tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12839785.post8056425858192768247..comments2024-03-28T17:52:49.942-07:00Comments on You Missed This: Kumekucha's Terrifying Ordeal In The Hands Of The Police And How It Changed Him ForeverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12839785.post-36816507978054909222007-08-05T22:29:00.000-07:002007-08-05T22:29:00.000-07:00Used to play rugby together.Maybe am wrong, but I ...Used to play rugby together.<BR/><BR/>Maybe am wrong, but I think I can put a face to this Kumekucha / Chris name...<BR/><BR/>Usijali, am not NSIS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12839785.post-18398284245437113172007-08-05T09:23:00.000-07:002007-08-05T09:23:00.000-07:00It's a small world.Yes, Phil, I remember him very ...It's a small world.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Phil, I remember him very well. Also ran into problems with the police at about the same time.<BR/><BR/>What about him?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403951793855060552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12839785.post-19227666016867305962007-08-05T07:48:00.000-07:002007-08-05T07:48:00.000-07:00Chris, do you know someone by the name KAVILA? He ...Chris, do you know someone by the name KAVILA? He was working for that publication you are talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12839785.post-28512697739996686542007-08-04T10:27:00.000-07:002007-08-04T10:27:00.000-07:00Phil,Mr Martin, a Briton and the owner of Fotoform...Phil,<BR/><BR/>Mr Martin, a Briton and the owner of Fotoform was a friend of mine and in the days that I used to indulge we had one too many, several times at the main Bar at the Norfolk Hotel.<BR/><BR/>No I didn't work for Martin who was a printer and NOT a publisher like the mzungu I worled for. You are right that Foroform offices were in Waumini Anexe but it was not the only Mzungu company there. The one I worked for was owned by a man (now deceased) called Dennis Lakin. It was the first free weekly newpaper in Kenya delivered to homes in the greater Westlands area every Saturday morning.<BR/><BR/>Martin came into prominence in the early 90s when my Mzungu had moved into other tourism enetrprises. His idea was before its' time.<BR/><BR/>Another interesting fact was that Lakin was a DC in colonial times. Somewhere in Central province I believe. Although he didn't like to talk about it.<BR/><BR/>Incidntally it was at this newspaper that I learnt a lot about editing a newspaper.<BR/><BR/>-Kumekucha-Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403951793855060552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12839785.post-87462073075338039542007-08-04T03:36:00.000-07:002007-08-04T03:36:00.000-07:00Chris pole for what happened. I agree with you tot...Chris pole for what happened. I agree with you totally. I think the only solution in Kenya is a kind of revolution where drastic changes can streamk\line things. Otherwise with the current crop of leadership & those aspiring to take up the next government have notyhing new to offer kenyans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12839785.post-27315240329736344382007-08-04T02:17:00.000-07:002007-08-04T02:17:00.000-07:00Jeff, connection is that Fotoform was the only mzu...Jeff, connection is that Fotoform was the only mzungu company at Waumini House Annexe in Westlands in the late 80s that is similar to what Chris experienced. Fotoform was raided by cops several times then and also in the early 1990s. I just wanted to know if Chris worked for this company b'coz I also had some dealing with them before they went under. <BR/><BR/>The issue is that it will reach a point soon when Chris wont need to be an incognito publisher. This blog is growing in size, reputation and importance. Therefore the time for us to know 'Chris' real identity will come sooner or later. Even if he tries to throwing us off track with family stories that Taabu is alluding to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12839785.post-88657492385522399332007-08-04T02:04:00.000-07:002007-08-04T02:04:00.000-07:00Pole, Man. The company Phil is referring to is cur...Pole, Man. The company Phil is referring to is currently under receivership. Any connection to all this?<BR/>JEFFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12839785.post-85579741881299491822007-08-04T00:46:00.000-07:002007-08-04T00:46:00.000-07:00Chris, did you work for a company known as Fotofor...Chris, did you work for a company known as Fotoform Ltd? It used to publish anti-establishment magazines in the late 80s and early 90s, like Society, Finance, Beyond, etc. It was owned by a mzungu. The company was based in Waumini Annexe and they had they fair share of CID raids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12839785.post-55744849234958654952007-08-03T18:51:00.000-07:002007-08-03T18:51:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing your ordeal at the hands of Ken...Thanks for sharing your ordeal at the hands of Kenya Police.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12839785.post-32828308969404811062007-08-03T12:19:00.000-07:002007-08-03T12:19:00.000-07:00Thanks for the sneak peek into your past. You coul...Thanks for the sneak peek into your past. You couldn't be more right that our judicial system is a sham. The prosecuting police force are not professional and take advanatge to line thier pocket. Ole wako bila pesa. We end up with hardened criminals sho are out to revenge on society for crimes they never comitted. <BR/><BR/>And what lucky guy Chris is? At 43 (22 in 1986) you are already a grandpa to six year old H whose mother (your daughter) is 26. Makes me think, mmmhh this chap must be having 'siblings' for kids! Ber blessed brother and nahe a kingsize weekend ukijenga Kenya the best way you know how.Taabuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559980653513330275noreply@blogger.com