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Jack Shaka Poet,Fiction/Non fiction writer and Film Maker

Jack Shaka
Jack Shaka
Nairobi
Member since: Jan, 2009
Last login: 09/30/2009
Last update : 10/02/2009
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About Me

  • Born and grew up in Kenya-Published Poet and Writer-Film maker  and actor.

    FILMS-

    BULLETS NO MORE -The film focusing on the plight of the Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) in Kenya during the post election violence of 2007-2008. 

    BOOK

    His  Magnum Opus.‘The Refugee-Voiceless Voice’-focusing on plight of refugees got published in 2008.

    His selected works are being translated into Bangla by fellow poet from Bangladesh -Ashraful Musaddeq for a book on  21st century poets from 21 countries .

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  • Kenya AntiCorruption Chief Resigns

    September 30, 2009

    • At last!He resigned.Justice Aaron Ringera.He headed the Kenya AntiCorruption Commission.His has been long overdue together with his deputy Fatuma Sichale.Both lawyers by proffession have been at the helm of the organisation for over five years.He earned over $ 350,000 per Annum to fight graft but failed miserably(An amount equivalent to what the President of Kenya earns)-During his tenure-huge ...
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  • DONKEYS ON THE ROAD-HUNGER

    May 26, 2009

    • Yesterday as i travelled from Tanzania to Kenya-i took this picture of the donkeys on the road.They had refused to move out of the road prompting the owner-to beat them.They refused to move at all-Perhaps a boycott-or a strike to push their agenda through-HUNGER.Not just the donkeys are facing hunger in Kenya right now- They are joined by  over 10,000,000 Kenyans. 
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  • AFRICA NEWS REPORTER OF THE MONTH

    May 25, 2009

    • I have been away and just came back from the town of Arusha in Tanzania.While there i got the news that i had been crowned the Africa News Reporter of the Period by Africanews.com. When i saw the email i thought it was just spam as usual but then read it carefully and i felt deeply humbled.Every stroke we make with our pens have an impact in someones life and people do notice the impact we make ...
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  • Demo in Oslo for the Genocide Victims in Vanni

    April 13, 2009

    • I joined the Tamil demonstrators on sunday in Oslo to demand a ceasefire between Sri Lankan forces and the rebels.  As a peace activist-i want non-violent means to be used always. Norway is one the four nations heading Sri Lanka's peace process and their is need for it to do something to stop the genocide. Some of the protestors ran to the Sri Lankan embassy and broke the door-as we stood and ...
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  • MIGOGO:WOMEN FIGHTING CULTURAL TRADITIONS

    April 7, 2009

    • Jim Harries writes on  Issues of Race in Relation to Africa that ''A woman going to marry is said to dhi tedo (go to cook), which defines her role in the man’s home much more clearly than does the English ‘she hasgot married’... If she goes back to her parents a woman isknown as migogo, a shameful term that does not even exist in English.''Migogo is the title of my new film that follows a ...
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  • Thanks

    Thanks for your message.I am touched.

  • ARTICLE

    Greetings-

    Thanks for your note-IF you check my page under articles you will find the newsletter for africanews reporters there and scroll down and can see what you were asking about.

  • RESOURCES

    Aberjhani-in developing countries-the situation is different-People are still fighting for resources. Democracy is yet to be fully realised.Families run some countries or a select few-in the long run

  • Play

    Touch me with beautiful words And i shall touch you with my gaze Play the viola and i shall stare Play the Krar and i am in awe Play the Nyatiti and i will wonder Play the violin and i shall wee

  • Networking

    FB -I use it more to keep in touch.It's easier while travelling to just put a status UPDATE and all friends will read it instead of doing emails. It makes it so easy to let people know where you are

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Me by the riverby the river
Playing the guitar and looking at you.Guitar

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Media

Cultural Traditions Among the Luo - A film focusing on a woman who has left the Urban life where she once worked and ran a business ,gone back to her paternal home to take care of her old father- and Migogo
Bullets No More - 24 Minute Film on the post election(ethnic) violence that rocked Kenya in 2007 - 2008 came out in June 2008.Bullets No More

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