Thursday, May 12, 2005

What the kumekucha blog is all about as written in the very first 2005 post: It seems we've stuck to what we said we'd do

What the Kumekucha blog will do FOR YOU

Blogs have rapidly changed news and the way we receive it all over the world. Kenyans took a while to pay attention to them, but then now that is changing.


Big newspaper publishers and media houses have always had their own interests to promote (even at the expense of delivering news to the public). Now for the first time in history, blogs have changed all that and delivered the power of controlling the news back to where it should be – with the people. Me and you and all the other people out there.

And it could not have happened at a better time when internet facilities are becoming widely available all over Kenya.

But sadly Kenyans and most of Africa has been a little slow catching up with these new media developments and yet we are the part of the world that has suffered most over the years from the suppression of the press and the free flow of information. Even as I write this the new Kenyan government (which incidentally rode into power with a lot of help from press) is looking into new ways of controlling the media.

We expect to carry news and information here on Kenyans wherever they may be that the main media has missed. Or information that they could not dare carry for various reasons. I am aware that Kenyans living away from home will also find this blog fascinating and we will aggressively seek information from them on the true way they live their lives in those far off foreign lands.

We invite you all to post information or news that you have witnessed which you think will be of interest to other Kenyans. If you want the information published as a news item rather than a comment by a reader, please send it via email directly to me using this email address:- umissedthis at gmail dot com

Otherwise I take this opportunity to welcome you all to this blog. Please take note of our address and visit often (daily if possible), we will work very hard to ensure that every visit you make ends up being super interesting.
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See also: Some of the comments from readers over the years
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I later dug this out of the Kumekucha archives

How could she…?? That girl was yours, or so you thought. How could she fall for a player and a man who is NOT nice to women like that guy I can't stand?? What happened?
Read why every woman deep inside HATES nice guys
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Judy (not her real name) is still serving time but is optimistic that one day she will be free. Her son who saved her life is now about 7 years old.
(From Kumekucha archives. First published WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008. This story-part of it- hit newspaper headlines in Kenya that year.)  Forward this true story and share widely if you have a sister, daughter or some woman you care about who may fall in love tomorrow and throw caution to the wind with dire consequences.
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1 comment:

  1. Taabu7/24/08, 4:14 AM

    Way to go. Shame the devil, open the clogged eyes and let Kenyan chat their won way. Kudos for the innovative venture.

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