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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Kenyan Date Rape Journalist: The Plot Thickens":
CNN did not have a choice but to sack/fire Jeff from their organization after the reports of bribing Nigeria officials for a story. CNN claims and the do not pay of stories (forgive me for laughing loud) After all we are talking about Nigeria --who is surprised that officials take bribes?
Dan has left a new comment on your post "Jeff Koinange Was Already In Trouble Long Before T...":
Jeff was an a**h#le at saints, bashing people around with impunity. He's still the same big bully and I aint suprised.
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Saturday, June 02, 2007
Friday, June 01, 2007
Why This Blogger Did Not Stay Silent About Jeff Koinange's Actions Even Though He Is A Personal Friend
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A few Kenyans have totally ignored the facts and are mostly angry at this blogger for exposing Jeff Koinange. Many of them are convinced that had I not revealed the infamous date rape in London, the most famous Kenyan journalist would not have lost his job with CNN international—although there is plenty of evidence that suggests differently. For those who care to examine the facts it is clear that Mr Koinange was in serious trouble long before a single word was written in this blog.
The general feeling amongst this small clique that has gotten very busy leaving comments here, seems to be that because he is one of our own, I should have protected him and never revealed the story to the world. So is this how journalism is practiced, by being selective of who you are going to expose and who you will spare? So it is okay to expose former President Moi but it is not okay to do the same with Jeff Koinange? Is this the corruption we want to entrench into this scared calling?
To them it matters little that sooner or later the whole story would have gotten out anyway, because all the damning emails are preserved somewhere at CNN headquarters in Atlanta and one day somebody else would have broken the story.
To these people (mostly men but also a few women) it matters little that the victim will carry more than just scars from the incident for the rest of her life. As you read this, she is trying to come to terms with what doctors have just told her. And you can be sure that it is directly related to the date rape incident. She will have to live with whatever she has for the rest of her life.
This is a story that is being followed by people all over the world who must find these angry Kenyans a very strange breed of people who are difficult to understand. Many of them have repeated over and over again that I should have told Jeff's side of the story as well. Well, for starters, he has refused to comment here. This blog as you can see allows for all sorts of comments even when it is so easy to selectively delete them. Still a keen reader of the distant lover's blog will clearly see Jeff's side of the story. Which is the fact that he is guilty. He seduced a news source and the whole affair (well documented in numerous email exchanges) ended up in the date rape incident. Rape is rape and even if a person desires you, if you force yourself on them and have sex without their consent, the word for that is "rape." It is as simple as that.
Jeff would have been the last person that I would have a personal vendetta against. More so because I know him personally and he has been my friend for many years. He did Kenyans proud by practicing his journalism with the very best in the world at CNN. But he put the country to shame with his actions and behavior out there which some Kenyans don't seem to realize will affect them badly for a long time. Can you imagine being introduced at some party and somebody asking you knowingly, "You said you are Kenyan?"
But most of all, I keep asking myself the question, would I have been able to live with my conscience keeping this information away from the public? The fact that the victim did not go to the police matters little. Many rape victims never go to the police and you probably have to be raped to fully understand why. There are many things in this life that cannot be explained using sheer logic.
Briefly I have no regrets over what I did and would, without hesitation, do it all over again if faced with a similar situation.
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A few Kenyans have totally ignored the facts and are mostly angry at this blogger for exposing Jeff Koinange. Many of them are convinced that had I not revealed the infamous date rape in London, the most famous Kenyan journalist would not have lost his job with CNN international—although there is plenty of evidence that suggests differently. For those who care to examine the facts it is clear that Mr Koinange was in serious trouble long before a single word was written in this blog.
The general feeling amongst this small clique that has gotten very busy leaving comments here, seems to be that because he is one of our own, I should have protected him and never revealed the story to the world. So is this how journalism is practiced, by being selective of who you are going to expose and who you will spare? So it is okay to expose former President Moi but it is not okay to do the same with Jeff Koinange? Is this the corruption we want to entrench into this scared calling?
To them it matters little that sooner or later the whole story would have gotten out anyway, because all the damning emails are preserved somewhere at CNN headquarters in Atlanta and one day somebody else would have broken the story.
To these people (mostly men but also a few women) it matters little that the victim will carry more than just scars from the incident for the rest of her life. As you read this, she is trying to come to terms with what doctors have just told her. And you can be sure that it is directly related to the date rape incident. She will have to live with whatever she has for the rest of her life.
This is a story that is being followed by people all over the world who must find these angry Kenyans a very strange breed of people who are difficult to understand. Many of them have repeated over and over again that I should have told Jeff's side of the story as well. Well, for starters, he has refused to comment here. This blog as you can see allows for all sorts of comments even when it is so easy to selectively delete them. Still a keen reader of the distant lover's blog will clearly see Jeff's side of the story. Which is the fact that he is guilty. He seduced a news source and the whole affair (well documented in numerous email exchanges) ended up in the date rape incident. Rape is rape and even if a person desires you, if you force yourself on them and have sex without their consent, the word for that is "rape." It is as simple as that.
Jeff would have been the last person that I would have a personal vendetta against. More so because I know him personally and he has been my friend for many years. He did Kenyans proud by practicing his journalism with the very best in the world at CNN. But he put the country to shame with his actions and behavior out there which some Kenyans don't seem to realize will affect them badly for a long time. Can you imagine being introduced at some party and somebody asking you knowingly, "You said you are Kenyan?"
But most of all, I keep asking myself the question, would I have been able to live with my conscience keeping this information away from the public? The fact that the victim did not go to the police matters little. Many rape victims never go to the police and you probably have to be raped to fully understand why. There are many things in this life that cannot be explained using sheer logic.
Briefly I have no regrets over what I did and would, without hesitation, do it all over again if faced with a similar situation.
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