Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
non-situational integrity
I wonder how many people in Kenya, particularly those in positions of leadership practice non-situational integrity. Here is what Dr Dennis Waitley has to say on this. It means you don’t base your decisions on being politically correct. You do what’s right, not fashionable. You know that truth is absolute, not a device for manipulating […]
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Today (Wednesday 16th May) at 1400hrs EAT live debate stream on http://idhaa.kenic.or.ke:8001/ Follow via blog – http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ The debate is calculated to ensure that ICT issues are put on thepedestal during the campaign period and in the process hold the futureleaders accountable given the commitments they will give that day. More details here.
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More 24
This is the third story about the very popular and successful 24 (I posted two links yesterday). here’s another
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24
The Orwellian Ideology of 24 If you have read George Orwell’s 1984 and have watched 24, you will probably find this article interesting http://www.mises.org/story/2465 ‘As enjoyable as 24 is on the surface, a more than cursory glance makes it obvious that the show is attempting to justify and even celebrate an ever-expanding Orwellian state. It […]
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hmm 2M prezzo
GREEDIt’s all plain old GREED – and not just among most of our politicians but among a good number of us Kenyans. How do we drive – helter skelter in a hurry to get somewhere (yet after dangerously overtaking the ‘slouch’ infront that seems to be in no hurry we end up just 2 seconds […]
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I got this from a friend: One of the better fictions of Democracy is that you get to choose the candidate you want to represent you in “Bunge”, “Kanjo”, the Chiefs Baraza etc. This, depending on the context, may be presented as: “The people have spoken” “Wanjiku” “Popular vote” The truth is it is multiple […]
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bored
I’m so bored with hearing the same old stories of MP’s giving themselves raises.. Cabinet Ministers giving themselves raises… Now i wonder if we could actually appraise them on a yearly basis… maybe waiting for five years is too long…
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I think we now need a ‘resignation’ gauge…. w, x, z are all variables y – total public offence x out of y ‘public offences’ you must issue a public apology. w out of y, you must issue a public apology and step down at the end of your term in office of whatever position […]
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