Archive for the ‘Kenya’ Category
The ever suffering Kenyan Worker
Posted by: evesreflections on: May 1, 2009
I was still asleep when the Minister gave his Labour Day speech at Nyayo Stadium today. But when I caught a snippet of the happenings during the 4 pm headlines, I thought to myself, what shit are Kenyans really wallowing in? The huge crowd, waiting patiently, just to hear that minimum wage has been raised. [...]
Which ethnic group do you belong to?
Posted by: evesreflections on: January 21, 2008
- In: Kenya
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It takes at least two somethings to create a difference. (…) Clearly each alone is – for the mind and perception – a non-entity, a non-being. Not different from being, and not different from non-being. An unknowable, a Ding an sich, a sound from one hand clapping.
Gregory Bateson (1979: 78)
In spite of being united by [...]
Of Kivuitu and his instincts, or lack thereof…
Posted by: evesreflections on: January 4, 2008
- In: Kenya| Life| Politics| violence
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Instinct is a powerful thing. 10 minutes after Kivuitu chose to ignore his, he had effectively changed the course of history. We trooped patriotically to our polling stations, braving the scorching sun and torrential downpours. We voted peacefully, and those of us endowed with televisions and radios proceeded back to our homes to watch ECK [...]
