QUESTION: I have read the article twice and I can firmly conclude that you, Osewe, have an issue with the woman. First, why blog about her? This article is pure hogwash and is aimed to paint her in a bad picture. If you are as mature as you claim your friends claim you to be when you left the party, you should not have done the above piece. Second, you seem to be playing the \’sympathy\’ card to those who know you…basically trying to justify this article.
Third, what does the sex scene in BB from the second \’well known delinquent\’ girl have to do with anything about the graduation party and your broken spectacles? What? The article has no news value, is personal and full of self justification. Maybe you are not a properly trained journalist? Maybe you just keep it as a blog for your personal opinions and not call it a news source? Maybe you shouldn\’t write at all since you are biased
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ANSWER: I have no issue with this girl. I first met her when she was three years out of diapers. Until last week, I have never seen, met or talked to her since this blogsite was set up in 2006. I did not blog about her. I reported the breakage of my glasses with her as the culprit. If the article is “hog-wash”, that is your opinion. Opinion is like an azzhole because everybody has one on everything. You cannot decide what goes in and what doesn’t at KSB. The blog entry you are crying about is within the law.
I have nothing to gain out of playing the “sympathy card”. Instead of looking for sympathy, I usually look for “opportunity” to progress. If you look for sympathy, you will die fasting. By the way, the matter is a police case and the law is not known to show sympathy.
The sex scene comes in because the BB gal tried to create a bigger scene by alluding to BB publicity at KSB. I feel sorry for her because one day, she will pour her filth to a violent person who may hurt her seriously. She has been “celebrating” online the breakage of the spectacles as I collect more evidence. She began to shout her usual obscenities in front of kids as she tried to play “the tough gal” joke. I could not reproduce what she said out of decency and respect for all readers.
If you feel that the article has no value, fine because that is your opinion. I have always kept KSB as a personal blog where I express my personal opinions about different issues but unfortunately, many readers continue to come here to spy on what I am writing and there is nothing I can do about that. Yesterday, 2,934 people were here and today, you are one of them. I don’t know what brings people at KSB because I would rather be the only reader since this is my diary. It really disturbs me that people cannot mind their own bizz and live their own lives and stop showing up here. If you have a better solution, let me know.
Blogging has nothing to do with journalism. Anybody can blog so get it right. Whether you are a delinquent, a drug addict, an alcoholic or a prostitute, you can blog. Once again, being biased or not is an opinion. If you are interested in understanding how opinions can be different, one man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist. You just have to live with it. One positive observation about your post is that despite your anger, you seem to be civil.
Okoth Osewe
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Osewe, it is Reimonge14 who has personal issues with you. The person is foolish enough not to understand that a Blog is a private space for airing anything. I am surprised the old argument that challenged your writing initially is brought back in the above commentary. Keep on blogging and Reimonge14 can keep on hating you with biased attacks.
Okoth, why waste time replying to the hogwash writer? Your maturity is manifested by your publishing his hogwash. I have been following your website and I can assure you that sometimes you write on very hot issues, but unfortunately for your enemies, you write the article in a professional way with no room for libel because you tell it as it is. Wakenya hawapendi ukweli. Wacha huyo hogwash ameze wembe. The girl should face the full force of the law. Stockholm is not Muranga, Kisii, or Homa Bay.
KSB: Thanks Munene. When I respond to one hogwash commentator, the message gets home to many other dregs so they don’t waste space by repeating the same hogwash.
hehe me i’m a ksb addict wacha wanaokereka wakereke. You have put the person in his place bwana Osewe if he doesn’t like what you write he can as well piss off. The girl in question is a grown ass woman who should face the full wrath of the law. She needs to learn that you cannot attack people without consequences.
KSB: Every time she breaks someone’s spectacles, she needs to understand that in Sweden, she will have to pay. Even if she is broke, the State pays then the debt collector comes knocking. Yesterday it was me and tomorrow it may be you and who else?
Pole sana Osé…
Reimonge14 ni chokora hata hajui blogu ni ya nini.
A 27-year-old man on Tuesday morning revealed in a Lusaka Court that his wife has been charging him (Sh11,900) per sexual encounter as risk allowance because he is HIV positive and she’s not.
James Kasunka of John Howard, a compound south of Lusaka, revealed this in a case in which his wife Sela Temba sued him for divorce, 24, before Senior Court Magistrate Hilda Choonya.
The court heard that the duo got married in 2005 and has two children together. Kasunka, who has objected to the divorce application, narrated that since he tested positive to the virus that causes AIDS in 2010, his wife has been giving him a hard time in the bedroom.
“Initially, she used to allow me to sleep with her using a condom. But with time, she started refusing. When I asked why, she said it was too risky sleeping with me with or without a condom. She then said that if I wanted to sleep with her, I should be ready to pay her K750,000 (Sh11,400) per encounter. This money, according to her is risk allowance,” said Kasunka.
Kasunka told the court that because of his strong sexual drive, which is allegedly worsened by the anti-retroviral drugs he takes, he had been forced to have sex with Temba very often and has ended up in serious debt, which she plans to deduct from his terminal benefits once the monies have been released.
“I owe my wife millions of Kwacha in sex allowance arrears. I wasn’t paying because I was retrenched when my health condition worsened. So, she told me that she will get her money when my terminal benefits are out,” said the soft-spoken Kasunka.
But Kasunka told the court that he does not want to part ways with Temba because he still loves her.
Earlier, Temba had told the court that she wanted to divorce Kasunka because he maintained a string of girl friends despite being HIV-positive. She said she found it difficult to care and love someone who neither cared nor loved himself.
In the conversation between you and the young lady you mention that you could not participate, since you had to record the conversation and use it as your source. Have you in your previous posts referred to a source? Your supporter who commented that this was a place to exhale your mind, who the hell is people business airing, and I thought this was a news blog.
KSB: Wheels, can you show me the line in the article where I said that I was seeking to record the conversation to “use it as a source”? This is what I wrote:
Girl: Why must you write or record what I am saying?
Answer: Because when I publish what you have said during the interview, *I must have proof* that you said what you said. Some people can, at times, deny what they have said and that could bring me problems.
Girl: What problems?
Answer: I can be sued.
I am now tired of educating some readers about what a blog is and what it is not. You cannot publish anything about anybody and get away with everything unless the victim does not know what to do. The standard procedure is to sue in a court of law and get justice. This is the bottom line. A lot of noise making here is a waste of time.
Reimonge is a mongrel.
Whats wrong with these young Kikuyu hores instead of going to free education in Sweden they just abandon school and engage in cheap estate to estate prostitution .smoke Marijuana and other hard drugs ,illicit sex with old men of their father and grand fathers age! What a live in the Diaspora? Go back to Kenya and you will find yourselves as shit halicker without education and your place will be Mukuri kwa Njenga /Or Kiandutu slams!
I think KSB is a great blog and the many readers confirm this. Despite this I think Mr. Osewe could raise the standards a bit because the potential is there. When critized you usually defend your self by saying that it is your personal blog and subjective opions. This is very bad because;
1, You have a lot of readers and your blog holds the potential to be a great gathering point and information resource for the diaspora. Whether you like it or not this means that you have a lot of power. You need to be more aware of this power and use it in a positive way rather than gossiping and going in to personal vendettas.
2, In many of your blog posts you are directly adressing your readers and are begging for feed back, why so if its your personal blog and you dont care about if someone reads it or not?
3, You are claiming that is a news blog which contradicts the personal blog argument
4, Anyone can blog, but not everyone can have a blog like KSB and if you dont care if people reads it why put it one the web? All bloggers wants to be read claiming anything else is ridiculous.
Some of your articles are of high standard, but in general it seems like its you and not your readers that have difficulties in understanding what a blog is, and more important what kind of blog KSB is. You can choose whatever subjects to write that is true, but as a reader I believe this blog has such a potential! if you could write more articles about the life conditions of the diaspora and the situation in Kenya, bring up cultural and political issues, recommend events etc that would be great! You already to this, but sometimes you fall back in to gossip and personal things and defend yourself with the personal blog argument. Osewe KSB has passed that stage long time ago, its a blog for wakenya in Stockholm and Sweden, whether you like it or not! If you dont like it write somewhere else and name the blog differently and stop pretending that is a newsblog for kenyans. Asante sana!
KSB: Thanks Steve. You just qualified for a feed-back on my new “Ask Okoth Osewe” category at KSB. I am very bizzi at the moment but will get time to get back to you. You raise some very interesting issues in a very debatable way. Expect to hear from me soon.
Steve!!! word!!!!
Steve, Osewe has written several articles on a variety of topics ranging from politics to social life among Kenyans in the Diaspora and at home. Why don’t you point on such instead of zeroing in on his “gossip and personal things” kinda pieces. Read Osewe’s FAQ so that you understand what KSB is all about.
FAQ:
We have compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and answered them below. The questions were sent via email by our esteemed readers.
#What is KSB?
KSB is a blog site which mainly focuses on news and information about Kenyans in Stockholm. The blog site is not a Newspaper. It can publish anything from anybody as far as the rules of publications at the site are followed.
#Who is behind KSB?
KSB is mainly managed by Mr. Okoth Osewe although there are a series of contributors who also help in running the blog. KSB has a wide “Intelligence Network” which helps in gathering details about relevant stories to bring out “The Inside Edition” of what is happening.
#Can anybody post at KSB?
Yes. Anybody can do so. Send your contribution via email (kenyastockholm@gmail.com) for publication. We do not however publish anonymous contributions or libelous articles. The comment feature has been enabled and commentators are encouraged to use it responsibly. The Management reserves the right to edit comments or to block publication of comments without explanation. KSB is NOT a discussion forum and the Management reserves the right to publish or reject contributions. Since anybody can start a blog for free and say anything, we believe that having control of the site is pretty fine especially for purposes of maintaining the agenda of the Blog.
#Does KSB represent Wakenya in Stockholm?
KSB is not an organization which represents anybody. The blog site runs under the umbrella of “free speech”. We report what we gather in Kenya-Stockholm. When we use the term “Kenyans”, we refer to Kenyans we have had contacts with or those who have contacted us on a particular issue. Our contacts mingle with Kenyans on many forums. Our contacts are on the ground while our tentacles in Stockholm are spread over a wide area. We can measure the pulse of opinion of the community on a given issue. If you don’t agree with us, fine. As human beings, we cannot agree on everything.
#What do I do if I have a problem with a story in KSB?
Write to us and say what the problem is. We easily correct factual errors because we are not perfect. We will be happy to hear from you. The idea behind KSB is to inform and promote harmony within the Kenya-Stockholm community.
#I have had an interview with KSB which has been published. Can I change anything after?
We do not retract stories which have already been published especially if an interview was conducted. If you feel that you were misunderstood, relax because you can do a new interview and correct the misunderstanding. In certain exclusive cases, an entry can be pulled down from KSB if the Management is convinced that such a pull down is necessary on grounds of evidence presented. If you want a story pulled down, it is important to take direct contact and pin-point what you wish to get off the blog. In such cases, KSB may request for a discussion about the circumstances of the story and why you wany stuff pulled down. The Management must be convinced that a story needs to be pulled down for such an action to be taken. Taking contact does not however guarantee that a story will be pulled down. The Management reserves the right to pull or retain stories at KSB. In any “Pull down request”, the decision of the Management shall be final.
How can I advertize an event or a business at KSB and does it cost?
Send it in. It’s free. We have not started making money at KSB but probably, we need to.
#Does KSB have any political position especially on the situation in Kenya?
Yes. We side with progressive forces in Kenya. We do not remain aloof in the politics of our country. We are not another media out-let that sits on the fence when a dictator is ravaging our country. To be exact, we support the idea of revolution in Kenya although that is a much wider topic for now.
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Soldier ON Bwana Okoth Mapambano! You are very right! If somebody thinks he’s more right than you then let him start his own blog or pontificate his vulgar opinion from the rooftops and on the mountains!!! You have shown a lot of good respect and reserved nobility by responding to all manner of people, and you have done it well, with sane civility!!! You are REALLY great for keeping your cool even when riff-ruffs attack you so viciously!!! Thank you!!! Write more!!!
KSB: Thanks.