Kenya Bloggers Day, aka Madaraka Day
Today is June 1st - both Madaraka Day and Kenya Bloggers Day. Uaridi (Swahili for 'rose') has done a lively Madaraka Day post at her blog so I've linked it here. Unlike Uaridi I'd probably trade a Tuskers and nyama choma (barbecued or roast meat) for a glass of water (probably Keringet or something) or chilled vino bianco, with a nice green salad fresh from my Muthaiga garden (which I dearly miss). Madaraka Day took place June 1st, 1963, 18 months before Kenya's full independence from Britain on 12 December 1964. In the early 60s I was a little Black American girl who had never yet been outside her home country, but I vividly remember collecting the set of luncheon placemats each with a nice map and description of an African nation that recently had re-gained its independence. Even as a kid thousands of miles away - to the west across Africa and the Atlantic - I understood vicariously what African independence meant. It made me feel hopeful and proud. I also still hope that soon Africa will remember and be proud of us.
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thank you and for the lovely post and you should come to kenya its great.
Posted by: gishungwa | 02 June 2006 at 11:22 AM
Happy Madaraka Day.
Thank you for your contribution
Posted by: Mama JunkYard | 02 June 2006 at 05:43 AM
Thank you for taking part.
Happy Madaraka Day to you!
Posted by: Mentalacrobatics | 01 June 2006 at 11:13 AM