Kalembe Ndile Donates 21-inch Tv to Ministry of Foreign Affairs

According to the Daily Nation , Ndile donated a 21-inch television set to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs so that ministry officials would save themselves a trip to DC for Obama's inauguration.

However, his gesture was not received well as his “donation” was rejected. The former Kibwezi MP was also not allowed into the building with the gift. None of the ministry officials was willing to take the TV set, with the minister, his assistant and PS not available to receive it.

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Marketing Obama in Kenya: Introducing the oPhone

Ala, I just read about a new phone in the Kenyan market. Well, the phone isn't really know. Apparently its a cheap Chinese handset (a Finnish reapoff) with an Obama logo.

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Obama is a citizen of the world

Senator Obama is a citizen of the world. Born in Hawaii to a Kenyan father and an American mother, reared in Indonesia and Hawaii, Obama is the exemplification of the world as a global village. 

The election of Illinois Senator Barrack Obama as the 44^th president of the United States of America heralds a new chapter in the political history of the world. It is the ultimate indication that the racial relations in the world have gone full circle and that any talented individual irrespective of his colour or race can actualize their highest aspirations.

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The Absurdity of Hopelessness

First we are the only country in the world to declare a public holiday to honour the election of a foreign head of state. That was bad enough. But our national obsession with Barack Obama knows no bounds. 

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My Obamamania fear

t's everywhere! You can't escape it, even in the unlikely event that you might want to, but after about 48 hours of hearing Obama ringtones everywhere, seing Obama T-shirts, badges, American flags on Kenyans' cars and everyone suddenly becoming an expert on Obama, I could only take so much without the temptation of wanting to pull out one of my locks in protest! I mean, what happened to the other events going on in Kenya, like the operation in Mandera that has left a whole community without any abled men (not that anyone will do anything about it), the demolitions on Thika Rd (ok, so I heard James Smart on news say they will not be compensated) and everything else!

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