I got a problem with my wifi connection. I am not stealing it; its under my name but it seems some hacker has taken the liberty to oust me. I still have an excellent connection signal but there isn't any data on the browser. Tried the WEP key re-inputing many times, even re-installed xp on the notebook but still nothing...Where are the geeks! Bloody stealers...give me back my internet (I say that with a face).

^^The body when dead is useless to you, but it may benefit other humans immensely. I don't see the big deal if used to help others or if it becomes a hearty meal for a hungry canivore . PS: I am not a card carrying organ donor yet 'cos I can't be bothered with the form filling.

Originally posted by Dhulqarnayn -alSumaale: Somalia Korea just throw your hands up in the ay-ir and swing 'em like you just don't cay-re don't know what's going on there but it looks funny A game played in many parliaments of the world. PS: Do i see a flying wig in the korea hands-up game?

Originally posted by Dhulqarnayn -alSumaale: Somalia Korea just throw your hands up in the ay-ir and swing 'em like you just don't cay-re don't know what's going on there but it looks funny A game played in many parliaments of the world. PS: Do i see a flying wig in the korea hands-up game?

Has he? Oh, too bad.

Good thing with marcsmith is that he is at least generating discussion. Waryaa C, you don't need my welcome now but enjoy yourself. Glad I invited you.

^^Lol. I am romancing, erm, entertaining a special, special lady who wants to have me anew . She's asked me to reclaim my grandfather's name, which apparently makes me seem older in age. And you talk of my old age when special people think me a young boy. Women, eh?

^^Lol. Thanks dear. A gulp or two would have nourished me .

Originally posted by Ghanima: Where is Paragon toolow, hopeful the dude is still alive and well. Here I am, dear. Still alive, still ravaging baasto.

What worries more than banning qaad, is this socially pervasive self-role assignment that grips the minds of naive many; to mold and shape the image of the Somali community as per dictated by the 'favourable model' of social organization. Without subtle state coercion and conciliatory steps, what gives out the impression that 'directives' can be implemented to effect substantive and positive change? Two things can be erected in a juxiposition here; detriment (and eventual death) through drug use or death through clan use, and I wonder which of the two prompts urgent action. One death is the result of 'choice' while the other is the result of 'force'. Why should we prioritize one above the other? We are not a nanny-state people, and we are only accountable to the management of our lives and no-one else's. So the question you should be asking yourselves is this: does qaad directly affect you? If not then you are poking your nose in things that are none of your business. However, if it directly affects you directly, then heck do what needs doing to correct your faulty choices. Personally, I am done nanying. If people choose to chew or slaughter themselves, then, I will have for them readily sharpened knives, so that they can get over with it. It’s about choice and nothing more. The only time I will oppose something is when it is based on force. Force I cannot withstand. PS: None of us was assigned to the role of the social vanguard. If you are in the belief you are one by nature, you are wasting valuable time. Do something personally satisfying with it, such as playing Russian roulette or a Mexican stand-off with your friends.

I think the dying alone is an extreme and sad case. I wouldnt say that. I wouldn't wish to die in a loud place. You can't die amid a crowd. Somewhere quiet would do. In peace. PS: The body is just a body - what happens to it once you're dead makes no difference.

Calls for peace as military deployed in humanitarian crisis By NATION Reporter Last updated: Wed, Jan 02, 2008 14:58 PM (EAT) The military has been deployed to various parts of the country affected by violence following President Kibaki’s re-election. Government spokesman Alfred Mutua said the military has been deployed to assist in averting a humanitarian crisis. He said the soldiers will help in the distribution of food, blankets and medical supplies in those areas. "This is not the first time we are undertaking this venture," said Dr Mutua. "The military has always assisted in undertaking these assignments and this time is no exception," he added. Dr Mutua also said the government is ruling out mediation as a means to resolve the skirmishes rocking parts of the country following the impasse over the controversial presidential election results. The spokesman said the country was not at war to warrant the deployment of mediators to bridge peace in the country. "We have not yet reached a Somali like situation to allow mediators to come to our country," he told a news conference. "Dialogue is the way to go. The President is willing to engage the various aggrieved parties in dialogue in a bid to resolve all the problems facing this country," he added. He condemned the recent spate of killings throughout the country blaming political leaders for inciting their supporters to violence. "Leaders must be responsible for the action of their supporters," he said Dr Mutua’s pronouncements appear to pour cold water in the various initiatives by the international community to find a lasting solution to the stalemate in the country. Meanwhile, the umbrella workers union COTU has appealed to President Mwai Kibaki to initiate dialogue with other parties to solve the political crisis. COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli said the crisis facing the country now is politically instigated and thus it can only be solved by political means. He said Kenya has been known for long as a peace brokering nation amongst other African countries and regretted that the country is now going through the stalemate. He appealed for calm and tolerance amongst Kenyans citing the previous co-existence as a reason to indicate the unity we share as a nation. He added that Kenyans cannot afford to sit back and watch what they have built in years destroyed. "Ordinary Kenyans who are dying never participated in the irregularities being cited in the electoral process. They only exercised their democratic right to vote," said Mr Atwoli. ------------- There is also the dangerous talk of genocide and ethnic cleansing by both the government and opposition leaders. This is absolutely irresponsible of them to say.

^ Add one more video to your favourites as well. Its top 3 laughing babies. They are celebs now lol. There's no 2,who laughs so hard that goon goon ayuu u dhacay! You tube generation, eh? Here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=x3Rw_3ky-uo For this one, tearing a newspaper makes him laugh lol http://youtube.com/watch?v=cXXm696UbKY

Latest.... Kenyan Pundit January 1st, 2008 Post-media blackout update Jan 2 12:15 am Posted by Ory Okolloh in Uncategorized - Kivuitu admits to acting under pressure. The story was apparently up on the Standard website, but is no longer available there (haven’t verified this). Just in case, save the text somewhere. How was he compromised? Why couldn’t he have resigned? - Why a full recount won’t be possible (from a journalist source): “I asked at the EU EOM press briefing this morning if a complete recount were at all possible, and they said no - a lot of the ballot boxes have been tampered with. The only thing that would be possible is a retally - i.e. take the documented constituency tally and count up again for the national figure. However, obviously this is not going to deal with issues like significant differences between presidential and parliamentary votes in individual constituencies, EU observers being turned away from different polling stations, and extremely high voter turnout. So even if the government agreed to a a retally (unlikely, obviously), this could resolve some issues, but by far not all - so in the end, any solution would have to be political.” - No power in Kisumu, so people can’t charge cellphones and let guys know how they are doing. - Comment of the day: Yes. It is extremely important for both Kibaki and Raila to place the citizens and the country before their own power-hungry egos. This is insane. The whole country is being destroyed. For what? Who cares who is president. As a foreigner who has no tribal association here I have absolutely no respect for either of these politicians. They are both the same, not worth a single lost life. Both men are bad for Kenya. You need a real leader with real ideas. These fools are not worth the violence.”

Latest ... Kenyan Pundit Blogger January 1st, 2008 Update - Burnt Forest/Eldoret Jan 1 11:45 pm Posted by Ory Okolloh in kenyaelection07 Just got back home still trying to parse through the news/info coming through. For now it is critical to get the word out about the situation in Eldoret and Burnt Forest. This is in the aftermath of the church burning. Reports of armed men going into the forest coming through from various sources. The conflict is more than just Kikuyu-Luo - has widened into something that I don’t even know how to describe. From a KP reader: “Approximately 40-50K people are holded up at the compounds of ST. PATRICKS CATHOLIC CHURCH and ARNESENS HIGH SCHOOLl, both in Burnt Forest. There is no running water, food and ELECTRICITY has been cut. THIS MEANS THAT PEOPLE CANNOT RECHARGE THIER CELL PHONES and soon we’ll not be able to contact them. Also, due to the chaos/anarchy in these compounds, means that people, especially women are not any safer than if they were out in the chaos. There has been reports of rapes and molestations. I’ve also heard that the Eldoret highway has been closed by thugs an d that there is no transportion, hence people cannot leave this area. My family in that area feels very helpless and we can only ask that we spread the world and try and get some security in the area.” I’m wondering whether the military and the police are? Are they standing by watching while these incidents are going on? Hearing reports that the ignored calls for help when the church was being burnt? Does anyone have an idea what the government is doing in response as far as providing security to individuals in this area? And this is being alarmist but I’m beginning to wonder whether the government wants to fan the flames (remember Likoni clashes?). Other news sources: - I really really have to commend Al Jazeera for their coverage of this situation. I hope someone picks this up as a story about alternative media and coverage of Africa, and a story about Al Jazeera is redefining GLOBAL coverage. They are millions of steps ahead of CNN and BBC with less resources. From a good source, I hear that they are posting stories directly to Youtube so please check there for new stories as well. - Alertnet for breaking news. - Mental Acrobatics should have a post up pretty soon about various initiatives to try and stop the situation from spiraling out of control.

^Yeah. Sad. And its no longer about Jaluos and Gikuyus; a whole swath of other tribes have joined the fray. The Kalenjins have actually committed the worst single assault against Gikuyu worshipers in an Eldoret church today. Read: they burnt almost 50 people alive in that church. Luos, Kalenjins, Kisiis, Swahilis and other tribes are on an onslaught against the Gikuyus . The Gikuyus haven't retaliated yet! But when they do...hmmm...that'd the day...the damning day! I hope they keep a cool head and let the police/army settle matters. I hear many Kalenjin (and affiliated tribes) generals have resigned from the army, and that both the army and the police are split right in the middle. Moreover, Somali Police commissioner Ali who was thought to have resigned has said he is still on duty. Him and Michuki (Internal Security) are running the country and many are advising cm. Ali to resign before its too late - the fear is that him and Michuki would be court marshalled some day somehow for all the deaths under their helm. PS: Things are deteriorating on the ground. Food stuffs, such as meat, are scarce! There is no or little available safaricom airtime vouchers, and is there money in the ATMs. Most Somali families (including my own) are getting out of town to Garissa and other safer cities. Mombasa is no chance.

sorry for the late notice...lol Tune in if you can

For Somali (and Boran) areas. Abdikadir, Hussein SAFINA Mandera Central Farah, Maalim ODM Lagdera Mahmoud, Ali ODM Moyale Mahmoud, H Mohamed ODM Mandera West Mohamed, Hussein Ali ODM Mandera East Mohammed, Elmi Ibrahim ODM Wajir East Nuh, Nassir Abdi ODM - K Bura Haji, Yusuf KANU Ijara Kuti, Mohammed Abdi (Dr.) KANU Isiolo North Click here for the whole list

A sad day for Kenyan Muslims (nfdonline Nairobi) It’s a history for America to remain silent amidst rigging allegations in Kenya’s awaited presidential results, while other international observers have raised concerns over the irregularities evidenced in the just concluded general election results. This has raised eyebrows in the Muslim population with the perception that America has sided with Kibaki and abandoned Raila for signing a memorandum of understanding with the marginalized muslim community. ECK kicked out all independent media during the announcement of the final results. It was reported that ECK secretly invited KBC and ABC (American owned) and announced Kibaki as the victor. Raila, a favourite candidate for the majority who vowed to help the poor if he wins now cries foul but to no avail. This may result violence as already witnessed in some areas. Khadija Ali, kamukunji voter said, ‘Now that Kibaki is the winner muslims’ hope for equal rights is over and deportation of innocent muslims to various countries will continue.’ http://www.nfdonline.net/sad%20day.html

^^Insha-Allaah kheyr Dahia and Northerner. The scary thing is since all major shops have been ordered to close and there is no transport, a food and air time scarcity is setting in. You are right. If anything major is to occur, then Somalis in eastleight would surely become a target. I hope things would calm down. --- Raila calls for a million man protest By KENNETH OGOSIA Last updated: 2 hours ago Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga has called for a million-man march on Thursday to protest what they called a “civilian coup”. Leading the party’s 100 MPs-elect, Mr Odinga said the Electoral Commission had presided over a civilian coup by declaring President Mwai Kibaki the Head of State. They have decided to put off a public rally earlier planned for today at Nairobi’s Uhuru Park, and instead vowed to use peaceful means to force President Kibaki out of office. Today’s rally was styled as a platform for Mr Odinga to address the nation as the President-elect. The party said they had already issued the requisite three-day notice to the police about the Thursday march, expected to take place in all major towns in the country. Party supporters will wear black bands, cloths and carry twigs only. “We are law abiding citizens of Kenya who do not want to give anybody an opportunity to claim the laws were ignored. They are now informed that Kenyans will demand back power the ECK had given Mr Kibaki in a civilian coup,” Mr Odinga said. Addressing journalists at Orange House after an ODM National Executive Committee and Parliamentary Group meeting, Mr Odinga accused the police provoking and killing people in total disregard to the mandate they had given him to be President. He appealed for peace and calm saying hooliganism and criminal acts would not provide the way forward to the impasse created by ECK chairman Mr Samuel Kivuitu and asked the international community to intervene and save Kenya from losing its glory as Africa’s democratic state. “We deliberated over weighty issues regarding the elections and rigging that took place. We are pained and saddened that within 48 hours democracy we fought so hard to bring is strangled and killed by a small clique of people,” he said. He said the country was in a state of mourning and the funeral atmosphere will engulf the peaceful demonstration on Thursday. He said the ECK chairman had acted irresponsibly as though he doesn’t live in the country to provide its citizens with their legally elected “ President”. Mr Odinga accused Internal security minister Mr John Michuki of using maximum force in the belief that if it sustained for two or three days then Kenyans will give up. “We will not recognise Kibaki as the President of Kenya and will fight him out of office through peaceful and legal means,” he said. He however ruled out going to court about an obvious fact and wondered whether the premise of the law had changed for him to prove that he was the winner against the loser. “If he is not guilty why does he seclude himself in State House at dusk to be sworn in without the media, diplomats, observers and other Heads of States,” he added.

Watch this http://www.guardian.co.uk/kenya/story/0,,2233659,00.html

Kenya election protests kill 124: TV Andrew Cawthorne and C. Bryson Hull, Reuters Published: Monday, December 31, 2007 NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday after disputed elections returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered turmoil that a local TV station said had killed at least 124 people. Fatal riots convulsed the nation, from opposition strongholds in the west near the Ugandan border to Nairobi's shanty-towns and the port of Mombasa on the Indian Ocean Coast. Reuters reporters estimated at least 70 deaths, based on witnesses and body counts. But broadcaster KTN said by mid-afternoon the toll had reached at least 124. The violence threatens to deter investors from east Africa's largest economy and damage Kenya's reputation as an oasis of relative stability in a volatile and war-scarred region. Much fighting pitched Luos, who back defeated opposition leader Raila Odinga, against Kibaki's ethnic Kikuyu group. In the western town of Kisumu, a hotbed of opposition support, 21 bodies lay in and around a hospital mortuary, witnesses said. Most had gunshot wounds. In Nairobi's Mathare slum, police threatened to shoot people coming out of their homes, witnesses said. "Police are saying on loudspeakers from trucks that anyone found outside will be shot dead," said taxi driver Argwings Odera. Odinga called for a mass rally on Thursday in Nairobi's main Uhuru Park, named for the word freedom in Swahili. "We expect a million Kenyans to attend," he said. "For the last 48 hours the people of Kenya have seen their nascent democracy shackled, strangled and finally killed." In Nairobi's Kibera slum, youths chanted: "No Raila, No Peace!." When they lit bonfires in the road and torched a petrol station, police moved in to fire teargas and bullets in the air. Bodies lay in the dirt alleys. Trying to defuse one of the most volatile moments in Kenya since 1963 independence, the government flooded the streets with security forces and kept a ban on live TV broadcasts. "Africa has had its share of violence and even genocide arising from incitement by media stations," said government spokesman Alfred Mutua. "We cannot forget what happened in Rwanda," he added, referring to the 1994 genocide. "UNDECLARED EMERGENCY" In Nairobi, siren-blaring ambulances and armored cars with water cannon rushed through the streets in the direction of Kibera, Mathare and Kawangware slums, where smoke could be seen rising. Helicopters flew overhead. "We are in an undeclared state of emergency," said a statement from civil society groups. "The consequences of a stolen election must be clear to all Kenyans." Despite a reputation as an old-school gentleman, Kibaki, 76, showed a steely core by swearing himself in within an hour of being pronounced victor in an election rejected by Odinga and questioned by international observers. "The tallying process lacks credibility," chief European Union monitor Alexander Graf Lambsdorff told Reuters. Former colonial ruler Britain expressed concern, and the United States noted "serious problems" in the vote-count in a second statement after originally congratulating Kibaki. But it urged challengers to use the courts. Bewildered tourists, who contribute to an $800 million a year industry that is Kenya's top earner, were stranded by delayed flights at Mombasa airport on the Indian Ocean coast. "We have no fuel to go anywhere. No money either, the cashpoints are dry," said Shilesh Patel, one tourist in a 20-car queue at a fast-emptying petrol station on the coast. As supporters celebrated in his highland homeland, Kibaki urged Kenyans to "set aside the passions" from a vote he won by a narrow margin of 230,000 votes in the nation of 36 million. Kibaki, who turned the dire economy left by his strongman predecessor Daniel arap Moi to an average 5 percent growth since 2002, faces a momentous task to reunite a country where ethnic tension has periodically sparked bloodletting. The ban on live broadcasts was slammed by activists as an attack on press freedom in a nation usually termed one of Africa's most vibrant democracies. The government said it had not put any limit on content, just forced a delay. Having led every opinion poll bar one since September, then taken a strong lead in early results, the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) was dismayed to see Kibaki pip it. Kibaki took 4.58 million votes to Odinga's 4.35 million -- but the results were marred by accusations of multiple voting, disappeared returning officers and "doctoring." "The electoral process lost credibility towards the end with regard to the tallying and announcement of presidential results," pronounced the Kenya Election Domestic Observation Forum (KEDOF) in its assessment report issued on Monday. (Additional reporting by Nicolo Gnecchi, Bryson Hull, George Obulutsa, Helen Nyambura-Mwaura, Joseph Sudah, Tim Cocks, Duncan Miriri, Wangui Kanina, Katie Nguyen; Guled Mohamed in Kisumu; Arjun Kohli in Mombasa; Editing by Bryson Hull)

^^I am trying to get hold of him, but for some reason I can't get through to QL. I have spoken to my mother and brother who tell me their biggest problem is that they can't get out of town. The government has prohibited all kind of transportation and all the buses are locked up in Garissa, Northeastern. So far, Mombasa and Kisumu are seeing the worst of the violence and Indians with air transport are flying out to Uganda. The death toll has now reached 124 ... mostly with gun wounds. Unecessary loss of life, I tell ya.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3hTxGmvUo_0 This one's gonna grow up to be an entertainer . Over 32 million people watched a baby laugh...hmm. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6UU6m3cqk

^^Yes sxb. Thats Afrika for you. Apparently the ODM have produced a election officer who confesses to have been clearly ordered to rig votes. According to him, his conscience has troubled him to speak out. Here is something I loved reading about. Something a TV anchorwomen said while unaware that the microphone was still on: These guys don't know how to rig properly, like Moi used to." -- Kenyan TV anchorwoman overheard accidentally live on air, referring to former President Daniel arap Moi. -- Choice quotes from Kenya's election drama Sun 30 Dec 2007, 10:49 GMT [-] Text [+] NAIROBI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Experts predicted Kenya's presidential ballot would be the closest in four decades of independence. But it turned out to be even more dramatic. Here are some key quotes compiled by Reuters: "This government has lost all legitimacy and cannot govern ... I wish to appeal to President Mwai Kibaki to acknowledge and respect the will of the people of Kenya and honourably concede defeat." -- opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga, leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) talks tough. "Those are noises ... Any other kangaroo results given by any Tom, Dick or Harry deserve every contempt." -- a spokesman for Kibaki's Party of National Unity (PNU) laughs at opposition. "How many times have we met mad people on the road saying 'I own this shop,' and the man has no trousers? I can even announce that I am president of Kenya. Will that make me president of Kenya?" -- Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) chairman Samuel Kivuitu calls for an end to premature victory declarations. "Almighty God, whoever wins, we pray there will not be bloodshed." -- presidential candidate and pastor Pius Mwangi Muiru calls on party agents and journalists, crammed into a chaotic ECK results briefing, to bow their heads in prayer. "This election should be won by the ballot, not by shouting." -- Justice Minister Martha Karua yells for order. "These guys don't know how to rig properly, like Moi used to." -- Kenyan TV anchorwoman overheard accidentally live on air, referring to former President Daniel arap Moi. "The looters say they have decided to attack shops because the ECK is taking too long to announce the results of the election. But what do the shops have to do with the commission?" -- Kisumu police chief Grace Kaindi wonders at looters' motives. "The government has failed to declare Odinga a winner. They stole our votes, we are looting everything we can. I am so happy. This will be a celebration." -- Kennedy Ochieng, an 11-year-old weighed down by a box of stolen property, explains himself. "There is a massive question mark over the tally of votes. Our observers have been sent away from tallying centres without being given results." -- chief European Union election monitor Alexander Graf Lambsdorff reserves his final judgment.