Month: May 2013

Yesterday Civil Society activists staged a never-seen-before protest in Kenyan history. The demonstrators went with pigs to parliament to protest MPs pay hike demands. The MPs want the Sh850,000 pay for the 10th Parliament reinstated because, they claim, the Sh532,000 set by the commission is too little.

The angry protesters dropped piglets outside the parliament building as part of their protest. This issue has not had the animal rights activists come out in anger over the use of the swine but ‘the pig factor’ in the demonstrations also made headlines across the globe. Take a look;

In Uganda;

In UK;

In Jordan;

In Qatar;

In Ghana;

In the USA;

 Meanwhile, #OccupyParliament is still trending on Twitter for the second day straight.

Larry Asego is back with his signature ‘pulot’ (plot) meeting and here are the minutes;

Pulot 16 committee meating.
Agenda one –Solomon’s Boliwhat, Bolingo
Agenda too – Mama Marto has contacts
Agenda thirii – Mr. Wekesa and Jimmy

Dear pulot members the meating kicked off without much further awaht, ado.

It was reported that Solomon is having issues with his Bolingo. Members sought to find out the meaning of boang’owa, bolingo. That young man who wears jean kwa magoti was given the duty to go check at simmers if Mobutu’s cousinde can define what it means. Members requested for the song bolingo na ngai to be played in contemplation. We danced for a while.

Agenda two – It came to the attenson of the committee that Mama Marto has contacts ya polise ili ousie sisi pigang’owa piglets. Mama Marto has a relationsip who works hapo central police. She says badala ya having hunger mid month; we give her fare, aende central alete nguruwhat, nguruwe. Min Marto pia insisted tukichanga kitu tena, she can come back hata na mama yao huyo pigwho, piglets. Yeye onajua OCPDiche te te te te te! To prove this, Min marto showed to us one piglet that was reported missing on TV. Ei yawa, kumbe yeye ndio Mama Yao yawa. Members salivated in anticipation. OLNP was launched i.e Opereson leta Nguruwe kwa pulot. Polise otasems evidence died in custang’owa? Custody.

Agenda thirii was a disturbing one. Mr Wekesa the bachelor, we don’t want to make accusations, but huyo umbwa wewe onafunga kwa pulooooot yawa. Nobody who lives on plot can afford to keep a private ang’owa, private dog. Sisi yote onatumia the communal dogs onaitwa mongang’owa, mongrels. You even have given is a Westlands name ati Jimmy. How do you think mama Jimmy wa house number 6 onasikia okiita mutoto yake kama guok yawa. Uyo umbwa onitwa sudhe. Huyu sudhe onafunga kwa nyumba onafungia nini? Don’t you know it is chira for a dog to sleep ndani ya nyumba. Plisss Wekesa can you set sudhe furee pia yeye otembelee akina bosco na kadhang’owa, kadhalika. Barking ya umbwa doesn’t make sense if it is inside ya nyumba and yeye owesi ona mwisi. So stop scaling sudhe, hivo ndio onapata kipindukiwhat, pindu. Mr. Wekesa stoned the chairman i.e myself with a stool in protest. Little did he know that chairmandgi, i.e myself is taking karate classes. The chairman, i.e me once again, ducked and aptly put his right heel on his neck kwaack and he fainted as sudhe peed on him. Members clapped for chairmandgi. That girl of house number 9, the one with beads ya kiuno clapped in admiration and invited the chair for diner of piglet and ugali. Mrs Chairman was not happy, but chairman did not care. Ni sukuma chairman otakula ama ni piglet.

AOB There being no other pressing matters, and seeing as the chairman had a diner date with maasai beads lady the meeting ended hivyo hivyo.
Chairman Sudhe protection group committee
Act before you are acted upon.

Kanze Dena and Lulu Hassan are two of the top Kiswahili anchors not only at Citizen TV but across the board in media circles. And part of their work while on the screen is to appeal to the viewer which entails using charming words to make the viewer feel appreciated.

However, some viewer seems to be smitten. Here’s his open letter to the two anchors;

Dear Kanze Dena and Lulu Hassan:

Am writing this letter in reply of what you told me after reading the news on citizen tv, I remember very well, wewe Kanze uliniita “mpezi mtazamaji”. Hayo maneno yalinifanya nijihisi ni kana kwamba niko paradiso, Sekunde kathaa kupita, na wewe Lulu ukarudia yale maneno na isitoshe ukasema ” ni mimi wako” …yaani hata hukuogopa Kanze dena mwenye alikua ameniita mpenzi, aki, mimi sasa nishaa amua ni nyinyi wawili napenda, lakini nahofia that ile siku mtajua that mnanipenda nyinyi wote, simtapigana sana juu yangu? Aki msipigane, mimi ndio nawapenda nyinyi wawili juu mlionyesha kwa tv hadharani mbele ya kila mtu kwa kuniita mpenzi mtazamaji na pia kusema ” mimi ni wako”.

From deepest of my heart, I love you and I will never play you. Thank u for loving me. Am ready to live with you and have family with you two coz am deeply in love with you.

Props: TruthMeter

The dog p0rn case seems to be evolving at an alarming rate with new developments almost every day and it’s pretty easy to get lost or left behind in as far as the details go. But fret not, Uncle Chim Tuna has your back!

This is a compilation of everything you need to know about the dog p0rn case and the dozen suspected culprits who were involved in either having s3x with the dogs to organizing the website that it was streamed on:

Meet The Mombasa Women Who Were Allegedly Having Sex With A Dog

Photos and Video Of The Suspects In The Dog P0rn Scandal

Kobi Kihara’s journey to stardom, part two

What did she do?
I volunteered with the Smithsonian Kaplan Institute and the Kennedy Centre, did freelance photography, but still it was a struggle and quite challenging.

“Later, I landed a temporary job with the International Organisation for Migration in the US, assisting with overseeing the Iraqi elections. There I saw the beauty of working hard and getting something out of your work. For a long time I was afraid of structure, but I was now happy to be productive, earning a salary, having benefits – the full nine yards.

She lost that job, how did she handle it?
The job came to an end after three months and Kobi found herself back at square one – job hunting, broke and disillusioned, armed with qualifications but still with no paid work forthcoming.

What made her return to Kenya?
I fell in love with Kenya again. There was a lot of scepticism and anxiety over my decision, because I had no tangible prospects to come back to and nobody could understand why I wanted to return.

How was the job hunt back?
As I had been putting out my CV and all my networks were active, Tom Mshindi contacted me while I was still in Washington about a producer position. I interviewed for it and, as I landed back in Kenya, there was an air of expectancy, as at least I would be earning. My mother was with me on this trip and we were staying with two of my sisters who were here.

Did she get the job?
I did not get the job. The disappointment was overwhelming. My mum asked me if I wanted to go back with her to Washington, but I was here to stay. I looked for a job everywhere I possibly could.

When did she get her first break?
My big break came through my photography, when a friend of mine introduced me to the management at the Windsor Golf and Country Club to do photography for their property. Then I got work with UNDP and, from there, the jobs just started coming in.

How did she land a job at citizen?
With things finally falling into place, a call from Citizen TV. I didn’t give it much thought, because I had got so used to doors being shut to me, so it was one of those ‘OK, I’ll do it’ things, but I wasn’t expecting anything to come from it.”

A month later, the station called to offer her a producer position as they were launching breakfast TV.

What is her opinion on being poached by Radio Africa?
No offence to any single individual, but the media industry in Kenya is lacking in professional structures that properly address under-appreciation, unfair compensation and poor talent recognition.

As a news anchor and studio producer at Radio Africa, I get full responsibility on the deliverables. I am part of a young and creative team, which is great. My role is to come up with programme ideas for the station, and I want to create more.

(Kobi has since moved to NTV)

What is her most memorable gig as a photographer?
Her first memorable gig was the visit of then Sen. Barrak Obama to Kenya, on this particular day he was tree planting with Nobel peace prize winner Wangari Maathai, as she was pushing and shoving with other journalists to get the best shot, the senator stopped and commended her for being a great photographer

What’s the biggest lesson she has learnt in life?
Never take yourself too seriously unless you really, really have to. The moment you do, you over-think everything and then chances of you messing it up are greater.

Adopted from Career Point

It has not been a rosy affair for photographer, producer & TV presenter Kobi Kihara in her journey to success. She has endured so much on the way that has made here who she is today. The NTV morning show host was recently interviewed by Wangui Wachira where she divulged some fascinating facts about herself.

Here is an excerpt of the interview;

Who is Kobi Kihara?
Born 31 years ago, Kobi grew up in Kenya as the youngest of five children, one boy and four girls. Her parents were in and out of the country all the time, and when she was 15, they decided to move
from Kenya to Washington DC in the US to keep the family together. “The move had actually been in the works since I was 12, so for three years I had been preparing mentally for it, imagining what it would be like from what I had seen on TV.”

She was to attend a public high school, but the summer before she was to join, a shooting incident at the school changed her educational course and she was enrolled at a private international high school.

What was her experience like studying abroad?
“At the time, I didn’t like the high school experience because the transition was quite hard at the beginning. It was a huge opportunity for the entire family, but once we got there it was so different and foreign. Looking back, however, I realise it was fantastic to be in an international setting. I was the only Kenyan and I had friends from different parts of the world.

How did her family react to her suggestion of studying arts?

I told my parents that I wanted to study the performing arts and to be an actress. To a family of overachievers, it was one of those ‘Huh?’ moments.

“To make them understand what the programme was about, I broke down the details of the course to my parents. It helped that there is a creative streak running through my mum’s side of the family so, with their blessing, I was soon off to Newcastle University in the UK.

When did she begin photography?
After a year and a half, she returned to Newcastle to complete her degree. However, her graduation day coincided with her sister’s wedding back in Kenya, so she missed out on the ceremony and came home to share in the celebrations.

“I had just started getting interested in photography and had always wanted to work with children, so during this period I volunteered at Nyumbani Children’s Home before going back to Washington.

What happened after that?
I took some time off when I had finished my studies, to figure things out.”
This time off saw Kobi actively job hunting. She was able to land acting roles in three small films, two shot in the US and one in the UK.
That is when I decided I wanted to be behind the scenes; to have control and have a say about what was going on in front of the camera. When you are only in front of it, your opinion doesn’t count.

What kind of jobs was she doing to make ends meet?
The time off also took her to Paris, France, for three months, where she modelled briefly and did some photography.

When she got back, she took on a part-time bartending gig.

How did that work?
My sister talked to me about following through with my photography, so I enrolled at a nearby school for some courses. I would attend these in the morning and bartend in the evening. In 2004, I went back to school full time in Toronto to do my master’s in film and TV production. At graduation, everyone I had been studying with was working – apart from me. I just couldn’t find permanent employment.

HERE’s the second part of the interview.

Yesterday, Boniface Mwangi led a protest dubbed Occupy Parliament which was demonstrating against the scheme our Members of Parliament have hatched to increase their remunerations. Read about that protest here.

During the protest, a pig was slaughtered. This was to add dramatic if not shock effect to the protest and it was a resounding success if that was the aim… Actually, the protest may have unwittingly become a victim of it’s own success: animal rights activists came out from every nook and cranny to decry the treatment of the pigs.

From social media; Facebook and Twitter the self appointed animal rights activists begun beating their drums claiming that the animals weren’t humanely treated -oh the irony and hypocrisy of that statement.

And this morning, Maina and King’ang’i are discussing the manner in which the pigs were treated and slaughtered and alot of the callers are appalled. Tune in to the show to hear the various opinions on the same.

Earlier, it was reported that Christopher Weissenrieder and the group of girls alleged to have been taking part in dog p0rn0graphy were not going to be charged with bestiality when they were arraigned before a Mombasa Law Court Tuesday morning.

The Mombasa court even released the girls on a KSh100,000 bond each while Chris was released on a Ksh1 million bond and their case set to be heard in July. However, the Director of Public Prosecution has taken up the case and is said to have added the charge of “Unnatural act with a dog.”

The girls when they were arraigned in court

Announcing this new development, blogger/journalist Dennis Itumbi lauded the DPP on the move. Earlier, there was discomfort among Kenyans who aired their grievances via social media after it became apparent that both Chris and the girls were not going to face bestiality charges.

This video is so hilarious, forget the stereotypes that it might be accused of perpetuating!

Meet Ajegele, the Somali pirate lamenting the fact that it has become difficult to surive! He goes on and on mentioning all the problems that they are facing thanks to KDF! The most meorable line for me is when he says “naomba serikali waongeze tanki kwa ngamia..” Very funny stuff!

Watch the video below, may be Buni Tv should pick this series up. Just a random thought! The animation is by Black Russia Animation, the episode is called sirikali ya wariah!

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The courts have announced that a plea bargain has been reached between itself and the 12 persons originally meant to be charged with bestiality in mombasa. Read more details on that here.

But my question is, in line with Boniface Mwangi letting MPs know how kenyans feel about their attempt to increase their salaries, do you agree with the court’s decision to charge the 12 with a lesser offence of prostitution (for the lasses) and living off the proceeds of prostitution (pimping for Chris).

So kenyans, have your say. Should the charges be dropped?

{acepolls 50}

Ever watched a horror flick, where you are afraid that something will go horribly wrong but for some reasong you can’t move a muscle!

That’s the feeling I got as I watched this video. The background music breathed life to my fears, with every note I kept waiting for a ghost to pop out of somewhere, drown Namunyak and vanish into thin air! Well the video’s description does a better job that I could. Read it below.  

Set in a site haunted by bad luck where those trying to settle often end up losing all hope, a lonely traveler is sucked into the shell of a failed dream only to find out that the building acts like a cage trapping souls to be its company though time, towards its inevitable decay. Inside another soul is hidden, waiting to pass the curse to someone else and to be set free.

Director of Photography: Jakub Zahradnicek, Producer: Annabel Onyango, Creative Director: Asa Isacson, Models: Namnyak Charity Odupoy, Ndelela Nancy Pappas, Fashion Designers: NAMNYAK, KATUNGULU MWENDWA, KAPOETA feathered accessories, Styling: Fashion Media Consultant Annabel Onyango, Designer/model Namnyak Charity Odupoy, Music: Saraswa. The description ends with special thanks to Tahir Carl Karmali and Red Elephant Lodge.

Watch the video below!

Ever watched a horror flick, where you are afraid that something will go horribly wrong but for some reasong you can’t move a muscle!

That’s the feeling I got as I watched this video. The background music breathed life to my fears, with every note I kept waiting for a ghost to pop out of somewhere, drown Namunyak and vanish into thin air! Well the video’s description does a better job that I could. Read it below.  

Set in a site haunted by bad luck where those trying to settle often end up losing all hope, a lonely traveler is sucked into the shell of a failed dream only to find out that the building acts like a cage trapping souls to be its company though time, towards its inevitable decay. Inside another soul is hidden, waiting to pass the curse to someone else and to be set free.

Director of Photography: Jakub Zahradnicek, Producer: Annabel Onyango, Creative Director: Asa Isacson, Models: Namnyak Charity Odupoy, Ndelela Nancy Pappas, Fashion Designers: NAMNYAK, KATUNGULU MWENDWA, KAPOETA feathered accessories, Styling: Fashion Media Consultant Annabel Onyango, Designer/model Namnyak Charity Odupoy, Music: Saraswa. The description ends with special thanks to Tahir Carl Karmali and Red Elephant Lodge.

Watch the video below!

Say what you will about Robert Alai, the one thing that remains when all is said and done is that he has a spine and nads of steel. He fears nothing and no one and he says what pleases him. Granted, sometimes he gets his facts horribly wrong -and sometimes that is an intentional mistake but that being said, he stands for what he believes in.

Anyway, the blogger decided to participate in the protest organized by Boniface Mwangi to refute MPs demand for a salary increment. And then the police landed on him with their bludgeons.

Check out how he broke the news below:

I have been assaulted by Policemen near parliament. Not the best wat to run a country.

 

He then posted this:

 

Robert Alai Onyango

40 minutes ago

STOLEN———->>>> The 3 arms of Government..> execuTHIEVES,>LegisLOOTERS & >JudiSHARING..They Thief, Loot & they
share!

 

This is a picture of our police force in action. “Utumishi kwa Wote” right?