Archive for the ‘Life’ Category
Bernhard Schlink on disavowal…
Posted by: evesreflections on: November 30, 2009
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This passage just spoke to me, so am gonna keep it here, and one day I’ll understand …
“Then I began to betray her. Not that I gave away any secrets or exposed Hanna. I didn’t reveal anything that I should have kept to myself. I kept to myself something that I should have revealed. I [...]
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. [...]
Where are the happy African stories?
Posted by: evesreflections on: January 23, 2008
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I’m not what you’d call an avid reader. However, last year in November, I decided that I needed to read more African stories, preferably told by Africans. So I started on a journey that took me to nearby Uganda, not so near Rwanda, and distant Nigeria and Zimbabwe. Reading the stories, I felt drawn to those countries. I [...]
Of Kivuitu and his instincts, or lack thereof…
Posted by: evesreflections on: January 4, 2008
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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 [...]
Marooned: Election 2007 in Kenya and the aftermath, through my window
Posted by: evesreflections on: December 30, 2007
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26th December
I brave the extremely bumpy excuse of a road from Western Kenya to Nairobi, excited to participate in a free and fair election. The whole country has been hyped up and we have high expectations. It’s going to be a challenge for all the candidates. The main candidates, Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki are [...]
