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By: Mshairi » Blog Archive » Getting to know Mshairi

Mshairi » Blog Archive » Getting to know Mshairi — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:40:09 +0000

[...] • Have blogs started to have an impact on politics in your country? Have they started to influence what stories get covered in your country’s media? We’d love to know some examples. Yes. Kenyan bloggers are on “the government’s radar” and not in positive way as we were recently warned by the Internal Security Minister. [...]

By: WM

WM — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:06:46 +0000

You’ve been watching too may foreign documentaries. What makes you think there is actually SOAP in our prisons? I think they just tell you to bend over–you don’t have to drop anything.

Anyway, if they start imprisoning bloggers, you will have so many friends with you you won’t have to worry. Perhaps you can start a jail (gaol?) computer class.
Don’t worry love, we’ll get you out. Unless we’re in with you.

By: Kenyan Analyst » Interesting…

Kenyan Analyst » Interesting… — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 08:53:01 +0000

[...] This is…particularly in the context of this, this other one and that too…without forgetting this last one. [...]

By: VituVingiSana

VituVingiSana — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:33:35 +0000

@sidaki – uhmm, who?
- The media?
- The bloggers?
- michuki & kamau?
- The arturs?

By: sidaki

sidaki — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:51:26 +0000

FUCK ‘EM.

By: Battle Weary

Battle Weary — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:23:06 +0000

People! The era of the freedoms of information and expression is surely here with us. The government should not and cannot even try to prevent it. Big Brother, sorry, you are behind the times. Big Brother, we are watching you.

By: joe

joe — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:38:21 +0000

Vitu vingi Sana@ you have made my day .kibaki should not be eating coco puffs but Proctor & Allan cornflakes or Weetabix. That is so funny. I must say I am impressed at the way you stated your case though we can agree that the artur thing should not have happend. Let us disagree on the significance and impact of their workings. On this point, we will never agree. on the standard raid remember I called the burning of papers as the work of a few overzealous officers though I agree with the concept of national security raids aimed at confiscating dangerous info. We will just disagree and wait until (if it ever happens) ldp comes to power.

By: donworry

donworry — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:35:53 +0000

It seems we don’t really need civil servants to sweep stuff under the carpets if our own fellow countrymen can do it for free with links thrown in for good measure.

I must say that I am surprised at the off-hand and summary dismissal of fellow bloggers whilst applauding ati democratic space; michukiism if you ask me.

Do you really imagine that by weaving and spinning around to obscure the issues you can make this rattlesnakes messy diapers disappear just like that?

I might stick out my neck here and suggest that there is no law which states that “to know the difference between right and wrong is a privilege reserved for those with experience of government”

Strange things happen and perhaps one patriot will post a ka link here to prove me wrong………

By: VituVingiSana

VituVingiSana — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:55:02 +0000

Final post on this topic! Read that the Dutch PM tendered his resignation coz of the flap over Hirsi’s (Somalia-born Dutch MP) “withdrawal” of citizenship by a minister in his government.

Compare the above to Kenyan ministers/civil servants who sweep all their mistakes under the carpet. This galls me esp when they are economic crimes because its MY tax KShs being squandered. I consider the arturs/michuki raid & aftermath a waste of economic resources. This includes the “commission”, lawyer costs, equipment destruction, “free” plane tickets, etc.

By: VituVingiSana

VituVingiSana — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:06:41 +0000

@Joe – Careful there before you fall into your own trap. KQ apparently rejected Miami’s (MIA) offer to fly there 3 per week coz it is “not profitable” BUT you are forgetting that KQ was also negotiating with Atlanta at the time.

Could the “rejection” simply be a ploy for further discounts from MIA or ATL?
Further KQ has since opened up new W.African

Regardless of whether KQ found it profitable in 2005, they will eventually fly to the USA &/or Canada coz of the huge market esp now that KQ is a regional airline (Uganda, TZ, Rwanda, etc) which uses JKIA as a hub.

Simply, I do not agree with you! I said the fiasco at the airport will lead to a further delay in KQ’s expansion plans. I hope the Paris flights slated to commence in October are not affected!

Let’s address the other issues which you skipped.

Back to the Standard raid. What of the “lost” profits? Surely you don’t believe the photos of burning newspapers were “fake”… BTW, no newspaper spoke of lost profits or litigation costs but I am doing so of my own volition.

Regardless of Mutua’s incompetence – note the poor guy has little idea of what is going on coz its GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) – roocy shouldn’t have been slapping reporters. Anyone heard of assault?

And kibs should be eating Proctor & Allan cornflakes or Weetabix NOT Cocopuffs! After all if he can’t spend taxpayers’ funds on local goods why should other Kenyans?

Since you are or used to be a kanu hack, remember moi flew BA not KQ. If the idiot had supported KQ then there would be more KENYAN jobs! Then he buys a Fokker when the country’s poor are dying of hunger!

My contention is simple… the “special” treatment given to these arturs was at my cost! The additional costs expended on the artur saga is also at my cost!

I don’t give a camel’s ass if artur or kibs or michuki paid for it from their pockets! I had to pay for it & that pisses me off!