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Wangari Maathai, in her own words – Freedom turns a corner: Part 4

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Njeri Okono

Mothers in war Continuing from the previous excerpt of Wangari Maathai’s autobiography, Unbowed: One woman’s story, the mothers wait for their sons. But as they continue their peaceful and contained vigil, the government does not leave them alone. So, the unarmed … Continue reading →

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Wangari Maathai, in her own words – Freedom turns a corner: Part 3

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Njeri Okono

Mothers petition, pray and fast; and the birthing, naming and living spirit of Freedom Corner The adapted excerpt below from Wangari Maathai’s autobiography, Unbowed: One woman’s story (buy the book), tells of how a slice of Uhuru Park – Freedom Corner – came to … Continue reading →

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Mothers’ Day 2013

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Njeri Okono

https://twitter.com/bettymurungi/status/333503700448452608 The month of May – Mama, Mother, Mummy, Mum While every day is indeed a day to honour our mothers (as in Betty Murungi’s tweet above), on Mothers’ Day, we do it collectively, and perhaps more formally, in the various … Continue reading →

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Governor speaks on stripping: All sizzle and no steak? And other leaders?

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Njeri Okono

Finally, in the NTV video clip below, newly elected Nyeri Governor, Mr  Nderitu Gachagua, this week spoke out on the unspeakable stripping of women in public; a vile and violent abuse of rights, driven by impunity and and flagrant law-breaking, that also prompted this … Continue reading →

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Era of errors

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Njeri Okono

A tragedy of errors –  Has Kenya degenerated to the ‘Error Republic’?  We surely deserve better. Sample this: Two television journalists inanely giggle on live national TV over a woman’s stripping in public by a bunch of Neanderthals. Thereafter, and only … Continue reading →

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Wangari Maathai, in her own glorious and eternal words – Fighting for freedom

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Njeri Okono

The battle for Uhuru Park Unbowed: One woman’s story by Wangari Maathai This second excerpt from Prof Maathai’s autobiography above is from the chapter Fighting for freedom. Unlike the previous excerpt from Seeds of change, this one has been abridged in the … Continue reading →

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Wangari Maathai, in her own glorious and eternal words – Seeds of change

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Njeri Okono

Unbowed: One woman’s story Were the peerless environmentalist, human rights activist and Nobel Laureate, Prof Wangari Muta Maathai, still walking among us, she would have been 73 tomorrow, April 1. Today is Christianity’s Resurrection Sunday – a fitting day to revive … Continue reading →

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Back to ‘Baba’, ‘Mtukufu’ and fear?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Njeri Okono

“The price of democracy is eternal vigilance” so said USA’s Thomas Jefferson. Over the last few weeks in Kenya since the March 4 election, we have witnessed the defilement of democracy in the name of peace, as in the tweet below, that … Continue reading →

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Questioning the ‘peace’: Our destiny is in our hands

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Njeri Okono

High voter turnout is testament of our faith in the electoral process. Nobody is allowed to rob us of it I don’t know for certain how many of the 14 million or so registered voted in the March 4 election, … Continue reading →

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Four questions for March 4

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Njeri Okono

A date with destiny On March 4 2013, Kenyans will elect their next President, in what is being touted as the most hotly contested presidential election in Kenya. Ultimately, the power to decide who becomes President rests with the Kenyan voters, … Continue reading →

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