Eye On Southern Sudan

An Open Letter to Prof Makau Mutua, keep your predictions to yourself.

Dear Prof. Makau Mutua, “I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be.” ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye Prof, you and J.D Salinger clearly share no beliefs. And maybe you shouldn’t. But I feel that you would be the man with an evil laugh pushing the thousands of little children off the cliff. Let me explain. Your tweet on the 23rd of Dec 2012,in Buffalo, New York "@makaumutua I predict a military coup in Kenya after t...

Meet Jason Runo.

Jason Runo is my Brother from another mother:-) and a friend I love from the deepest part of my heart. He is what I call a true citizen of the world.I worked with Jason during our News Anchoring days at KBC, we moved on to other pastures, he travelled the world, ( still does) and has now created a home for his experiences, using the most amazing phototgraphy, i remember a recent afternoon trip a top the most beautiful hill near olepolos, we took some pics, which I will post as soon as I can access my facebook:-) Until then...Experience Jason Runo. Photography is a language of the eye...Jason has mastered that language.I hope you love his site as much as I do.

Dear Obama, you denied us a feel good moment.

I've got a favourite song called "Obama" sang by the inimitable Chris Adwar and Villagers Band. I love it so much such that each time I've got someone in my car, I ask them if they have listened to that song, especially if they are Luo, sometimes I play it on repeat. Anyway, I've got mixed feelings about Obama's trip to Africa. On one hand I'd like to put on my Journalist cap and analyze what informed his decision,and scoff at international double speak of crimes against humanity, or say that it is duly expected that the Head of State of the U.S cannot stand with a country that voted in "criminals" as the top two have been referred to numerously. But for now, I'll say I was a little disappointed that he didn't choose Nairobi as one of his 3 stops. I have a favorite song called "Obama" sang by the inimitable Chris Adwar and the Villagers band. The song basically says what every African who has lived in a village ident...

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