155 quotes by kenyan authors for you to enjoy

Kip Keino, Moses Tanui, Paul Tergat, they all come from my tribe. Some say it is the food we eat that makes us strong, the way we live. In the history of our people we wear no clothes and we are used to drinking the blood of animals. Martin Lel

Food History People Strong Drinking Animals Clothes Live Our Way Say Our People Tribe Wear Eat Some Moses Come Makes Blood The History Of Paul Us Used

My cousin Simon Bor, the champion of Los Angeles, convinced me to concentrate on running. Martin Lel

Me Champion Running Angeles Simon Concentrate Cousin Los Los Angeles Convinced

The era of roadside decisions, declarations have gone. My government's decisions will be guided by teamwork and consultations. Mwai Kibaki

Government Will Gone Guided Roadside Era Decisions Teamwork

We encourage the international community to redouble its efforts to support social and economic development in South Sudan for the benefit of the citizens of the new country. Mwai Kibaki

Economic Development Country Community Benefit Citizens Economic Support Development New South Encourage Efforts Social International International Community Sudan

My government will respect the will of the people. Mwai Kibaki

Government Respect People Will

The era of 'anything goes' is gone for ever. Mwai Kibaki

Gone Era Goes Anything Ever

I promise not to let you down. I will be your servant with all humility and gratitude. Mwai Kibaki

Gratitude You Will Down Humility Promise Your Servant

Our task will be to advance Kenya's interests and ensure they are well served. Mwai Kibaki

Will Our Ensure Advance Well Task Interests Served Kenya

Our two nations share the important values of democracy and freedom and liberty. My visit to the United States has indeed reinforced this mutual conviction and determination to ensure that our two peoples cherish these values. Mwai Kibaki

Anyone who has been successful and has knowledge to share is a potential mentor. Ory Okolloh

Knowledge Has-Been Potential Mentor Share Been Anyone Successful Who

An absence of credible information prevents citizens from participating in public decision-making, particularly on key issues of concern such as education, health, and governance. Ory Okolloh

Education Health Key Citizens Absence Prevents Participating Particularly Concern Governance Issues Information Decision-Making Public Credible

Press and Internet freedom correlate against economic and social success, GDP, innovation, number of patents filed, and educational attainment. The more freedom there is, the more information, the more choice, and ultimately, more power for each individual. Ory Okolloh

Success Freedom Innovation Internet Power Press Correlate More Economic More Power Individual Attainment Educational Ultimately Patents Information Against Social Choice Each Each Individual Number

That's one thing you Americans take for granted, you know? That you can grow up, you know, not so good circumstances, and you can move. Just because you are born in rural Arkansas, whatever, that doesn't define who you are. Ory Okolloh

Good You Take For Granted Whatever Define Circumstances One Thing Rural Born Take Arkansas Know Because Up American Move Just Just Because Granted Who Grow Grow Up Thing

If I were to have an epitaph, I'd want it to read, 'She did stuff.' Ory Okolloh

Stuff She Read Were Did Want Epitaph

I'm concerned about what I see is the fetishization around entrepreneurship in Africa. It's almost like it's the next new liberal thing. Like, 'Don't worry that there's no power because, hey, you're going to do solar and innovate around that.' Ory Okolloh

We can't entrepreneur our way around bad leadership. We can't entrepreneur our way around bad policies. Those of us who have managed to entrepreneur ourselves out of it are living in a very false security in Africa. Ory Okolloh

Leadership Entrepreneur Living Our Way Those Ourselves Out Bad Security Policies Around False Very Africa Us Who

I always tell people that I am most proud of the fact that the Ushahidi story has provided an inspiration to other techies in Kenya and Africa as an example of the kind of talent the continent holds. Ory Okolloh

People Example Other Tell Kind Fact Inspiration Talent Most Always Proud Am Continent Provided Africa Holds Story Kenya

I resigned from my position as Ushahidi Executive Director and member of the Board in 2010. However, my role as a co-founder and my journey as a woman in the technology space means that I remain inextricably linked to Ushahidi, for better or worse. Ory Okolloh

Journey Technology Director Woman Better Space My Journey Worse Member Remain Executive However Inextricably Linked Role Board Means Resigned Position

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