Kenya / Party time at the road block

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‘Drivers license!’ My taxidriver Isaac just opened his window and puts on his most innocent face. Alcoholdamp enters the car. ‘What do you think? I am just coming from Thika to bring my friend here to the airport. I just forgot it.’ The car is closed in by three police officers. I notice. One of them , an old guy, is trying to intimidate Isaac. None of the agents have badges with their employee numbers. ‘When you see them like that, you know it’s wrong’ says Isaac. I know he’s
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Kenya / The burning of fire arms

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Visited the 7th Anniversary of fire arms in Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi. Kenyan minister of Security Michuki repeated his ideas about what should happen with people who are cuaght with fire arms in their possession: they should get the death penalty. On the pictures you see the burning of 8.008 fire arms (you don’t see the more than 100.000 that are still in circulation by the way)… [mygal=archive]
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Uganda / He landed there with a helicopter…

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Comin’ up: more (audio-)postings. Among them: The meeting with one of the last relatives of Idi Ami, How the Kenyan Government is trying to give their people history and: Party time at the Roadblock. Thanks for coming (back) and for your warming emails. Meanwhile, please enjoy some of the pictures I took in Arua/Koboko/Entebbe/Nairobi. [mygal=Gallerij]
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Uganda / From now on: also in Dutch

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For Dutch readers: please visit my Afrika Blog in Dutch. I got many requests, so finally I am making a start with it. Please put make a link on your website and/or add it to you favorites. This is the adress: https://blog.africareporter.net/nl. Any comments are welcome!
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Uganda / To Kampala

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Finally after a while of to Uganda again. Usual mode of transport: the Yellow Glory of Kenya (at least that what is used to be): the Akamba bus. Started the 13 hour trip more than one day ago in Antonio’s Bar: 24 hours open. That’s where I took the picture and recorded some atmosphere (sorry partly in Dutch). Main goal: Arua, the hometown of Idi Amin. The sound impression starts in the restaurant with the ongoing announcement well…. it must be something like… ehhh  a lot of destinations. Kampala is
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Ryszard Kapuscinski died

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Ryszard Kapuscinski, died in Warsaw yesterday 23th january 2007 at the age of 74. BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6293005.stm CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/23/Kapuscinski.obit.reut/ ……………… Also see this posting. I still regret that I did not talk to him that day: https://www.blog.africareporter.net/2005/08/23/heroe/ ……………….
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Packing the bags for Tanzania

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Making preparations for a trip to Tanzania. Will keep you updated with pictures, audio and text the coming days. Keep visiting this place and please add the link to your website, blog and/or favorites! For those ones who go for convenience… fill in your email-adress and you will get a free update as soon as… well… I have updated the blog… Happy New Year by the way! Keep travelling! and Thanks for mailing me with comments last year…  
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