| A road trip through Kenya is full of adventures, some planned, some not
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Written by Regine Labossiere, The Hartford Courant
Sunday, 26 July 2009 06:15 |
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Blogs Corner
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|  A common Swahili saying is "pole pole," or "slowly slowly," and Kenyans frequently use it for a reason.
One Tuesday morning in February, I squished into an old safari truck with four friends and one goal: get from Nairobi in central Kenya to Diani Beach on the southeastern coast. Two of those friends were getting married there, and we were meeting about 30 others who'd flown in for the wedding.
The trip should have taken six to seven hours. And our reward for that journey: seeing the beautiful Indian Ocean at sunset. But, oh, how that did not happen. |
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| Nigeria has taken over Ghana's entertainment industry
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Written by Ebenezer Anangfio Jnr., anangfio.blogspot.com
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 18:57 |
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Blogs Corner
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 Patriotism is defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country. I strongly believe that one way or the other, Ghanaians have lost touch with that word over the years and the reasons for this trend are best known to themselves.
I have notice over the years with dismay how the Ghanaian always want to behave like a westerner or look like the Nigerian and copy what a Nigerian has done whether through music, film, or comedy. They always want to play second fiddle to these Nigerians.
The above confirms that Nigerians have taken over our entertainment industry and dictating the pace now. They have hijacked our once vibrant entertainment industry.
It is more easier for you to turn on your radio, hear a song being played that sounds so much like Nigerian-made and if you are not cautious you will definitely mistake it thinking it was done by a Nigerian artiste but ‘Na lie’, its your Ghanaian star trying to sing like a Nigerian.
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Blogs Corner
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 Last month, there was news that Facebook was going to charge everybody who has a face on the social networking site. The amount was going to be $4 or something like that, no matter the number of friends you have.
That news may have excited the parents of a twelve year old girl who is suing them for not allowing her to use the computer. A school trip is due; she needs to monitor the progress on the internet. The parents want her to read her books instead. She spends too much time on the computer, chatting away with friends on social networking sites. She has a presence on nearly all of them. She has a space on Myspace and a big face on Facebook.
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| Realignments; Tribes now dictate settlement patterns
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Written by Still Proud to be Keyan, Marvin K. Tumbo
Monday, 13 April 2009 07:54 |
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Blogs Corner
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 My parents bought a piece of land a while back and were planning to develop it when all the kids were through with their education. Our last born is the only one who is still in school and will be through later this year. In anticipation of that and also in readiness for retirement, my parents have started setting in motion plans that will see them leave the busy town life for the quieter outskirts of the town.
But moving back to the reserve is also on the table especially in light of the recent developments. Having already bought land on the outskirts of this town, it was obvious that they would be settling here. But just the other day, my Dad, who is currently on leave (he rarely takes those), decided to visit that piece of land and what he later told me set into motion my thoughts on the emerging land (re)alignments in Kenya today.
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