The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) is concerned that the government has reintroduced sections of the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crimes Act, (2018) that were suspended by the High Court through the Finance Act 2018. In the Finance Act 2018 that was signed by President Uhuru Kenyatta last week, various sections have the same provisions […]
View Post Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, Cybercrimes Law, Finance Act 2018Now you want your blog to be self-hosted, it is critical to know what it takes to have one. What it takes You need a domain name and a hosting solution. Why? Free hosting mostly is on a sub-domain e.g myblog.wordpress.com With self-hosting, you maintain your own domain as well as content. This means you […]
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Justice Wilfrida Okwany has today granted conservatory orders, allowing for the showing of Rafiki film to Kenyans, in a decision that safeguards freedom of expression and freedom of artistic creativity. In her ruling, following an application by filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu and the Creative Economy Working Group (CEWG), she issued orders temporarily lifting the ban on […]
View Post Rafiki Film, Wanuri Kahiu, Wanuri Kahiu RafikiSometimes I think it’s best to have a discussion about what writing means. Is it simply putting words to paper or in our case, blog? What’s the fuel that drives you to write and what dims that light? Many writers struggle with content creation and in most cases the audience does not notice that it […]
View Post appreciation for kenya, athletes, Creative Writing, kenyan runners, mtaachana tu, voice of the writerSometimes we lack the right transitional way to break our paragraphs or we just don’t know when we want to. And when is the is the best time to do so? Here are interesting techniques to introducing new paragraphs in a couple of instances on your blog: 1. When a new character comes along. When […]
View Post african writers, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, opening sentences, opening techniques, Purple Hibiscus, transitional paragraphsKenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu and the Creative Economy Working Group (CEWG) have sued the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) and its CEO Ezekiel Mutua on their decision to ban the film Rafiki. KFCB had in April 2018 banned the film in Kenya apparently on the grounds that the film’s producer had declined to remove what the […]
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