Africa for Africans: Thoughts on Humanitarian Work
Kennedy Odede, founder of Shining Hope for Communities, discusses what motivates his ground-focussed work.
Shuga
(w. Englist subtitles) Ujumbe, nasaha, hali halisi; ubunifu, vipaji, taaluma; ubora, umakini na kupenda kazi. Haya ndio matokeo yake.
Vilio vyetu vinafanana sana
Ila kuna wanaojaribu kujadili changamoto zinazotukabili kwa kina, na kuna wale wanaoangalia tu picha juu juu.
Mnakumbuka hizi?
Nadhani siku mbili tatu zilizopita tumekuwa na mambo mazito sana hapa. Muda wa kazi umepita; sasa ni wakati wa dawa.
Barua kwa Waziri Mkuu
Kizazi chetu na uandishi wa Kiswahili na Kiingereza.
Mpango wa uzazi
“Halafu wanatuambia ati mambo ya kupanga uzazi. Hauwezi kula ‘switi’ ikiwa na karatasi.. ‘Switi’ inakuliwa ikiwa ‘switi’ ndio usikie utamu yake!”
Ory Okolloh on CNN
I think we just got a proper definition of “mwanamke wa shoka”! It’s Ory Okolloh!
Alcohol abuse in Kenya
… and Tanzania and Uganda. Chang’aa, gongo, waragi; abuse in East Africa is ravaging the population and the economy.
Planting African memory: the role of a scholar
Reflections of Ngugi wa Thiong’o.
Tupige kura
Lawama na malalamiko hayatufikishi popote. Kura yako inaweza kuleta mabadiliko!
Makutano Junction
Tamthilia fupi fupi kutoka Kenya.
Making of a Kenyan constitution
The 80s have been described by many analysts the most repressive in the Kenya’s history. Watch and learn; it’s a must see for all the youths out there!
Kibera – Slum survivors
(w. English subtitles) Sijui ukiona au kusikia mambo kama yaliyopo kwenye hii filamu unajisiakiaje? Unazima tarakilishi na kwenda kulala? Huguswi? Hujisikii kufanya lolote lile kuwasaidia watu kama hawa?
Habari zilizofanyiwa utafiti
Niliwaahidi kuwaletea kazi za John-Allan Namu, mwandishi wa habari wa KTN, aliyetunukiwa tuzo ya Mwandishi Bora Afrika, 2009.
Kenyan cartoonists
Eight Kenyan cartoonists give their take on the issue of ethnicity in politics, social and love relationships.
Malindi
Matatizo wanayoyapata dada zetu Afrika Mashariki ni yaleyale. Lakini tunajifanya kama hatuyaoni… Angalia kisa cha binti mmoja kutoka Malindi anayefanya biashara ya ‘kujiuza’.
Change is not easy
It seems that everyone has forgotten President Obama’s warnings while he was campaigning when he indicated that change is hard, its not easy and requires sacrifice.
Tamasha la Kibera
Jumapili iliyopita lile tamasha la kuhamasisha Vijana wa Kenya (hasa wa Kibera, Nairobi) kufuatilia mabadiliko ya katiba lilifanyika. Na ifuatayo…
Kibera Good Governance Festival – Nairobi
A new event is being born on Madaraka Day 1st June. Kibera Good Governance Festival will be held just outside…
Media in East Africa: Past and Present
I have been meaning to write a post about the Pan-Africa Media Conference held in Kenya on March 18th and…
MTV’s Staying Alive…Inahitaji Pongezi
Ijumaa moja nilikuwa nimetulia tu nyumbani kama kawaida nikisoma Robbo blog, kufuatilia matukio mbalimbali na kujiandaa na mechi zilizokuwa zinafuata…
Kenyan youth work with UBC business school
The Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada is working with East African youth…
Imagine Africa CD
Imagine Africa CD is a project that kinds of introduces East African music to the world. This album is being…
Kirubi from Capital FM: Think like an entrepreneur
Chris Kirubi, a blogger for Kenyan-based Capital FM, encourages youth to seek out entrepreneurial opportunities and self employment in East…
Youth to Youth Fund
The Youth Employment Network (YEN), a product of a partnership between the International Labor Organization, the World Bank and the…
Theatre as a marketing tool
Theatre presents itself as a powerful and inexpensive platform for any social entrepreneur with an interest in social change through…
Africa Youth Trust
Africa Youth Trust (AYT) is a Kenyan-based organization focused on youth-led development initiatives. Through its three core program models –…
Kenya Commercial Bank investing in education
Kenya Commercial Bank’s (KCB) week-long Community Week began on Saturday, October 3. As part of its social responsibility program this…
Mobile phone banking in East Africa
The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) has an interesting discussion on the merits of Kenyan-based cell phone banking…
Ikotoilets and Public Health in East Africa
A new breed of social entrepreneurship is sweeping the East African coast. Ecotact – a Kenyan private market-based organization working…