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  Raila Odinga’s Hypocrisy Is a Betrayal of the Liberation He Once Championed* By Hon. Gitobu Imanyara Former MP, Political Prisoner & Human Rights Defender On July 6, 2025, Raila Odinga, once a towering figure in Kenya’s fight for democracy, addressed the nation through Citizen TV. He voiced support for Gen Z protesters who have courageously taken to the streets to demand justice, accountability, and real change. He spoke of their bravery. He invoked the language of resistance. And yet, as I listened, all I could hear was the thunderous contradiction between his words and his political choices. This moment in Kenyan history demands honesty. It demands moral clarity. It demands that those who claim to stand with the people must first step away from the structures that oppress them. Raila Odinga cannot sincerely claim solidarity with Gen Z while his political party, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), remains a co-manager of a government that abducts, tortures, and kills the very ...

 Most of the pioneer Goans from Eastern Africa who migrated to Australia are in Heaven. A few remain! https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2557905604643890895/1923571618266931136 Highlight and click to celebrate some special memories! Today, the GOA NSW is led by a new generation of Goans, from Goa, the Gulf, and other parts of the world. A few of the old-timers remain and continue to serve the community in some small way.

  (Zanzibar has always been an enchanting island. Today it is one of the most popular, must visit holiday spots on the East African coast. Pictures courtesy of Pixabay.) ZANZIBAR GOANS   LADIS DA SILVA (From “Zanzibar,” by L. Da Silva, 1983, Journal of South Asian Literature, Vol. 18, No. 1 [GOAN LITERATURE: A MODERN READER (Winter, Spring 1983)], pp. 258-265. Copyright 1983 by Asian Studies Centre, Michigan State University. Reprinted with permission in Cyprian Fernandes’ Twilight of the Exiles.) ONE OF my life’s regrets will always be that I never interviewed  Ladis Da Silva  of Zanzibar. He was born in Zanzibar in 1920 and passed away in Canada in 1994. Silly really, because he was in Kenya until 1968 when he left for Canada with thousands of other Goans. Various Goans had mentioned his name in conversation but between 1960 and 1966 Sport and all its wonder made me a prisoner, a willing prisoner. There was little room for art. Ladis worked brilliantly with oi...

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  Together again, Baptist and Aggie D'Sa 4 Sisters - Christine Gomes, Shelley Lavocah,  Glafy Goes and Cathy Moran. +  Grandchildren  8 ,  Great grandchildren   8 Eulogy by Cathy Moran: Aggie was 99 years old. Thank you, Fr Healy and especially Fr Patrick, who is here on his day off. I can see mum sitting with a big smile on her face, because her favourite Fr Patrick is here. On behalf of the family, I would like to thank everyone for being here today, especially those who have travelled a distance. On Sunday, 15th June at 1.30am, we lost our beloved Mum_ or as some of us knew her, the ever-moving, ever-cooking, card-playing force of nature. Today, we are not just here to mourn her loss - we are here to celebrate a life well and thoroughly lived. Mum was born Agnela Josephine Fernandes on 14/12 /1925 in the village of Aldona Goa. She grew up with 2 younger brothers, Sal & Thomas. She was small but mighty - a trend that would continue for the next 9 deca...