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Archive for December, 2007

Obituary

Posted in in.dig.na.tion, international.affairs, stuff.of.life on December 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Democracy has just died in Kenya. Wololo! Wololo! Wololo! Maiye yawa!
I feel like one of those Old Testament prophets, calling the people to mourn, yes, weep! Rend your garments! Put on sackcloth and pour ashes on your heads. For the wrath of the oppressor has risen again. Just when we thought the voice of the people [...]

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A small aside

Posted in in.dig.na.tion, international.affairs, re.flec.tions on December 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »

OK, I’m bursting with the number of things about this Kenyan election that just plumb annoy me. Gotta vent. So I was talking politics with some Kenyans late last week and lamenting the fact that there was no provision for Kenyans in the diaspora to vote during such an important election. Then one guy says [...]

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Election Tension

Posted in international.affairs, mile.stones, musings, re.flec.tions, stuff.of.life on December 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Man, this delay in counting the votes cast for the Kenyan Presidential Election is putting everyone on edge. Admittedly, those in Kenya bear the brunt of the effects of this delay, with Kibaki’s PNU and Raila’s ODM both acting irresponsibly by declaring their presidential candidates winners, riots and looting breaking out in parts of the [...]

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Tidbits Wednesday

Posted in international.affairs, mile.stones, stuff.of.life on December 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »

OK, so there are many things going on around my world just now. I had a really hilarious conversation with my cousin in Georgia over the weekend. You may not know that Kenya is holding presidential elections on Dec 27th. It made BBC news, but not CNN or FoxNews. Maybe if mayhem breaks out or [...]

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Random Monday

Posted in stuff.of.life on December 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »

I ought to be studying, rather than blogging (the story of my life), but I just realized December is drawing to an end without a post. This morning I woke up at 5:00am–I kid you not!–to go swimming. Jocelyn pushed me last week to set some goals, and since I’d registered and paid a modest sum [...]

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