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Joyce Nyairo

@jnyairo

Research : The Arts. The Politics of Culture. The Culture of Politics.

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Joined May 2009
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These are tricky times but your voice does not need company. If you want to resist don’t burn energy recruiting choirs from those whose ambition drowns out their conscience. No one should silence those who speak. Equally, critics must not harangue those who will choose silence.
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Argh. Onwards Eala. 🎾You are made for the big league and you will get there. 💪🏾
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"We still depend on donors to finance our HIV/AIDS drugs, Maternal health and epidermics but we are blowing millions to bring white men to play in Nairobi. One thing we can't argue about is we are led by idiots, if you wanna argue about this then you are an idiot" @_Foi_T
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Oh, a third set, Eala? I was not ready. Okay, let’s go! Meanwhile, anyone in need of a weekend read should find this short story: Chinua Achebe, “The Mad Man”. I can’t think of a better way to teach anyone how to walk on these streets (or on any other roads, really)😜
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(You can find the rest of it in those spaces where pdf files float freely). Back to the tennis!🎾
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Come on, Eala! 👏🏾👏🏾 in two, please. I want to see you in the final against Leylah.
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Alex Eala warming up on center court before her match vs Schnaider at 5 pm JST
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Oh dear!😢
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@TennisTVOct 29
THERE WILL BE A NEW WORLD NO.1 🥇🌍 Alexander Zverev has confirmed his spot as the new World No.1 on Monday! @AlexZverev #ErsteBankOpen
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Warothe Kiru@warothe14h
Umqombothi by Yvonne Chaka Chaka is a banger 🎶 Even though we heard, sang our own things 🤣 Ng'ombe za Meru SA music has rocked KE for decades. After Yvonne, Makeba, came Kwaito via Channel O, likes of TKZ plus jazz likes of Black Mambazo. Now youngins are doing piano, oontz.
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Let me close out this month of reflecting on heroes and heroism with… Professor B.A. Ogot’s framing of the inconvenient hero.
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Yes decolonisekenya.substack.com…
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The bottomless pit that keeps asking for more from its exhausted population!
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gathara@gatharaOct 28
"It is not intelligent for 54 African Presidents to go and sit before one president from another country for a summit. Sometimes, we are mistreated. We are loaded onto buses like school kids. It is not right." - Vasco da Nganya, April 2023
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@citizentvkenyaOct 28
President Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto arrive in Moscow, Russian Federation, for the Third Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum
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Bro lacks the capacity to deal with real problems
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He can do all that but well, he doesn't care about Kenyans
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Panem etc circenses. Only the panem isn't really happening either.
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shikamaru sensei@wechuli_Oct 28
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Wildly disrespectful from him
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People are busy writing emails to the crazy football teams.
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Aros Asego@edunjau1Oct 28
Is he really mentally sane? As in, is he able to differentiate day and night??
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He thinks he will keep us here all night discussing a football match that is speculative fiction masquerading in future tense. Bro, come home and deal with real problems: Feed the hungry Streamline healing of the sick Lower fuel prices Fix your cabinet to meet katiba requirements
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anne mucheke@AmuchekeOct 28
The optics around today’s announcement reeks of #tone deaf leadership, lacks cultural appropriateness and national pride. #Talanta stadium is ours, paid by pur money. Our local teams should have played here first. This is frustrating
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Gitamo Obure@JeffObureOct 28
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This is so annoying!! WTH is this?! Habe our leaders gone nuts??
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