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		<title>Kenyan queue dynamics</title>
		<link>http://alaninkenya.org/2011/08/11/kenyan-queue-dynamics</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kenyans have weird queue dynamics. First, I understand that the word &#8220;weird&#8221; is relative/subjective, but I hope it&#8217;s not offensive. Second, I may not be Kenyan, but I&#8217;ve lived in Kenya since 2007 (yes, including ocha&#8230; for two solid years). I&#8217;m not bluffing when I say that I&#8217;ve stood in plenty of queues during my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Supremacy</title>
		<link>http://alaninkenya.org/2011/07/06/black-supremacy</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a DJ crew in Kenya called Supremacy Sounds. Their mix tapes are quite popular in matatus and clubs, and I&#8217;ve even mentioned them before here on this blog. In addition to their mix tape skills, one of the reasons I like them is because of their understanding of the importance of the Internet in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The common mwananchi</title>
		<link>http://alaninkenya.org/2011/04/22/the-common-mwananchi</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alaninkenya.org/?p=2805</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Walking home from work the other day I passed very close to the road construction on Wayaki Way. The old, worn road had been grazed and the workers were shoveling hot, new tarmac onto the road from the back of a truck. I had to squint and hold my breath as I passed for those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music copyrights in Kenya</title>
		<link>http://alaninkenya.org/2010/12/12/music-copyrights-in-kenya</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I happened to speak with some representatives from the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) at an event promoting local music in Kenya. I was shocked to learn that, in Kenya, music works are granted copyright protection for 50 years after the death of the composer. I&#8217;m neither a musician nor a lawyer (so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rastafarianism is a religion</title>
		<link>http://alaninkenya.org/2010/12/04/rastafarianism-is-a-religion</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 20:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If smoking weed, growing dreadlocks, and listening to Bob Marley sounds good to you, you just might be a Rastafarian! There&#8217;s a lot more to it than that, but I&#8217;ll be damned if I ever meet a Rasta who can explain it without mentioning reggae music or marijuana. It&#8217;s quite popular here in Kenya, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I believe in trees</title>
		<link>http://alaninkenya.org/2010/10/21/i-believe-in-trees</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something that comes up a lot in Kenya is the fact that I&#8217;m not a Christian. They&#8217;re mildly shocked until they dig deeper and find out I&#8217;m not a Jew, Hindu, or Muslim either. Now, completely flabbergasted, they desperately want to know, &#8220;Well then what do you believe in?&#8221; Lately I just say, &#8220;I believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenyan cops getting busted</title>
		<link>http://alaninkenya.org/2010/10/08/kenyan-cops-getting-busted</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not entirely sure whether this is hilarious, sad, or just ironic: last week a few cops got caught taking bribes from matatus by the Kenya Anti Corruption Commission (KACC). It was apparently a sting operation, complete with fake notes, undercover operatives, cameras, etc. For better or worse, the ordeal was caught on tape: The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unlock your Huawei E160</title>
		<link>http://alaninkenya.org/2010/09/29/unlock-your-huawei-e160</link>
		<comments>http://alaninkenya.org/2010/09/29/unlock-your-huawei-e160#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I use a Safaricom-branded Huawei E160 USB modem to connect to the Internet over 3G from my apartment in Westlands. It works great but Safaricom has locked the device so it only works on their network (an anti-consumer move they probably learned from the likes of AT&#38;T). We have four different mobile providers in Kenya, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avatar is way cool</title>
		<link>http://alaninkenya.org/2010/06/28/avatar-is-way-cool</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alaninkenya.org/?p=1637</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m watching Avatar. I know, I&#8217;m probably the only one in the world who hasn&#8217;t seen it yet. It&#8217;s a pretty sweet movie, but it&#8217;s really hard to miss the socio-political commentary. Right off the bat, the main character is extremely daft; is that how the rest of the world sees Americans? You&#8217;d have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mzungu!</title>
		<link>http://alaninkenya.org/2010/06/22/mzungu</link>
		<comments>http://alaninkenya.org/2010/06/22/mzungu#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alaninkenya.org/?p=1624</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s something I&#8217;ve been battling with since I came to Kenya in 2007. This evening I was walking through Uthiru after work and some kids saw me and shouted, &#8220;Mzungu!&#8221; You&#8217;d think I&#8217;d be used it by now but alas, even after two years of living in Tala and hearing kids shout that and more [...]]]></description>
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