Thursday, December 10, 2009

I'm back

Many things have happened ever since i posted my last blog.Finally, squatters were evicted from the Mau forest, Harambeee stars (Kenya's National team) never qualified for the World cup and Africa cup of Nations finals,Antoine Hey ( the national team coach) was fired, the predicted el nino rains never came, a draft constitution for the republic was published et cetera et cetera.

On a personal note, i have resolved to cement my career as a librarian and now more than ever appreciate the fact that experience counts.

Life in Nairobi remains the same, albeit the new "noise pollution" law that has been introduced.The rich continue getting richer while the poor seem to have resigned to the fact that they were condemned to poverty.Our politicians are now aligning themselves in preparation for 2012 general elections.Speculation is rife that there might be a grand tribal alliance pitting the Agikuyu, Akamba and the Kalenjin together.In my opinion this is a tragedy in the making.Politicians vouching for the triple K(KKK) have been in government before.Some have been accused of grand corruption, land grabbing, and abuse of human rights(read PEV).Suprissingly, the possibility of this alliance is seemingly becoming part of the Kenyan debate.It is all over in the news and different foras and Kamkujis (including those night ones at Kencom and Hotel Ambassedeur' in downtown Nairobi) are discussing KKK.

A chinese engineer working on Thika Road once lamented that if Kenyans spoke economy as much as they spoke politics,Kenya will be way ahead.

I choose not to be prophet of doom but am keenly watching this new political sway.