I will start with the good stuff about the Big Brother Africa (BBA) reality show. Television is about popularity rating and BBA has without a doubt established a cult following and a distinctive brand image since its debut in 2003. The housemates are drawn from 14 African countries. They are detained in a house for…
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How To Investigate Nothing And Appear Serious
We live in such sophisticated times. I can locate my grandmother’s chicken shed in rural Siaya on Google maps. I could even tell if some extraterrestrial beings decided to cut a neat crop circle in my maize field, stuck in traffic 400 kms away using my smart phone. We live in the Orwellian Big Brother…
Patriotic Mourners
TeamKenya is out in London and the corporate and politicians are going hoarse trying outshout themselves to prove to whoever is watching that they love Kenya the most. The Olympic season is characterized by an overload of patriotic messages. Switch on the telly, buy a newspaper and out pops another timely reminder of why you…