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I am a journalist and blogger (beckyit.blogspot.com). I believe in using technology and information to develop our society.
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February 11th, 2008
Kenya: Bloggers hopeful of Kofi Annan mediation
When Ghana's President John Kuffour handed the peace batton to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, few people in Kenya had hope that there would be breakthrough in the negotiations. That was a month ago, when the political temparatures were so high and threatening to boil over to a full blown civil war. But with a month of continued engagement, there is renewed confidence that there will be a lasting peace deal. This confidence in the streets of Nairobi is also reflected in the blogosphere.
February 8th, 2008
Kenya: Bloggers rooting for peace and reconcilliation
After blogs and other online forums had becoming new avenues of channelling tribal prejudices, bloggers are now using the same avenues to express the need for peace and justice in Kenya.
February 4th, 2008
Kenya: Tribal hatred claims its first online casualty
When conflicts erupted in Kenya after the elections, many fingers pointed at the newspapers and radio as the sources of hatred and fanning the fires of tribal hatred that have been lit over time. None focussed much on blogs and online forums. But it has proved that even online forums ...
January 24th, 2008
Kenyan Bloggers back to “almost” normal life
After the unfortunate crisis following the presidential election in Kenya, Kenyan bloggers are back to normal business writing about a variety of non-political subjects.
January 11th, 2008
Kenya: Bloggers seek to heal a wounded nation
After a week of killings, looting and the political madness witnessed in Kenya after last month’s general elections, Kenyan Bloggers are blogging to heal a deeply wounded nation.
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