Spoken Word Project

Spoken Word Festival – The Spoken Word Project: Stories Travelling through Africa, Oct. 16 2013 @ Afra Lounge

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Spoken Word Project
Date: October 16, 2013
Venue: Afra Lounge, Imax Cinema, Mama Ngina Street
Time: 6.30 pm
Tickets: KSh 250

About

Stories are created by being told. In telling narratives, stories are invented, passed on, changed and adapted. They wander through the world, are passed between persons and easily transcend man-made boundaries. In doing so, the story’s form changes, the narrative gains some details and loses others, while the focus and theme shifts.

The cities participating in this project are Johannesburg, Antananarivo, Nairobi, Kampala, Luanda, Yaoundé, Bamako and Abidjan.

All performances will be recorded, while independent juries critique the entries and select the best three performances. Their contributions are uploaded onto the online-platform in video format.

The full documentation can be found here: www.goethe.de/spokenword

Performing artists include: Checkmate Mido, Kennet B, El Poet, Wanjiku Mwaurah, Namatsi Lukoye, Raya Wambui, Dennis Inkwa, Oballa Dan, Asali and Monaja. There will be guest-performances by Julian Heun (Berlin) and Rehema Nanfuka (Kampala)

The spoken word performances in Nairobi will be judged by Sitawa Namwalie, Cindy Ogana and Wamathai.

In cooperation with Kwani Trust.

Conversation: Being a Hero in Nairobi’s Urban Setting, Oct. 11 2013 @ Alliance

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Date: October 11, 2013
Venue: 3rd Floor, Alliance Française
Time: 6-8 pm (event starts 6.30pm sharp)

Being a Hero in Nairobi’s Urban Setting
On October 20, we celebrate Mashujaa day, a time to commemorate all the men and women who fought for Kenya’s independence. In keeping with this theme, our conversation this Friday will be on the topic of heroes.

Mashujaa = those of courage.

This courage is used towards creating a positive impact, however small, so as to improve the lives of people in society.

Join this conversation on Friday to explore the idea of being a “hero” in Nairobi’s urban setting.

Wamathai

Wamathai Spoken Word, Oct. 12 2013 @ Louis Leakey Auditorium – National Museum

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Wamathai
Wamathai Spoken Word is back on the 12th October after a short hiatus. The venue has shifted to the more spacious Louis Leakey Auditorium at the National Museum.

The event will be hosted by Sadia Ahmed. It will feature performances by Elani, Adelle Onyango, El Poet, Eudiah Kamonjo, Mwende Ngao and Raya Wambui. There will also be an art exhibition by Nduta Kariuki and Ian Weswa.

Tickets: Kshs. 400 in advance & Kshs. 500 at the gate.
[Buy advance tickets by sending cash via MPESA to 0704 090471 [a confirmation message will be sent to you with a ticket number once payment is received]

Time: 3–7 pm
Contact info: hello@wamathai.com , 0704 090471

Ample and Secure Parking Available.

Fatumas Voice

Fatuma’s Voice: Who is Watching Who? Oct. 4 2013 @ Pawa 254 Hub

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Fatumas Voice
Date: October 4, 2013
Venue: Pawa254 Hub
Time: 4-7 pm
Entry: Kshs 100

Poetry from: Hînga Mwonjoria, Poppa Stev-o (ex- convict), KITUI THE POET, Tela Abala, Oduor Jagero-Koa (African bull), Poet Tear Drops, Mollow Dickens (Gun shot survivor), Brian Otieno (Black man in white teeth), among others.

This week on Fatuma’s Voice
Do crime rates reduce as a result of the government fitting in cctv cameras around town? Are the people who man them competent enough so that the mwananchi could experience their effectiveness? Or are these simply moves to blind people that something is being done about insecurity?

How would you rate our police on a scale of 1-10? Who watches over their actions since they watch over ours? What is the law? Who is the law??

‘Who watches over who?’ is the question we are asking ourselves this Friday on #FatumasVoice. If you have nothing to say, then come listen to what others have to say. A lasting solution could pop up in your mind, for after we speak, we act. It’s the only way we can make a difference, by walking the talk.

a tribute concert

Blankets and Wine XLVII Pick Up The Pieces [in solidarity with victims of Westgate Attack], Oct. 6 2013 @ Carnivore Grounds

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a tribute concert
Date: October 6, 2013
Venue: Carnivore Grounds
Time: 2 pm
Tickets: Gate Kshs 2000|Advance Kshs 1500, Children between 5-12 years pay Ksh. 500 and free for children under the age of 5.

Performances by: Sauti Sol, Atemi Oyungu, Chris Adwar & The Villagers Band, Aaron Rimbui, Sarabi and Yellow Light Machine

The Sensational Sarabi Performing: A new beginning a new dawn
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG6ONmMEMyM] More info here

Proceeds from this concert will be donated to the Kenya Red Cross in support of victims of the tragedy.

Nairobi Forum: LAPSSET – A Transformative Project or a Pipe Dream? – Oct. 4 2013 @ BIEA

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LAPSSET: A Transformative Project or a Pipe Dream?

Date: October 4, 2013
Venue: Seminar Room, The British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA), Kileleshwa
Time: 2-5 pm
Entrance is by prior registration only. Register here.

Context
The Lamu Port-South Sudan Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) is an extremely ambitious project. There are multiple elements rolled up in this project: the development of a new port at Lamu; an oil pipeline from that port to South Sudan; road and railway links; and a possible line to southern Ethiopia. There are also plans for a new international airport and new ‘resort cities’ along the line of the rail. The completion of any one of these elements would have a significant impact; in combination they might transform the region.

Each one of the multiple elements of the scheme carries a significant price tag, and LAPSSET has been derided by some observers as more of a pipe dream than a pipeline. Others have drawn attention to other kinds of cost, arguing that the project will have negative consequences for environments and communities, from Lamu itself to the many pastoralist groups who live along the planned line of the project. Political volatility in the region, especially in Somalia, is also a challenge. Yet the project evidently also has the potential to promote regional trade and boost national economies, overcoming the limitations of a transport network whose basic architecture is still that laid down in the early years of colonial rule.

The Nairobi Forum of the Rift Valley Institute (RVI) is organising a public meeting on the LAPSSET that will discuss the opportunities and challenges that this major project will have on individual member states and the wider region. Speakers and participants will be drawn from the government, academia, donors, researchers and the affected communities.

Discussants
Chair: Prof. Justin Willis, University of Durham

Panellists: Mr Silvester Kasuku – CEO LAPSSET, Mr Jonathan Lodompui -Director Vision 2030, Ms Shakila Abdalla MP Lamu East, Mr Abdikadir Omar MP Balambala, Garissa, Dr Ekuru Aukot – Lawyer & Chief Spokesperson, G47

Useful link
Lapsset Tracker: http://lapssettracker.blogspot.com/