Conje still rules!

Despite the recent defeats at the hands of American fighters, Conjestina Achieng’ still rules the African Boxing arena. No fighter in the continent has matched up to her brash talk, swagger and skill. Since Conje, everyone knows something about boxing. She brought the sport back to life although it was never really dead. The press follows her every single move. She even attracted the attention of the money churning American boxing industry. She forced Channel One to air live Saturday Boxing matches.

She is one of the few athletes who is publicly endorsed by a local company i.e. Tuzo Dairy. Her Billboards are all over Nairobi with phrases like “Tuzo gives your teeth the strength to withstand a punch from Conje” (or something like that) and “Tuzo gives you the energy to keep up with Conje”. I hope she just keeps her head screwed right to see her legacy blossom to the great heights that its destined to go. I’m sure that she is bagging some real cash now. Her struggles are worth it.

K-Street Carnival: What the heck was that?

The venue: Nairobi’s Koinange Street

a.k.a: Red Light District

Day: Saturday 8^th, 2007 (During Easter holz)

Time: All day and night

Verdict: Pure crap!

Other comments: How dare the organizers called it a Carnival- they should check the meaning of the word. It was just a cheap concert, no parade, no real dancers, no matching bands, no mascots, no influential personalities, no city mayor, no nothing. There was a single stage with speakers, a few kids, under the rock performers and bored youth who if not for the Easter Season would have been somewhere else.