This week, there's been a furious argument on a Google group for Kenyan 'professionals'. The debate resolved around the Waki report and the post-election violence witnessed in Kenya earlier this year. Whilst it is important to talk about these things, as we heal, I was saddened by the nature of this particular debate. The debate got so heated that the group's moderator had to step in to end the debating. Why? Because the discussion had turned nasty and many people had gone 'tribal'. A few members even sunk as low as being disrespectful to each other.
What if someone in Garissa, or Mandera, or Turkana, or wherever else wanted to tell Kenya something? How can people in such remote areas have their voices heard? Well, they can write to a popular newspaper's editor (but will they be published?); or they can get online and start a blog or submit something to Kikulacho (but can they get online?); or they can send Kikulacho a 'letter to the editor' (we won't edit their letter, we'll just publish it on this website. A while later they will see it in print, on paper).
What if we could have a discussion about the issues that affect Kenya? What if we could make it possible for just about every Kenyan to take part in this discussion? What would you say if you had the opportunity to speak your mind, to everybody? Read more about Kikulacho (Free Gift Inside).
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