had the great honour to sample these foods but have also learnt that it is possible to pay a person who has most probably never tasted a food, to stand on a busy road advertising this same food. I am also still to find a joint that sells tea in a glass and king sized chapatis for ten bob each as they do back home. It would therefore be a great economic venture if any one of us villagers would set up such a joint.

The last thing that I wish to discuss for now is medicine. This is one
area where am proud to note that we villagers are way ahead of our
urbanite brethren. For one, we learnt quite early on that herbs like
Muarobaine (Fortious medicines) and Kieruma (Aloe Vera) can cure any disease (including suspected diseases). The Nairobite is only now catching on to this, interestingly the awakening is starting from the buses (particularly those destined to Kawangware, Rongai and
Kitengela). The ‘doctors’ in this buses however seem to have gone one better that the villagers and have discovered that provided you
package the same ‘thing’ in different packages, you can sell ‘it’ as a
painkiller, toothpaste, ‘dawa ya kuongeza nguvu (za kiume, kike na
hata kitoto), dewormer and even as a beverage. At this rate, the posh
hospitals (where they take your height and age, test your blood
pressure, sugar lever, heart rate e.t.c. regardless of whether you
went there as a patient, was escorting one or had just come to pick
your girlfriend) may either have to close down or start stocking these
super drugs.

With that my village mates, ret me finis and hask that you put your
khoments hapa chini.

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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 05:03:15 -0700 [07:03:15 AM CDT]
From: KAMAU TIRUS
Subject: Dear Nairobi Villagers -A must read-

First I would like to thank you for the good source of information that you have put here in the web. I find it very relaxed and very informed about whats happening in my country. Anyway I have a paper that I am writing about Luo people and their way of life in the early days, and I would like you help in many cases like; their history and how they used to live. I lived a little of my childhood life in Sakwa Kadera, where by I did not get to learn much about my culture. Well I now live in Alabama and go to a community college, and this is speech class assignment. Hopefully you will be able to help me a little about this

Thanks

Macrine

P.S; Yawa konya ka please.

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From: Macrine Aoko Hamilton
Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:30:10 -0500
Subject: Luo kitgi kod timbegi

i would like to get in touch with radio Lake Victoria staffs / managemants
can i get their contact.

thank you

zuddy

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From: zuddy oogo
Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:08:01 -0500
Subject: tangazo

Thank you for airing this kind of article.

Faith and Tenacity;
“Faith is not believing in my own unshakeable belief. Faith is believing an unshakable God when everything in me trembles and quakes”, Beth Moore

“Tenacity is more than hanging on, which may be but the weakness of being afraid to fall off. Tenacity is the supreme effort of a man refusing to believe that his hero is going to be conquered….Remain spiritually tenacious “, Oswald Chambers
geoffrey………………..

OPERATION RESTORE STANLEY
By Geoffrey Okelo via email

. . .
We cannot afford to sit back and watch a fellow human being especially a child like this bear this kind of a heavy burden of nature while waiting for this dysfunctional Government with misplaced ideologies to help people live a decent and healthy life.
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Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:11:12 -0700 [06/03/2009 04:11:12 PM CDT]
From: geoffrey okelo
Subject: re: OPERATION RESTORE STANLEY

Wan joluo sani wan malo kwom yore duto. Kar buk joluo ni malo kata mana
siasa podi wayudore. Atimo erekamano kuom kelonwa kama jaluo nyalo romo ye
kod wadgi eyor mtandao mar internet. Joluo wamed dongruok mana eyor somo.

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From: Bob Otieno Omamo
Subject: Jaluo ni malo
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 21:03:45 -0500 [21:03:45 CDT]

Dear Compatriots,

I like to think that America elected our cousin Barack Obama because my FRONTLINE/World documentary “Kenya: Sweet Home, Obama”went online the last weekend before election day.

I’m willing to bet that what swayed the vote was the man dancing in Kisumu while chanting, “We are going to trounce – completely – McCain!” (some argue it was the scene of me, a grown African man, crying).

Repeated efforts to make my case to obama’s transition team and possibly get the white house press secretary job got nowhere. Like all my relatives do when they get successful, obama abandoned me. I think it was because – like all relatives – I used to tell him that he’d never amount to [expletive].

But luckily for me, the Academy at the Webby Awards – the Internet’s equivalent of the Oscars – has nominated my story for best documentary: individual episode. The academy picks the winner, but there is thing called people’s voice award. That is where you, watoto wa Nyayo, come in.

Please welcome to the webby awards and vote for me. All you need is an e-mail address to register.

Log in, click on the “Online Film & Video” button, select the “Documentary: Individual Episode” category and vote for “Kenya: Sweet Home Obama.” I’m appealing to you because i don’t know any African Big Man to help me rig this election. I’m just a little guy from a small village in Gusii, who was never supposed to amount to anything. My sense of humor and storytellingtalent – which come out clearly in the documentary — and of course you, my friends, are all I’ve got.

Just like you did for our cousin Obama, please go out there for me. Actually, I take that back; do not leave your desk before voting from me.

Please invite all your relatives and friends on Facebook, phonebook, Myspace, and even Space, if you have any up there. Ask them to vote for a real son of Kenya this time.

We are up against very big boys and girls but with your help the world will know that we Africans are capable of telling our own stories.

If you are on Facebook, please look me up and join my group “Kenya: Sweet Home, Obama” to be counted.

Asante sana,

—
Edwin O. Okong’o,
MJ, UC Berkeley
Journalist, memoirist, humorist
www.okongospolicy.com
With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die –Abraham Lincoln

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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:13:28 -0700 [04/24/2009 04:13:28 PM CDT]
From: Edwin Okong’o
Subject: My Film “Kenya: Sweet Home, Obama” Nominated for Webby Award

Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:53:37 +0300 [02:53:37 AM CDT]
From: Papa Likondi
Subject: Re: OBAMA AND HIS DOG

Sam
Okay. Try buying a dogi and play with it in your free time and see how many
mohines will be staring at you and shaking their heads. Imagine a dogi sleeping in your bed! Imagine giving a dog a
bath! In my village
if a dog puts its nose one inch into the door of a house, that is a capital
offence and the laniest punishment is a kick in the ribs.
Papa Likondi

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Samuel Owino wrote:

[Hide Quoted Text]
Papa,

U have truly made me laugh. U have made my day bwana.

Sam

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:03 AM, Papa Likondi wrote:
Wanabidii

On CNN I saw Obama and his family playing na dogi ya black and there was a
whole bunch of pressmen clicking their cameras. This was NEWS in the USA!
Obama, please you are a Kenyan and we don’t play with dogs, we chase them
with stones and twigs. Please be proud to be Kenyan. Obama yawaaaaaaaaa.

Papa Likondi

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In this Week’s Issue
:: Art & Art Classes
:: Photography & Exposition
:: Theatre & Dance Lessons
:: Music
:: Weekly Updates
:: Hot Property of the Week
:: Fox Movie Listings
:: Upcoming Events

Hot Travel Deal of the Week
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Art

“Stereotypes”, an art exhibition addressing the common stereotypes (gender, sexuality,
race…) will be at the Kuona Art Centre until Thursday April 2nd.

The ISK FOTA (Friends Of The Arts) Art Show/Sale, featuring over 100 local and
international artists, will be at the International School of Kenya until Saturday April
4th.

Art by City Primary School’s “Special Unit”, a group of children who deal with the
challenges of Downs Syndrome, Autism and other neurological problems and the associated
stigmas, will be displayed at RaMoMA until Thursday April 9th.

Mixed media art by Beatrice Njoroge will be exhibited at RaMoMA Museum of Modern Art
until Thursday April 9th.

Otieno Kota’s ‘tin art’ will be exhibited at RaMoMA until Thursday April 9th.

Sculptures by Anthony Wanjau will be exhibited at RaMoMA until Thursday April 9th.

“This and That”, an exhibition of paintings by Mary Collis, will be at RaMoMA until
Thursday April 9th.

Print artwork by John Silver and Gudlaug Sigurdar will be exhibited at Le Rustique
Restaurant until April 30th.

Art Classes

Nairobi Art Centre will have Drawing and Painting I beginner classes for adults and
teenagers on Thursday 2nd and Saturday April 4th from 10am.

There will be Drawing & Painting II, advanced-level art classes, for adults and teenagers
begin on Saturday April 4th at the Nairobi Art Centre from 2pm.

Photography

“Kenya Burning”, a photographic exhibition of Kenya’s elections and post-elections, will
be at the Nairobi Gallery (next to the GPO) until May 20th.

Exposition

9th Kenya Homes Expo will be at KICC from Thursday 2nd to Sunday April 5th.

The Uganda Education Expo will be held at the Sarit Centre from Thursday 2nd to Sunday
5th April.

The Kenya Rugby Sevens Expo continues at the Nairobi National Museum until April 14th.

Theatre & Dance

A Festival of Creative Arts production, Will You Still Love Me In The Morning? will be
showing at Alliance Française on Thursday 2nd, Saturday 4th and Sunday April 5th.

Fanartics Kenya presents the stupendous and dramatic play, A House Divided, on Friday 3rd
and Saturday April 4th April at the Nairobi Museum from 6.30pm.

First Things First, a comedy by Derek Benfield and a DHL Production, will be showing at
the Phoenix Theatre on Friday 3rd and Sunday April 5th.

Phoenix Players will stage Moment of Weakness by Donald Churchill from Saturday 4th to
Saturday April 18th.

Dear Diary, a play based on a true story inspired by Nafisa Khanbhai, will be showing at
the Kenya National Theatre on Saturday 4th (6pm) and Sunday April 5th (3pm).

Dance Lessons

Dance House-Nairobi will have morning, afternoon and evening dance lessons at the Kenya
National Theatre. Top Kenyan choreographers will be teaching traditional ethnic,
contemporary, hip hop and salsa dances.

Music
Hot Sounds Band will be playing Pop and R & B at the InterContinental’s Safari Bar on
Thursday April 2nd.

Groove Smiths Inc will be playing Afro and Latin Jazz at Zen Garden on Thursday April 2nd
from 8pm.

Mutinda will launch his Matopeni album on Friday April 3rd at Alliance Française from
7.30pm.
Get wild at the Dass Restaurant with Murfy’s fLaw on Friday April 3rd from 9pm.

Danger The Bass Player will be playing funky jazz at the Tamambo Tapas Bar on Friday
April 3rd from 9pm.

Sven Kacirek, a passionate percussionist from Germany, will give a concert at the Goethe
Institut on Saturday April 4th from 7pm.
It’s a Downtown Jazz Night at the Tamarind Restaurant with mellow jazz tunes on Saturday
April 4th from 8.30pm.

There will be a choral concert by the Nairobi Music Society and Nairobi Orchestra on
Saturday 4th (Brookhouse School, 3pm) and Sunday April 5th (Oshwal Auditorium, 3pm).

Kenya Conservatoire of Music’s End of Term concert will be held on Sunday April 5th at
the GoDown Arts Centre from 3pm.

GogoSimo will be performing Jazz, Soul and Afro Beats at the InterContinental on Tuesday
April 7th from 8pm.

Listen to live jazz and blues played by the Azure Moon Quintet on Wednesday April 8th at
the InterContinental.

WEEKLY UPDATES

The Dish:
the Latest on Food and Eating in Kenya
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I have recently perfected the art of cooking pork ribs in the oven or on the barbeque.
Here are the secrets I have learned. First, large ribs taste better than the baby ones.
Second, boil them, completely submerged in water for at least an hour to make them tender
and reduce the fat on the ribs. Third, mix up this simple marinade and let the ribs (1.5
kgs) sit in it for at least one hour. ½ cup hoisin sauce, 1 tablespoon of ginger, ¼ cup
soy sauce, 2 teaspoons sesame oil, ½ cup rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons sugar. Hoisin sauce
is easily available in Nakumatt and Chandarana. Cook the ribs in the oven for 30 minutes
at 180 celcius, flipping and brushing them with marinade once. They are even more
delicious if cooked on the barbeque. Don’t forget that they have already basically been
cooked when they were boiled in the water, so you just need to char them a bit to give
them the barbeque flavor. Serve with chopped fresh coriander on top.

Biz Buzz
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Two major employers this week have announced plans for job cuts. Zain intends to axe 20%
of its Kenyan workforce, as does East African Breweries. They did not however announce
the expected numbers or timeframe. Whilst Zain attributes its decision to achieving
economies of scale in its African operations, EABL has clearly been affected by increased
production costs, higher taxes and reduced consumption. The company however is
innovatively defending its market share with plans to train bar owners in customer care.
Manufacturing, tourism and agricultural sectors foresee further job cuts as the year
progresses, but are also drawing on innovation and exploring new markets to save the day.
Althea McCourt ABIS Limited

Glen Edmunds Security Tip
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The Daily Nation reported on 24 March, 2009 that muggings (Ngeta) are on the rise in
Nairobi with up to six reported per day at some police stations such as Central and
Kamakunji, while police stations near shopping centres in residential estates receive up
to three reports per day. The Daily Nation says that muggers usually operate in gangs of
between 3 and 10 people and usually strike before dawn and after dusk. The report says
that the Police have identified 10 Hot Spots around Nairobi including 1) The area around
Haile Selassie and Moi Avenue roundabout is one of the most dangerous spots for
pedestrians, especially between 6:30pm and 8:30pm 2) Globe Cinema Roundabout near the
junction with Kirinyaga Road 3) Two spots on River road at the junction of Accra Road and
near the Oil Libya petrol station at the intersection with Ronald Ngala Street 4) Tom
Mboya Street near the Ambassadeur hotel at the junction with Accra Road and at the
intersection with Ronald Ngala Street 5) Mfangano Street (all) 6) Juakali Market at the
junction of Kirinyaga and Voi Roads 7) Kaka Stage near the Kenya Planters Cooperative
Union HQ 8) Between Serena Hotel and Kenyatta Avenue and Uhuru Highway Roundabouts 9)
Uhuru Park at night 10) Mbagathi Way footbridge near the roads to Highrise and Ngumo
Estates.

EcoBuzz
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Whale Shark tagging season is over. This year there were only 8 sightings and 3 taggings
during the 3 week expedition period. Although not many gentle giants showed up this year,
we have still achieved a lot on their behalf and everyone who joined us on the expedition
had a fantastic time. We were overwhelmed by the amount of interest and support from the
public. We had full boats everyday allowing us to conduct the longest and most cohesive
aerial survey of the Diani Beach area. We had no less than 4 different film crews
including ones from Germany and from Australia. The media interest was huge with
reporters from Reuters, Associated Press, KTN, The Standard Group and Africa Journal. We
are working on getting whale sharks legal protection in Kenyan waters and would be the
first country in East Africa to do this. We strengthened our working relationship with
the Kenya Wildlife Service and with the Wildlife Conservation Society and Dr Rachel
Graham the scientist in charge of the research and tagging. We wish to thank our main
sponsors, our fantastic pilots, and most of all every expedition member who contributed
the running costs of the expedition. We could not have done it without you! On behalf of
every whale shark out there, many heartfelt thanks to you all.

Coast Buzz
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There is the very welcome news, announced at the ITB trade show in Berlin last month,
that from the 1st April 2009 up to the end of 2010, the cost of tourist Visas to Kenya
will be reduced by 50% to $25 per person, with children under the age of 16 being exempt
from needing a visa at all. This is news that needs to be spread far and wide to get
more visitors to both the Kenya Coast and across the country – an extremely welcome
initiative. We are, however, coming to the end of the season with Easter just around the
corner. The winds are changing and dark clouds are looming. It is all a bit ominous.
So, now is the time to check your roof for leaks before you pay for it later.
Sara Engel, Watamu Property Services

Pet Buzz
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Some human foods are toxic to dogs such as onions, grapes or raisins, macadamia nuts,
fruit pits, chocolate, especially dark bakers chocolate and rich holiday truffles, and
food or beverages containing caffeine or alcohol. The jury is still out on avocados;
some folks have been feeding (or letting their dogs eat) avocados seemingly without
detriment for years, and some lists say they are toxic. Check with your vet for the final
word on the safety of avocados. Also, you shouldn’t feed spoiled food to dogs; if you
would not eat it, throw it out! Nicotine is one of the most powerful natural poisons,
pipe tobacco, cigarette and cigar butts should not be left in outdoor ashtrays or thrown
in the yard where pets can eat them. If you suspect your pet has eaten something toxic,
don’t waste time. Collect a small sample of the vomit in a plastic bag or container,
bring along any packaging that’s left if your pet has eaten a chemical or medicine and
rush to the vet. Never give human medicine to a pet without consulting your vet first to
see if it’s safe and what the correct dosage should be.
Amy L. Rapp, Custom Made K-9 Supply
CustomMadeK9@aol.com

Gardening Buzz
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Now that the rainy season is upon us, we hope everyone will plant at least one tree. The
larger the planting hole the better. One metre by one metre, by one metre deep is
recommended. Discard any poor soil, i.e. stony murram. The depth of this hole will be
deeper than the underside of the bag containing the tree to be planted, so make good the
level with good soil mixed with well rotted compost and two handfuls of bonemeal. Remove
the plastic bag from the young tree and plant to the right level, complete the filling
and compact by treading around the tree. Finish off by shaping the backfill to a saucer
shape so that rain water will collect naturally and soak in around the tree. It can be
advantageous, before backfilling, to add a plastic watering pipe into the hole excavated
for planting the tree, to allow water to be poured down the pipe right to the root of the
tree. Place a few rocks and stones around the bottom end of the pipe so that it doesn’t
get blocked up when backfilling. Water the tree thoroughly once a week after planting if
there is no rain, and continue for the first few months until the tree is well
established.
Plants Galore Garden Centre
020 2446103
info@rosesgalore.co.ke

NATURE

Ngong Road Forest Sanctuary Trust forest walk will take place on Saturday April 4th from
9am.

Enjoy a morning bird walk at the Nairobi National Museum on Wednesday April 8th from
8.45am.

Glen Edmunds Performance Driving School April Courses

Two-day Drive to Survive! Defensive Driving course on Wednesday 15th and Thursday April
16th.

One-day 4WD Off Road course on Saturday April 18th.

Greystone Ltd and Glen Edmunds will have a three-day Personal Security Awareness training
course from Wednesday 22nd to Friday April 24th.

Two-day Drive to Survive! Defensive Driving course on Wednesday 29th and Thursday April
30th.

The Kikoy Company

The Kikoy Company is delighted to announce its Happy Easter offer; THREE items for the
price of TWO. Buy any three items in any of our shops and pay for only two*. Make your
Easter Holiday one to remember with this tempting offer from Kikoy! Gorgeous holiday
wear and always something for everyone at Kikoy. The offer is available in all of our
Kenya shops; The Junction, The Village Market and Diani Beach Shopping Centre. Email
info@kikoy.com for more information.
*the offer will be applied to the cheapest item, only applicable to the items bought at
the same time.

Mukima House

Mukima House, Nanyuki, was constructed on a grand old-world scale and has been
beautifully refurbished. Surrounded by 360 acres of private woods and grasslands, it
offers a luxurious, peaceful retreat with spectacular views of Mount Kenya across a dam
full of birdlife.
There are 8 ensuite bedrooms, wood-burning ?replaces and generous verandahs. Guests can
enjoy the swimming pool, sauna, tennis court, croquet lawn and boats, plus excellent
country cuisine.
Excursions to local game ranches and fishing/walking trips up Mount Kenya are easy to
organize, together with horse riding and helicopter trips!
info@mukima.com
www.mukimakenya.com

HOT EVENT OF THE WEEK

The Fabulous Fable Factory will be showing at The ISK Arts Centre. Come enjoy the musical
as well as the FOTA Art Show & Sale. This musical tells the story of Monroe; a
12-year-old girl who wanders into an abandoned factory and accidentally trips a lever
activating the living factory of fable creators. The factory owner, Aloysius A. Aesop,
explains that the factory has been idle for 2000 years because it is missing the most
important part, a “Moral Maker”.
This musical adventure follows Monroe as she helps the fable makers re-create some of
Aesop’s most famous fables, such as The Ant and the Grasshopper, The Tortoise and the
Hare, and The Lion and the Mouse. It is an enjoyable show for the young and the young at
heart. The bright and charming songs will intrigue the entire family and the morals will
invite thought and discussion.
Thursday April 2nd
Friday April 3rd
Saturday April 4th
All shows at 6:30pm

Adults 400Ksh
Students 300Ksh

Other Events

Kuruka Maisha Trust will have their weekly presentations at the Nairobi National Museum
on Sunday April 5th from 4pm.

There will be a Kwani? Open Mic session on Tuesday April 7th at Club Soundd (Hamilton
House, Kaunda Street) from 7pm.

Night Life
Urban Legends at the Carnivore’s Simba Saloon will feature Kanji Mbugua – Live at the
Village – on Thursday April 2nd from 6pm.

The Carnivore’s Rhumba Night will be on Friday April 3rd at the Simba Saloon from 6pm.

The InterContinental will have Salsa night with the Swing Salsa Sextet on Friday April
3rd.

Dance to “Ol’ Skool” Soul at Kengeles, Lavington Green on Friday April 3rd.

The Carnivore has lined up “Bollywood Nation”, a night of music and dance for the Asian
community, on Saturday April 4th from 9pm.

Sway to live salsa this Saturday April 4th at the Nairobi Serena Hotel’s Aksum Bar.

Dance to African Rumba and Benga beats at the InterContinental on Saturday April 4th from
9pm.

DJ Stone will be on the decks at the InterContinental’s Top of the Pops night on Sunday
April 5th.

Carnivore DJs will take you back to the music of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s on Sunday
April 5th at the Sunday Soul Night.

It’s a Soul and Pop night with the Smooth Licks Duo at the InterContinental on Monday
April 6th.

Live recording of Churchill Live will be at the Carnivore’s Simba Saloon on Tuesday April
7th from 6pm.

Wednesday April 8th is Rock Night at the Carnivore, with the best of rock music from back
in the day to today.

It’s a Ladies Happy Hour every Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm at the Karen Blixen Coffee
Garden.

Courses/Lectures/
Workshops

Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Centre’s beginners’ 7-Day Meditation Course continues until
Sunday April 5th.

Keith Pearson of The Theatre Company will offer weekly 4-hour sessions for performance
practitioners at the Italian Institute of Culture every Tuesday from 9am.

Gardening: Plants Galore Garden Centre (off Limuru Road) will have a gardening course for
gardeners (shamba men) from Tuesday 7th to Thursday April 9th.

Sales & Festivals

Kenya Horticultural Society’s plant sale will be on Saturday April 4th at the Ndani
Interiors grounds (Racecourse, Ngong Rd) from 10am.

Visit the colorful and dynamic Maasai Market every Friday at the Village Market, every
Sunday at Yaya Centre, and every Saturday and Sunday at the High Court parking.

Just for Kids

SwimAfrica will have holiday swimming lessons at the Montessori Learning Centre
(Grevillea Grove, Kyuna) until Thursday April 9th.

SK8Inline’s Race Day will be on Sunday April 5th at the Oshwal Primary School.

Marula Studios -The Eco Hub, will have eco-Easter creative activities for children aged 3
to 14 until April 16th, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9am.

HobbyCraft Creations will have holiday classes for children and adults in decoupage, card
making, scrap-booking and jewelry making.

Kibobo Art Club for children aged 8 to 12 will have art classes on Saturday April 4th at
the Nairobi Arts Centre from 10am.

Arabuko Sokoke 3-day Art Camp for children will be at the Nairobi Art Centre from Tuesday
7th to Thursday April 9th.

Sk8Inline will have a children’s skating holiday camp at the Kabete Junior Academy until
Friday April 17th (except weekends, April 10th and 13th).

Children’s World Adams Arcade will have children’s activities in April.

Fazilah Bazari will conduct YogaToto classes for children aged 3 to 12 on Wednesday and
Friday afternoons.

Children’s World – Adams Arcade have Playtime sessions for children on weekdays from 9am
to 12pm.

SPORTS

Golf: The KSPCA (Kenya Society for the Protection & Care of Animals) will have a
fundraising Golf Day at the Karen Country Club on Friday April 3rd.

Horses: The Pony Clubs of Kenya will hold their annual Easter Horse Show at Jamhuri Park
from Friday 3rd to Sunday April 5th.

Motor sports: KCB Safari Rally will flag off at the KICC grounds on Friday 3rd, and
continue until Sunday April 5th.

Rugby: Lions will play Scorpions at the Bamburi Rugby Super Series 2009 on Saturday April
4th at the RFUEA grounds, Ngong Road from 2pm.

Football: Sofapaka will be playing Gor Mahia at the Coca Cola Stadium on Saturday April
4th from 3pm.

Cycling: Escape to Shompole Bike Tour is set for Saturday 4th and Sunday April 5th at the
Olloregesaille pre-historic site.

Horse racing: Catch the live racing action at the Ngong Racecourse on Sunday April 5th
from 1pm as the horses compete in the Kenya Derby/Derby 24.

Football: Mathare United will be playing against Chemelil Sugar at the Kasarani Stadium
on Sunday April 5th from 3pm.

Didi Ruchira and Didi Sarvagya, trained meditation instructors, will hold meditation
sessions at Abha Light College of Natural Medicine on Mondays from 5.45pm.

Oriane Torode’s Yoga classes are held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in
various locations around the city.

Ketan Ram’s Qi Gong and T’ai Chi classes will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Capoeira Balanco Negro, afro-Brazilian martial arts classes for men, women and children,
will take place at the Kenya National Theatre on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6.30pm.

Kenya Bridge Association will hold duplicate bridge sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays at
the Oshwal Centre.

Kartik Masters’ Yoga class will take place on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings at
the Holiday Inn’s Fitness Centre.

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Hot Self-Catering Property of the Week

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Hot Coast Property of the Week

Have you ever dreamed of owning your apartment or house at the beach? If you are
traveling to the coast for Easter, why not visit Lantana on Galu Beach, South Coast to
view this exciting new development of fully furnished and serviced beach front holiday
homes for sale. For more information: info@lantana-homes.co.ke

KSPCA Hot Pet of the Week

Yazoo: has a lovely personality – her owner left her behind when they moved.
To adopt this pet call 020 2430318 or email info@kspca-kenya.org
www.kspca-kenya.org

Fox Theatres

To find out what’s playing at Sarit Centre, 20th Century, Kenya Cinema and Capital
Centre, click here:Cinema Listings

Fox Buzz

Confessions of a Shopaholic: Rebecca Bloomwood is a sweet and charming New York City girl
who has a tiny, little problem that is rapidly turning into a big problem: she’s
hopelessly addicted to shopping and drowning in a sea of debt. While Rebec.ca has dreams
of working for a top fashion magazine, she can’t quite get her foot in the door – that
is, until she snags a job as an advice columnist for a new financial magazine published
by the same company. Overnight, her column becomes hugely popular, turning her into an
overnight celebrity, but when her compulsive shopping and growing debt issues threaten to
destroy her love life and derail her career, she struggles to keep it all from spiraling
out of control – and is ultimately forced to reevaluate what’s really important in life.
Starring: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, John Lithgow

Silverbird Cinemas

To find out what’s playing at Prestige Plaza, Westgate, Village Market, Junction and Mega
City – Kisumu, click here: Cinema Listings

Silverbird Buzz

Monsters vs. Aliens: When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a
meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to
49-feet-11-inches tall. Alerted to the threat of this new monster, the military jumps
into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound.
There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of other
monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape,
half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot
grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious
alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation,
the President is persuaded by General W.R. Monger to enlist the motley crew of Monsters
to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction. Starring: Reese
Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Rainn Wilson, Kiefer Sutherland,
Stephen Colbert

Upcoming Events

Join Checkie Wood for an Easter Yoga Safari in Laikipia from April 9th to 13th.

Kenya Museum Society will have a trip to Marich Pass from April 9th to 13th.

It’s a fun Easter at the Ocean Sports Resort from April 10th to 13th.

Jason Corder’s Earth Painting Workshop in Nairobi will be from April 17th to 19th.

Wildman Kenya Triathlon is on April 18th and 19th.

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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 21:33:27 -0400 [04/01/2009 08:33:27 PM CDT]
From: KenyaBuzz
Subject: Pecha Kucha Night, art shows, theatre, cinema listings and more

The Kilimanjaro Entertainer Newsletter Vol. 10 2009

THIS WEEK ON KE411

AFRICA

While Benga is the most popular music genre in Kenya, it has not made much headway beyond the country’s borders. What is Benga music and is it the next African music phenomenon?

REGGAE

Luciano is probably one of the more popular contermporary reggae artists but is fame worth the trouble?

KENYA

From Kenya to Malaysia and Atlanta. The man from Thika town continues to chase his dream.

MINNESOTA SCENE

Jamaican Dancehall reggae artist Mr. Vegas to perform in Minneapolis .

VIDEOS OF THE WEEK

Every week, we scour the internet and pick the most interesting music videos. Here are the picks of the week.

AFRICA: We were in Egypt, North Afria last week. This week, our cyber video search takes us to Congo DRC to meet Montana Kamenga.

REGGAE: Girly Girly by Jamaican sinjay Sophia George was the reggae club anthem back in 1985. The song was on the charts in Jamaica and England concurrently.

KENYA: Mr Lenny’s songs are commonplace on Kenya radio. Helena is yet another hit from the high-pitched singer.

MARKETPLACE

Hip Hop Colony is an award-winning documentary by Kenyan filmmaker Michael Wanguhu about the African Hip Hop explosion in Kenya. Kenya is about the animals, safaris, marathon runners and yes, music and studios.

GET THE DVD FOR YOUR COLLECTION OR AS A GIFT FOR ONLY 9.99 THROUGH APRIL 5TH

PICK OF THE WEEK CD

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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:31:08 -0700 [03/31/2009 08:31:08 PM CDT]
From: Kilimanjaro Entertainment
Subject: KENYA IS ABOUT THE MUSIC TOO