MIRIAM OLÁ QUE TAL?
SU ARTÍCULO SOBRE LA GUERRA CIVIL EN KENIA ESTAIS EXELENTE.
CONCORDO PLENAMIENTE CON HOSTED
PROFESSOR CARLOS ALEXANDRE DINUCCI DE MELLO
dinuccidemello@yahoo.com.br

A very interesting and thorough definition of Colonialism:

" Colonialism is the subjugation by physical and psychological force of one culture by another - a colonising power - through military conquest of territory. It predates the era of European expansion (fifteenth to twentieth centuries), extending, for example, to Japanese colonialism in the twentieth century and, more recently, Chinese colonisation of Tibet. Colonialism has two forms: colonies of settlement, which often eliminates indigenous people (such as the Spanish destruction of the Aztec and Inca civilisations in the Americas), and colonies of rule, whre colonial administrators reorganise existing cultures to facilitate their exploitation (such as the British use of local "zamindars" to rule the Indian subcontinent). The outcomes are, first, the cultural genocide or marginalisation of indigenous people; second, the extraction of labour, cultural treasures, and resources to enrich the colonial power, its private interests, and public museums; third, the elaboration of ideologies justifying colonial rule, including notions of racism and modernity; and fourth, various responses by colonial subjects, ranging from death, through submission and internalisation of inferiority, to a variety of resistances - from everyday forms through sporadic uprisings to mass political mobilisation." (McMichael, 2000:5)

Book: "Development and Change: a global perspective". 2nd ed. (Sociology for a New Century)PINE FORGE Press

Familiar anyone? Ok...this is the main root...but we need solutions and those are in the hands of real leaders, the kind the world is missing so dearly. In a quick search, there we will find those populists, hollywood-alike, too conservatives, manipulative, weak characters thirsty to see their names making the headlines...the reason is not very important...and the means will always justify the end.

No models to follow, to respect, to look up. We can discuss the root causes....but we rather need solutions and those will come through real leaders, not celebrities, stars in search of play to stage an act of leadership. Meanwhile...the old tools would be at play...for who is in hurry to make history, or entering history books why take the trouble to lead really?

Ms. Leitao is one of many journalists I've read recently that have included discussions of colonialism and imperialism in analyses of political conflict in the global south. She is, however, the only writer to hold the colonizers accountable and to speak out for Western-influenced political leaders' exploitation of the poor. I commend you, Ms. Leitao.

Thank,
A well balance approach by you.Education is must not only for African but also for whole world.But this should be done in balance way.
The colonial power now have not any responsibility as the mission has been completed by making own country powerfull and civilized.who care for them?what happened in kenya is not a new story of colonial power but a deliberate attepmt of them around the world.see the case of israel-palestine issue,India-pakistan issue,north and south korea issue.
Now it is duty of pece lover of world or kenyam people .

I agree with you, this situation is really bad, what they need now is peace, not fight. This comunitties can live in peace, without fight, you know?

I agree with you, this situation is really bad, what they need now is peace, not fight. This comunitties can live in peace, without fight, you know?

Sometimes I wonder what happened to Exu ( Pernambuco,Brazil) and those family fights.

Is the following the forgery?

http://www.eakenya.org/AAEAKUpdate/RAILA_MUSLIM_MOU.pdf

If it is real,or even if it is perceived to be the real secret MOU and not the bland agreement also published, this discussion about tribalism is rather moot. A newly elected President in a multi-confessional state that started to impose Sharia nationally would precipitate civil war and / or military coup.

Just when you were thinking, Kenya WASN'T another front of the Islamic radical terror campaign!!