THE ONE KANGA I AM


I am only one, but to you I am of many uses.

I am of only one design, but of many different colors.

I am only one, but I have two names I am the lesso and I am the kanga.

I am only one but I give identity and cover to many East African women.

I might be one simple cloth, but of one huge significance and value.
On one of my edges I give one message that goes out to many.

I am one but some times I am a dowry and some times I am a gift.
You have seen me one too many times to realize that I am a part of our rich heritage.

In your home I just may be one but I am worth more than a thousand and one.

I am one work of art and surely one of a kind .

Kwa kweli kanga mali asili



Jeff Mohamed O,
Mwelu foundation .

About the JJ Mohamed foundation

THE JJ MOHAMED foundation is a NON PROFIT ORGANISATION,founded in mathare slum in 2009.the organisation consists of only two officials the founder (myself)jeff jafar mohamed 16 and
my girlfriend Ghadise who is 18 yrs.the main aim of founding the organization is to care for the newborn infants of mathare by offering the baisc child needs like blankets,towels,showls,matresses
feeding bottles, toys,basins but at first we are only able to offer what the infants really need that is mostly clothing for the cold.

many may ask why i decided to found this organisation,there i can say its becuse of my expirience ,there was a time where a couple i know got a child,the parents where both unemployed and had
no money,the mother gave birth to the child in Pumuani martanity where patients always complain of poor treament ,so this couple didnt have any thing ,at this time i was 9 years old, i gave them
my arafat(islamic clothing worn by men on the head) and they used that to cover their baby was he was born the boy is now big and in primary school.not so long ago i remmembered this story and i
thought of it and decided that a can do it to the other children who need help,children of the slum.

how we operate? first we find the new mothers, its really easy in the slum becouse of word of mouth after we confirm with the help of my girlfriend we save our money and every sunday we vist
a market called toi market in kibera here there is second hand clothing for children at very good prices five hundred to one thousand is enough ,we head back to mathare give the family the clothing
we say a word of prayer if the family is muslim to give thanks to God for the gift of a baby and thats it!.

we really enjoy giving out it gives you a great feeling so far we only operate the organisation from our saving its not much but it help others. MOST OF OTHER ORGANISATION ASKs FOR MONEY BUT WE DONT,if
you would like to assist us you can if have any clothing or anything for kids kindly donate to us and we will ensure to give it to a deserving family in mathare and as we get more resourses we will grow in not only mathare but other slums such as mukuru,korokocho,
kibera and others ,

we dont deal with paperwork or anything plain old fashion help, you could also donate your time and help us in serving the little bunddle of joy

for more in formation you could contact jeff jafar mohamed on 0718876713 or on facebook.

this is how the real mathare life is ,this is the low down of how the daya to day life goes on.. :Jeff Mohamed
:My slum experience
Strolling through mathare slums really puts in very different positions at first, the housing rusty old iron sheet form a constant series covering the whole area a never ending brownish color is what you see from an aerial view point.
And on the ground one thing you will never miss is very energetic children with faces filled with joy and always stare with glow in their eyes when they see you walking with a camera, they are always exited when playing you will notice that they will imitate what they favorites politician of TV personality usually says or do they are so attached to current affairs at time you will find them at a local music store enjoying and dancing to music.
Most of the slums in Nairobi are either opposite, next or adjacent to a very lavish estate, I haven’t got to the bottom of that, the inhabitants of most of the slums claim that the slum life is affordable in the slums and from what I have seen personally it is it quite good.
I have to say slum life and adventure particularly at night it’s lively, business is booming here in the slum ,they sell all kind of things here some tasty like ngutu others weird like chicken feet and others unbelievable and unexplainable .
With a population of about 500,000 persons the slum is almost overpopulated with inhabitants ,who face scarcity in the slim of the facilities of the government.
What will piss you off is drunkards and crime although the people of mathare are cool ,there other things that will wipe the smile off your face ,certain sections of mathare have rampant crime ,drug lords and they really mess up the society ,another sad sight is drunks there everywhere here dozed of in the middle of streets and pathways you know kids are there and what are they getting from the scenario????? You know …

The slum at night ,fantastic and the adopt a light ,lighting company really made a night time sun ,so to say mathare at night is wonderful !!!!.Mathare comes to life at night, clubs and pubs are all geared of an all night party revelers come to enjoy their vernacular music hits .churches and other religious institutions are also noticeable this is because in Kenya the government doesn’t fine charge them taxes so they are a lot here .another thing they cause disturbance especially the African native religions the make a lot of noise in the area .In terms of education there a number of schools here perform fairly good with the most renowned St Teresa Girls in both social activities and academics.

In terms of entertainment, small area cinemas have been built to cater for all their entertainment needs, the small cinemas are mostly stuffy and congested jam pact with movie lovers.
Mathare is mostly know for soccer and its where the Mathare Youth Soccer Association was born, the organization offers a platform to young talented football players in mathare to perfect the their soccer abilities it also helps to nurture other talents in diverse fields such as arts, drama, photography MYSA also finances several bursaries projects .
MYSA has come to the rescue of many children here offering a wide range of many activities that will ensure that most of the kids are not left behind in and their interests are satisfied

whats this new thing

due to the economy faults being experienced,corruption and political beakering women have started a one week sex boy court for a whole week .the idea came from a NGO called g10 the women have even convinced a number of female MPs and even prime ministers wife ida odinga to the boy court.
but this move has really no weight considering the fact that they have been highlighted in the media but they are still not having alot of backing from most of the female citizens

nairobistories and mwelu have teamed up

The Mwelu Foundation works with a team of boys and girls who have been provided with cameras and asked to take "all that is good and bad" in their lives and the community. nairobistories will now work hand in hand and ensure you get the perfect news stories from nairobi

THE KENYA POLICE

The Kenyan human rights commission chairman Omar Hassan Omar today has released a video footage of a police constable confessing about the extra judicial killings that were witnessed since the beginning of the Mwai kibaki era back in 2002 .The footage premièred after the execution of the officer and only a day after the special UN official arrived in Nairobi the to analyze the situation.
The Prime Minister Raila Odinga has emphasized both in press conferences and in Parliament that the government is handling the matter .More than 5000 young Kikuyu men have lost their lives since 2002 with even more killed after the then minister of security John Michuki ordering the shoot to kill order in 2007 leaving many members of the Mungiki sect shot dead in execution style and dumped in forests and rivers in the out skirts of the city .The number might be bigger than what the reports we have gotten.
So a question arises is the police force right when killing the mungiki sect members? Because if you look at it from both sides there 50/50 balance that is equal.
1. THE GOOD SIDE
The police are doing away with this sect which a history of extortion, be headings, and drug use.
2. THE BAD SIDE
The police will execute but how sure are they that their victims are mungiki and this intern will create a sought of execution culture that will not shake off in a snap of fingers. even generating fear to youth of other tribes.
The chairman of the Kenyan human rights commission has asked the police
Commissioner major general Hussein Ali to resign from office for failing to deal with the issue plus investigation and a report to be forwarded to KHRC and to Kenyans as a whole.
The police spokesman accused the KHRC of receiving bribes and filing untrue and incorrect reports.
The widow of the victims of police brutality wept freely as the footage was released

MUSIC IN NAIROBI

Music in Nairobi, Kenya has been celebrated since the days of Daudi kabaka, Them mushrooms and Sukuma bin Ongaro with strong rhythms such as the benga of the Western Kenya, Mwomboko of Central and Taarab of coast clearly indicating Kenya music has been around the block for some time now.

Present day Kenyan music has taken a new toll and twist since the introduction of the computerized music recording and mastering system, so the process is more faster and the outcome is of a higher quality, this has in turn created a new generation of Kenyan music thus making artist come up and cutting their budgets to up to 50% .

But there are several downsides of this new Kenyan Music industry some of them are as follows.
1. Poor marketing and distribution skills.
2. Favoritism in the radio stations, yes believe it.
3. Insufficient talent shows.
4. Piracy.
5. Poor promotion.

Piracy has been a major problem for this industry and there is no help in sight for these helpless musicians. And as one artist put it for every DVD he sells the pirates sell a hundred. The solution is since the pirates can not be done away with, is to use them as their distribution tool.

‘’I personally believe Kenyan musicians have talent but much of the talent goes undiscovered thus giving the undeserving artists more airplay on the media`` a Kenyan music producer by the name of Teddy Osemo a.k.a Razz put it to me that way. But Kenyan musicians should not worry because this year Kenya is expecting an IT boom after the laying of the fiber optic cable in March 2009, meaning most of the Kenyan products will go online of which Kenyan musicians will have an international audience which can buy their music online.