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Awards 2006

Posted January 8th, 2007 in R&R, Reflections by M

Person Of The Year

He may have passed away but my man of 2006 is David Munyakei. Not because of anything he actively did in 2006 per se but because of the example he showed us, that no matter how inglorious, no matter how thankless, no matter at what cost we should always do the right thing. Because that is the only way we will change our country.

In this era of greedy, self seeking politicians of loose integrity and even looser morals, David Munyakei is a shining example to all of us of what it means to be a good patriot and a good man.

Rest In Peace.

Ass Of The Year

Without a doubt this goes, yet again, without contest to the Kenyan Politician. A more thoroughly deceitful, conniving, lying individual cannot be imagined. When not agitating strongly for increments of their own salaries they are orating from raised platforms calling us idiots, giving us pompous advice about how we should work hard and continuing to sow the seeds of nepotism and tribalism that further divide this country.

Ladies and gentlemen, may you all take a long walk off a short pier.

Special dedication to MP Paddy Ahenda who told stunned Kenyans that women actually mean yes when they say no

Foot In Mouth

John “The Snake Charmer” Michuki has the dubious distinction of winning this one, romping home in first, second and third position

  1. Organizing and sanctioning the ludicrous raid on the Standard Newspapers and KTN offices
  2. Having the temerity to tell Kenyans (who employ him and pay his handsome salary) that if they play with snakes they had better prepare to be bitten
  3. Suggesting that the Kamba’s only occupation is dancing

Surprise of The Year

Maina Kamanda has been a pleasant surprise. Being elevated to a full Minister has done that gentleman a world of good. He no longer expresses himself in articulate Homo Habilis. He now walks upright most of the time and no longer peppers his grunts with speech. Quick on the uptake, he now firmly resists the call of bear skins and inclines towards Savile Row suits

Windbag Of The Year

Winning handsomely by a mile is Musikari Gabriel Kombo. Cocks in the Kombo household do not crow. Nor do crickets chirp. Nor do mosquitoes whine. This is because when the master is home, his voice filtering through the curtained windows puts man and beast alike to immediate and very deep slumber.

Hot Airbag Of The Year

Head, shoulders knees and toes above the competition is Aaron “Indefatigable” Ringera. This man produces enough hot air to generate his own electricity. Several years later only traffic policemen have been charged in court.

Chocolate Teapot Cliche Of The Year

This distinction goes to the statement whose meaning is conspicuous by its absence. The finalists there year are

Government of National Unity“, from Messers Mwai Kibaki and co

Spreading Negativity“, from the travesty of Acolyte being kicked off the aggregator

Clowns Of The Year

For the second year running the Kenya Football Federation take this one again by a mile. The people involved appear to have a collective IQ of 1 (if you round off to the nearest whole number). Our soccer team has willing and talented lads but spectacularly incompetent officials that would have difficulty finding their own backsides with a torch and binoculars.

WTF Of The Year

Kiraitu Murungi, who was caught on candid camera tape trying to convince anti-corruption czar John Githongo to “ngo srow” so they could “ngo srow” on his matter is back in the cabinet.

And so is George Saitoti who seems to have Goldenberg tattooed on his forehead. So much for no sacred cows!

Information That Adds Least Value To Our Lives

The composition of the First Family. Kenyans quite frankly do not give a flying rat’s ass who the members of the first family are. Really! Will this be the year we get a press release divulging whether the first underwear are y-fronts or boxer briefs?

Woman Not To Cross Of The Year

Rachel Dawson

Groan Of The Year

Carolers with obsessive compulsive disorder performed this past Christmas

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells,jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells,jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells,jingle bells, jingle bells,jingle bells, jingle bells,jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells

Quip The Most People Didn’t Get

Try again! Which is Martha Karua’s favourite Series?

AOB

With regards to that meetup — those of us who were there can attest to this. My man Aegeus’ jeans were sagged so low that at every careless turn the guy made, people at the table would turn into werewolves! Boss, be careful!

Awards 2005

Outkast – GhettoMusick
  • http://kadhat.blogspot.com egm

    Along with the comment on Munyakei, this other quote I saw, “The smallest deed is of much more worth than the mightiest intentions” speaks volumes on the change we as Kenyans can bring.

    A worthy list this is!

    Happy New Year!

  • http://mywordsonly.blogspot.com acolyte

    Second! The Awards offerings are looking good. The Person of The Year Award was well earned even if it was posthomous.

  • http://kenyananalyst.wordpress.com/ Kenyan Analyst

    Third! :-) It was worth reading.

  • http://mywordsonly.blogspot.com acolyte

    The Kenyan politician is indeed the Ass of the Year, but let’s not forget the other classic Foot in Mouth offering from the man with the contorted face…Kiraitu Murunigi; “It is like raping a woman who is already willing”
    As for the “spreading negativity” cliche, several months down the line, I am yet to grasp what was meant by that.
    With the state of our Parliament, isn’t the statment Government of National Unity a paradox of sorts?
    The Thornbirds quip made my day, but sadly very few of your readers who are part of the Playstation generation know what you are talking about! You should have found a relevant Sidney Sheldon book or whatever else it is people read nowadays.
    Nice post let’s see how long it takes to be plagiarised!

  • http://www.vituvingisana.blogspot.com vituvingisana

    “Ladies and gentlemen, may you all take a long walk off a short pier.”

    #1 – M… are you sure you do not believe in Capital Punishment?
    #2 – Ladies & Gentlemen???… Why are you trying to be polite?

    KFF IQ – It has to be rounded UP for it to be 1 (moja)…

    Sadly, you, I and most of can rant but chances are Kenyans will largely re-elect the same idiots… why? Coz they can…

  • Wellwisher

    “MP Paddy Ahenda who told stunned Kenyans that women actually mean yes when they say no”

    Question: By his own definition of a woman, does this mean Paddy Ahenda is…a woman?

    Full marks for your choice of man of the year. Such examples are getting rarer and rarer, and it is our duty to remind everyone of, and thus keep alive, the excellent qualities of the heroes who have sadly left us.

    If more people realised that they should not fear to openly and bravely expose and fight evil, like David Munyakei did, the gains in the long term would be immense. It requires wisdom, effort and patience, but those who follow shining examples know that, in the end, it is all worth it; Fuata nyuki ule asali.

  • njege

    as someone once said:

    IQ of a mob = IQ of its stupidest member divided by the number of people in the mob

  • http://tallb.wordpress.com/ aegeus

    Great roundup. If more people were willing to do the right thing, at whatever cost, imagine what change would be wrought?

    AOB: Hey man, i call them as i see them! Do you wish to contest any of the details? Those were my boxers, if it was a celestial body, y’all would still be baying at said object! :-)

  • http://Nakeel.blogspot.com Nakeel

    Thumbs up great one there. I wonder by the end of this year what are we going to get rattled tigers or cheetahs.

  • http://www.ajkenswi.blogspot.com Adrian

    should i be ashamed that kff is the one “topic” i’m hoping to develop positively sometime in the near future?

    or does that say more about our politicians and how little some of us expect from majority of them?

  • http://www.kabinti.blogspot.com kabinti

    Does Paddy have a great grandmother, grandmother, mother, wife, daughter, granddaughter, niece? if so they should all get a chance at slapping him out of his permanent slumber!! Great award on Munyakei

  • I

    Dang M.. come srow!! HA HA HA HA!! Hilarious!!

    Er… I am egarly awaiting the press release about the boxers.. I think that will shade alot of light on the goings on of the humans in question. We all know what uncomfortable underwear can make one do.. he he he..

    hmm.. Maybe that was MP Paddy’s problem too…

  • http://mochalicious.wordpress.com Mocha!

    First and foremost…..Happy New Year M!

    Pili…..I have been e-bitch slapped by Aco for not touching base aka the hottest blog on the block. Pole boss! I promise this year I will make and effort.

    Three…..LMAO @ AOB. Aegues gat nothing on you!!!

    Fourth……damn this politicians. OK, I admit, I have nothing constructive to sema….hence I voe to pitia more often to get the 411 on this dubious characters that are ‘running’ our nation.

    Mwisho……hilarious list.

    Until my next visit……

  • http://mochalicious.wordpress.com Mocha!

    ooopppss on the typos….ebu do hivyo!

  • eclipse

    M the awards hit the nail on the head esp the WTF moment of the year. honestly how can mdomo kmbo be back in government?

    Munyakei deserves it

    Ringers..hot air indeed!

  • http://www.nmjoe7.blogspot.com joe

    yani what did martha karua do to you lol! M i hope it wasnt during her reign as a magistrate .lakini tight list

  • Jean

    Hey M.

    I hope you’re read today’s Nation, there is a feature on bloggers. It is quite poorly written. Blogs are mentioned but the URLs are not given. Paragraphs are devoted to the hobbies of bloggers rather than blogging itself. They only seem to have interviewed 2 or so bloggers out of the hundreds! And oh how can thinker’s room, the blog of all blogs Kenyan be just a one liner buried towards the end of the story? Are you sure there are no hard feelings between you and the nation after the clay court saga??

  • Jogoo wa Shamba

    I wish it was possible to hold an awards ceremony >:)
    @M – Did i see “M” on the Nation today??

  • watch – this

    shouldn’t the new mayor of nairobi be up there somewhere?

  • http://justsue.wordpress.com Sue

    @ watch – this, I cant agree more…