I know you care about awards. I don’t.
Don’t get me wrong. I don’t just like the Kenyan awards- ooh and several others.
Why? Because they can’t, they haven’t and probably will never pass the test of time - if not- on the very least- credibility tests.
Occasionally though I like to read, watch, hear or Google about awards.
If I have ever written about them- which I highly doubt- is because I care about you not them.
Like I said, once in a while, I like to know about who wins what, where and on what category.
Do I follow any awards in particular? Yes I do.
And it’s just one. The Nobel Peace Prize -and a little bit- just a little bit- The CNN Journalism Awards.
The rest – be it football, BET, Grammy, Groove, CHAT, MTV/MAMA or whatever kind of award there is- I don't care.
However, for the purposes being knowledgeable or keeping abreast with current news and for purposes of meeting social obligations, i do follow.
Why you may ask again? Because all of them are totally stage-managed, money influenced, sponsor- driven and politically influenced.
I am very certain though you wish to know who won what during the just concluded CHAT Awards.
Without wasting so much time here is a summary of those who won.
Daddy Owen topped the list of winners of the 2011 Chaguo La Teeniez (CHAT) Awards held on Saturday 16th April 2011 at the Carnivore Grounds.
The gospel artiste bagged Teeniez Male Artiste as well as Teeniez Gospel Artiste. Gospel group M.O.G and Mr Seed scooped the Teeniez Gospel Song category.
Teeniez Live Performer award was deservedly awarded to Juliani. BMF, favourites to win the Teeniez New Artiste category lost out to Lady B.
Juliani and Daddy Owen were the only Gospel artistes who performed as politicians Fidel Odinga, Martha Karua, and Gideon 'Sonko' Mbuvi joined in the celebrations.
Radio presenter Joey Muthengi and Anthony 'Neo-Soul' Mwangi were the MCs of the show.
Here's the list of winners (in italics and bold).
GENERAL CATEGORY
Teeniez' Male Artist
Jua Cali
Daddy Owen
Nonini
Juliani
Teeniez' Female Artist
Amani
Avril
Size 8
Wahu
Teeniez' Group or Collaboration
M.O.G.
Marya and Avril
P. Unit
Sauti Sol
Teeniez' Brand New Artist
BMF
Lady B
QTY
Rapdamu
Teeniez' Gospel Artist
Daddy Owen
Eko Dydda
Jimmy Gait
Juliani
Teeniez' Gospel Song
Papa God Ooh – M.O.G. & Mr.Seed
Saluti- Daddy Owen & Friends
Wedding Day- M.O.G.
Tobina – Daddy Owen
Teeniez' Hottest Track
Chokoza – Avril & Marya
Get Down – Madtraxx
Kare – P Unit
Saluti – Daddy Owen & Friends
Teeniez' LIVE Performer
Jimmy Gait
Juliani
Redsan
Size 8
Teeniez' Sizzlin' Music Video
Chokoza – Avril & Marya
Genge Love – Nonini ft. Lady Bee
Get Down – Madtraxx
Kare – P Unit
Teeniez' VJ or DJ
VJ Kalonje
VJ Mantix
VJ Rayza
DJ Wesley
Teeniez' Radio Station with Most Hype Presenters
Maina & Kinga'ng'i- Classic 105
Carolyne Mutoko, Jalang'o & Larry Asego – Kiss 100
Shaffie and Kalekye - Kiss 100
Sheila Mwanyigha - Easy FM
Teeniez' Blazin' FM Station
Easy FM
Ghetto Radio
Homeboyz Radio
Kiss 100
Teeniez' Hottest Music TV Show
Crossover 101 – NTV
Kubamba TV - Citizen TV
Riddim Up - K24
Str8- Up Live – KTN
Teeniez' TV Actor
Jobu (Bernard Safari) - Beba Beba, NTV
MaDVD (Brian Ole Ndwala) – Machachari, Citizen TV
OJ (Dennis Mugo) - Tahidi High, Citizen TV
Omosh (Joseph Kinuthia) - Tahidi High, Citizen TV
Teeniez' TV Actress
Gabi (Hellena Waithera) – Tabasamu, Citizen TV
Shish (Shirleen Wangari) - Tahidi High, Citizen TV
Tanya (Sarah Hassan) - Tahidi High, Citizen TV
Tasha (Nancy Wanjiko) - Beba Beba, NTV
Teeniez' TV Drama or Soap Show
Beba Beba – NTV
Changing Times – KTN
Machachari - Citizen TV
Tahidi High - Citizen TV
Teeniez' Brand New TV Show
Changing Times - KTN
Higher Learning – NTV
Machachari – Citizen TV
Nairobi Law – Citizen TV
Teeniez' TV Comedy or Reality Show
Churchill Live – NTV
Machachari – Citizen TV
Papa Shirandula – Citizen TV
Sakata – Citizen TV
Teeniez' Role Model
Cecilia Mwanbi
David Rudisha Citizen TV
Martha Karua
McDonald Mariga
Now that you have seen who was nominated and who won, can I ask you a question?
Good, did you see any nomination for KBC program or even an actor or actress from the many programs run by the station? I guess your answer is No! And you are right.
There wasn’t . Why? I have no idea.
I find it odd that of all the programs run by KBC no teenager watches to warrant a nomination.
Can someone/the CHAT organizers sincerely say that there was no nomination at all for KBC?
Second question, where are the majority of teenagers? Is it in the urban setting? Or in the rural setting? Those are good questions but we all don’t have answers.
Summarily though, let’s assume you asked me who should have won or who deserved what they won, here is what I think.
Daddy Owen, Juliani, Churchill, Mac Donald Mariga, VJ Kalonje, M.O.G. & Mr.Seed
deserved the awards, but Avril? Tanya among the many didn’t? Where is the talent? And who the hell is Lady B?
April 17, 2011
How Safe am I from the Police? A question for the Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere
I am really lost here.
I am not sure if I should be happy or sad.
If you read my last posting, you may have realized that several things have not really been right.
Among the many things I mentioned, there is one that I deliberately avoided and that is about the recent spate of killings of the police by the police.
With your permission, allow me to give some quick facts.
In the last five months, fifteen police officers, including members of the armed forces and civilians have been killed by troubled junior officers- Circumstances? Unknown.
Last being a case where 16 bullets were fired by one Constable Mutwiri during his killing spree at Naromuro police station.
The constable shot at least seven times at his boss Inspector Orwenya as the poor lass stepped out of his bedroom.
From unconnected scraps of evidence gathered so far and some that is of common knowledge, some of the reasons said to be flaming these killings are frustrations within the force including poor pay, favouritism in promotions, depression, distress, poor living conditions, hiring of retired officers on contract, questionable transfers, and appointments without merits, gross indiscipline.
However, one of the most ridiculous argument- which again cannot be dismissed holistically as hogwash is that the police are being haunted by the killings of post -election 2008.
Now my question is how safe am I from thugs, muggers, robbers and the police themselves?
I am finding it easy to believe that I would be safer with a thug brandishing a silver semi-automatic Magnum .44 than a police carrying an AK 47. Why? Because at least I don’t expect to be protected. I am sure of the known. But with the police? I am not so sure about my protection.
It’s funny that police is killing themselves and civilians instead of protecting us. I don’t know whether there are no criminals to be arrested or shot at-at worst but something is definitely not right.
The statistics may appear dismissal but even killing one human being is considered a serious crime punishable by death in some states and life sentences in others.
Fifteen is not genocide but definitely worrying. I don’t know about you but I am.
In many occasions, I am left to wonder where the line between civilian protection and killing is drawn.
If the police cannot protect themselves from themselves yet they are trained, how are we supposed to guarantee our own security? without the training???
To say at this point that I am a worried Kenyan would be an understatement.
I am not sure if I should be happy or sad.
If you read my last posting, you may have realized that several things have not really been right.
Among the many things I mentioned, there is one that I deliberately avoided and that is about the recent spate of killings of the police by the police.
With your permission, allow me to give some quick facts.
In the last five months, fifteen police officers, including members of the armed forces and civilians have been killed by troubled junior officers- Circumstances? Unknown.
Last being a case where 16 bullets were fired by one Constable Mutwiri during his killing spree at Naromuro police station.
The constable shot at least seven times at his boss Inspector Orwenya as the poor lass stepped out of his bedroom.
From unconnected scraps of evidence gathered so far and some that is of common knowledge, some of the reasons said to be flaming these killings are frustrations within the force including poor pay, favouritism in promotions, depression, distress, poor living conditions, hiring of retired officers on contract, questionable transfers, and appointments without merits, gross indiscipline.
However, one of the most ridiculous argument- which again cannot be dismissed holistically as hogwash is that the police are being haunted by the killings of post -election 2008.
Now my question is how safe am I from thugs, muggers, robbers and the police themselves?
I am finding it easy to believe that I would be safer with a thug brandishing a silver semi-automatic Magnum .44 than a police carrying an AK 47. Why? Because at least I don’t expect to be protected. I am sure of the known. But with the police? I am not so sure about my protection.
It’s funny that police is killing themselves and civilians instead of protecting us. I don’t know whether there are no criminals to be arrested or shot at-at worst but something is definitely not right.
The statistics may appear dismissal but even killing one human being is considered a serious crime punishable by death in some states and life sentences in others.
Fifteen is not genocide but definitely worrying. I don’t know about you but I am.
In many occasions, I am left to wonder where the line between civilian protection and killing is drawn.
If the police cannot protect themselves from themselves yet they are trained, how are we supposed to guarantee our own security? without the training???
To say at this point that I am a worried Kenyan would be an understatement.
April 05, 2011
The Hague, here we come...finally
It has been such a long time since I blogged- and there are so many reasons to it.
Most importantly is that there has been nothing much to write home about.
Two, there has been almost nothing interesting to deserve a space in my blog page.
Nonetheless, there have been a few things here and there that I guess to an extent deserved some small time attention- and it all has nothing to do with our entertainment scene or total crazy-wild politicians.
See, since the ICC Pre- Trial II Chambers announced that some Kenyans needed to answer some charges against humanity at The Hague, so many things have occurred.
One is that there has high increase in fuel prices, steady rise on food prices, lack of water in our taps and insane hike of matatu (psv’s) fares. For hecks sake we don’t even have condoms! I wonder who is wearing them.
Usually, like you may have noticed, Notes and Quotes does not do this (shiznit) sorry...this kind of stuff- but for the sake of a crying nation and like I had mentioned – some little attention for our six brothers, some rules must be bent.
So here it is, on the seventh of April 2011, six Kenyans will be facing the dreaded Ocampo at The Hague. Actually as we speak, they have already left.
These Kenyans are Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Head of the Civil Service Ambassador Francis Muthaura, suspended Higher Education Minister William Ruto and Tinderet Member of Parliament Henry Kosgey who stepped aside to face charges of abuse of office.
Others required to make an initial appearance before the judges at The Hague are former Police Commissioner Mohammed Hussein Ali and radio presenter Joshua Arap Sang of Kass FM.
Before today and several days ago, there was very little chat about these six Kenyans, until the Pre- Trial Chambers II found them with cases to answer.
To say Kenyan politics has never witnessed such a tumultuous politics would be an understatement.
Anyway, let’s stick with The Hague story. So the six had been summoned and just immediately after that, the Kenyan government through its vice president took a very ‘honourable’ task of globe- trotting the world with his shuttle diplomacy – trying to influence other dictatorial states like Zimbabwe, Uganda among others in backing Kenya for a deferral.
He went to almost every continent, country- even in Libya where the leader is now being smoked out from his tents by the Benghazi brothers.
Unfortunately, for our VP the day he was in New York seeking to meet the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is the same day the ICC also gave summons for the six to appear before the court.
During this shuttle diplomacy- so much to the dismay and discomfort of many Kenyans, Kibaki was stoking another fire- by nominating Justice Alnashir Visram to be Chief Justice, Prof Githu Muigai (Attorney General), lawyer Kioko Kilukumi (Director of Public Prosecutions) and William Kirwa as Controller of Budget.
When he did that I assume he was wishing that while the VP is running wild to the wild Wild West - like some headless chicken, his nominations would prove to the world that indeed there are reforms going in Kenya and a local tribunal wouldn’t be so bad for the six Hague bound.
Too bad for the old man, he forgot about Sir Newton’s third law of motion...for very action, there is equal and opposite reaction- the prime minister claimed he was not consulted- and the temperatures rose... and rose... and rose...so high for a moment I thought...here we go again- 2008 post elections violence now pre- elections 2011 season one.
Nevertheless, whatever goes up must always come down. The temperatures finally did but only after a long tolerance of political bickering, name calling, public spitting and butt kicking.
On the 22 February 2011 the president swallowed what I would call as the most humble pie of his life- much bigger than the one he swallowed in 2008.
He withdrew his controversial appointees. (Bad things seem to happen to this man from Othaya- in February).
In the meantime, two of the Ocampo six- William Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta who had been the president most vocal lieutenants went dead quiet.
It finally dawned on the president and the lieutenants that The Hague case is getting nearer and there is a high possibility that they will be going after all.
So what did he do?
This is where it gets interesting.
See, after the withdrawal of the controversial nominees, Kenyans sighed relief.
Finally there was going to be some political peace. It was there yes. Not just for long.
Kenyan government went ahead and hired British lawyers to represent it at The Hague.
The big question was that why did the government choose these two gentlemen over our own Githus and Kiokos, who had been touted as the best of the very best Kenyan lawyers?
As it is, Sir Geoffrey Nice, QC and Rodney Dixon, QC will be representing us come 7th April, 2011.
Sometimes not even your wife or husband is enough. You will need some foreign activity at home. Talk of desperate times.
Finally, did you hear our special programs minister Esther Murugi urging women to strip if Uhuru Kenyatta is detained at The Hague? Can’t wait. On a second thought, some of us are already naked madam minister! What should we do?
Most importantly is that there has been nothing much to write home about.
Two, there has been almost nothing interesting to deserve a space in my blog page.
Nonetheless, there have been a few things here and there that I guess to an extent deserved some small time attention- and it all has nothing to do with our entertainment scene or total crazy-wild politicians.
See, since the ICC Pre- Trial II Chambers announced that some Kenyans needed to answer some charges against humanity at The Hague, so many things have occurred.
One is that there has high increase in fuel prices, steady rise on food prices, lack of water in our taps and insane hike of matatu (psv’s) fares. For hecks sake we don’t even have condoms! I wonder who is wearing them.
Usually, like you may have noticed, Notes and Quotes does not do this (shiznit) sorry...this kind of stuff- but for the sake of a crying nation and like I had mentioned – some little attention for our six brothers, some rules must be bent.
So here it is, on the seventh of April 2011, six Kenyans will be facing the dreaded Ocampo at The Hague. Actually as we speak, they have already left.
These Kenyans are Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Head of the Civil Service Ambassador Francis Muthaura, suspended Higher Education Minister William Ruto and Tinderet Member of Parliament Henry Kosgey who stepped aside to face charges of abuse of office.
Others required to make an initial appearance before the judges at The Hague are former Police Commissioner Mohammed Hussein Ali and radio presenter Joshua Arap Sang of Kass FM.
Before today and several days ago, there was very little chat about these six Kenyans, until the Pre- Trial Chambers II found them with cases to answer.
To say Kenyan politics has never witnessed such a tumultuous politics would be an understatement.
Anyway, let’s stick with The Hague story. So the six had been summoned and just immediately after that, the Kenyan government through its vice president took a very ‘honourable’ task of globe- trotting the world with his shuttle diplomacy – trying to influence other dictatorial states like Zimbabwe, Uganda among others in backing Kenya for a deferral.
He went to almost every continent, country- even in Libya where the leader is now being smoked out from his tents by the Benghazi brothers.
Unfortunately, for our VP the day he was in New York seeking to meet the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is the same day the ICC also gave summons for the six to appear before the court.
During this shuttle diplomacy- so much to the dismay and discomfort of many Kenyans, Kibaki was stoking another fire- by nominating Justice Alnashir Visram to be Chief Justice, Prof Githu Muigai (Attorney General), lawyer Kioko Kilukumi (Director of Public Prosecutions) and William Kirwa as Controller of Budget.
When he did that I assume he was wishing that while the VP is running wild to the wild Wild West - like some headless chicken, his nominations would prove to the world that indeed there are reforms going in Kenya and a local tribunal wouldn’t be so bad for the six Hague bound.
Too bad for the old man, he forgot about Sir Newton’s third law of motion...for very action, there is equal and opposite reaction- the prime minister claimed he was not consulted- and the temperatures rose... and rose... and rose...so high for a moment I thought...here we go again- 2008 post elections violence now pre- elections 2011 season one.
Nevertheless, whatever goes up must always come down. The temperatures finally did but only after a long tolerance of political bickering, name calling, public spitting and butt kicking.
On the 22 February 2011 the president swallowed what I would call as the most humble pie of his life- much bigger than the one he swallowed in 2008.
He withdrew his controversial appointees. (Bad things seem to happen to this man from Othaya- in February).
In the meantime, two of the Ocampo six- William Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta who had been the president most vocal lieutenants went dead quiet.
It finally dawned on the president and the lieutenants that The Hague case is getting nearer and there is a high possibility that they will be going after all.
So what did he do?
This is where it gets interesting.
See, after the withdrawal of the controversial nominees, Kenyans sighed relief.
Finally there was going to be some political peace. It was there yes. Not just for long.
Kenyan government went ahead and hired British lawyers to represent it at The Hague.
The big question was that why did the government choose these two gentlemen over our own Githus and Kiokos, who had been touted as the best of the very best Kenyan lawyers?
As it is, Sir Geoffrey Nice, QC and Rodney Dixon, QC will be representing us come 7th April, 2011.
Sometimes not even your wife or husband is enough. You will need some foreign activity at home. Talk of desperate times.
Finally, did you hear our special programs minister Esther Murugi urging women to strip if Uhuru Kenyatta is detained at The Hague? Can’t wait. On a second thought, some of us are already naked madam minister! What should we do?
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