It’s curious to see a photograph of South Africans protesting outside a police station in response to the murder of Mido Macia. It’s mind blowing to read that “a large crowd of horrified bystanders” were  “looking on” with “some warning police they were being filmed.” Has there been any discussion and investigation into why the public didn’t take action and help Macia? Protesting is far safer than intervention, isn’t it? Being a spectator is core to upholding and maintaining injustice.

A tightly contested battle for the presidential seat is currently underway as vote counting begins in Kenya.  Just like Zimbabwe the previous elections held in Kenya saw over a thousand people killed and hundred of thousands displaced by disputed poll results. One of the presidential candidates, Uhuru Kenyatta was indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his alleged role in the ethnic clashes in 2007. Over a third of results counted so far show a lead for Kenyatta and if the outcome remains like that one wonders whether the ICC will come after him and will his supporters allow that to happen.

When will the people ever count. From Guardian African Network:

Kenyan election choices limited by ‘six-piece suit’ campaigning. Instead of running on local issues which affect voters’ lives, candidates are clinging to the coattails of presidential tickets

A certain amount of resistance is good for anybody. It keeps you awake.
- Joan Didion