GO, GO STANDARD,
"When you rattle a snake, you must be ready to be bitten," democratic words of wisdom from Kibkai's own Michuki who thinks that he can control the Kenyan media like he does his household.
Mine is the profound effect Kenya govt's iron handedness means for the media in our country.
What it takes away from journalism and what it means to Kenyan journalists who may have a dissenting view from the gorvernment ?
What it means when the govt of a nation doesn't follow the same channels of law and instead results to senseless intimidation and vandalism.
What are the far reaching repercussions of what the Kenya govt has just done to the Standard newspaper?
Does it mean that we are retrogressing back to the days that the ones in this current govt once described as "dark days in the media" referring to Moi's adminstration censorship of the media.
Contrary to Michuki's sully comments there is no pride in govt sanctioned violence hence his arrogant comments speak volumes of just exactly where the Kenya gorvernment stands when it comes to the rights of the Kenyan citizen.
It is indeed clear from the way the gorvernment handles everything from corruption to now going headon to intimidate people that it is time for you and I who feel that the limits of enough have been pushed and gone beyond to stand up and be counted.
That indeed our country is headed on a downward spiral that will be if anything costly.
However, myself I read the standard everyday, all the time and will continue to do so.
No govt intimidation will stop that or dictate to me what I will and not read.
Am a free citizen in my country.
It is my right as a Kenyan citizen to make that choice for myself.
I will choose what to believe and not to believe that will my decision and not Kibaki's govt.
Lastly, some raw nerve in statehouse must really have been sliced to sent the rattled snake out a bitting.
Go, go standard. Go, go standard.
Mine is the profound effect Kenya govt's iron handedness means for the media in our country.
What it takes away from journalism and what it means to Kenyan journalists who may have a dissenting view from the gorvernment ?
What it means when the govt of a nation doesn't follow the same channels of law and instead results to senseless intimidation and vandalism.
What are the far reaching repercussions of what the Kenya govt has just done to the Standard newspaper?
Does it mean that we are retrogressing back to the days that the ones in this current govt once described as "dark days in the media" referring to Moi's adminstration censorship of the media.
Contrary to Michuki's sully comments there is no pride in govt sanctioned violence hence his arrogant comments speak volumes of just exactly where the Kenya gorvernment stands when it comes to the rights of the Kenyan citizen.
It is indeed clear from the way the gorvernment handles everything from corruption to now going headon to intimidate people that it is time for you and I who feel that the limits of enough have been pushed and gone beyond to stand up and be counted.
That indeed our country is headed on a downward spiral that will be if anything costly.
However, myself I read the standard everyday, all the time and will continue to do so.
No govt intimidation will stop that or dictate to me what I will and not read.
Am a free citizen in my country.
It is my right as a Kenyan citizen to make that choice for myself.
I will choose what to believe and not to believe that will my decision and not Kibaki's govt.
Lastly, some raw nerve in statehouse must really have been sliced to sent the rattled snake out a bitting.
Go, go standard. Go, go standard.
posted by nefertiti at 6:39 AM
5 Comments:
I couldn't agree with you more. However, I think the difference between now and the "dark days" is exactly the sentiments you have expressed: Kenyans have awoken and we refuse to be put back to sleep. Some people may be in for a nasty surprise.
Hi all, I attended the protests a few hours ago. Here are my raw reflections (largely un-edited):
http://kenyananalyst.blogspot.com/2006/03/uhuru-park-memo.html
wm and kenyanalyst, thanks for your response am glad that am not the only one who is not just enraged but willing to stand up and be counted.
The struggle continues unabated.
Hey there
Picked you off KBW. Love the Nefertiti name!
The times are changing in Kenya and I believe its for the better...
Hey milonare,
I do hope that this dark times are certainly the ending of what has been not only an exhausting but devastating era in our nation.
Educate me kidogo what is kbw?
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