::Kenya Christian::

Check out a poem I did that appeared in the Storymoja Hay Festival newsletter this year(bottom right). I'm so proud. This won the 2nd place cash prize. I wrote this poem after reading Kwani? 5 and was inspired to express my feelings on the post-election violence.( link ) thanks Ngwatilo

I would have preferred if the film wasn't biased to one party or the other(this appears pro-ODM).Either way it looks well shot and interesting, will update you on screenings if I spot any. From the making of the short film KIBERA KID in 2005 through the current filming of the feature film TOGETHERNESS SUPREME, the people of Kibera, especially the youth, have been at the center of the entire process. Kiberans have worked with Hot Sun Foundation on the feature film project (originally titled the KIBERA KID feature film project) for three years. People of Kibera want to share their stories with the world to show a new, realistic, entertaining picture of urban Africa in a feature film - an historic first in the cinematic world. Read more here . Check out the website here and here

Ushahidi, which means ”testimony” in Swahili, is a website that was developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election fallout at the beginning of 2008. We’re working to build a new platform that can be used anywhere in the world, and this blog tells some of that story. Ushahidi’s roots are in the collaboration of Kenyan citizen journalists during a time of crisis. read more here

Here is a track from new Penya recording artist Wachira hailing from pwani. The song features Stan Ng'ang'a also of Penya. Listen: Wachira - "Post Election." Peep how they flipped the LeAnn Rimes song , not bad. As a bonus here's a track from upcoming artist Nina Ogot . The song is called "Runaway," enjoy! Listen: Nina Ogot - "Runaway"