:: Putting Haiya.co.ke on notice
8 May 2008

I have been writing my stuff from my house as I watched TV and sent of the updates to my people who happened to be happy to read my stuff. Then I got a small space in a local newspaper and it really went to my head. And all I could say is woo hoo! Who would have thought you could pay rent just writing some drivel about your passions.

As time went by I stopped updating my website regularly and hoped and prayed that no one would notice. Or at least someone would pick up the slack and get me off the hook. I thought I was safe when a few guys started coming out of the woodwork. A few websites came and started filling the web space. For instance, I rather enjoy reading Kenyanstories but there are too many jobs on offer and the content doesn't come fast enough for my liking. I also like Kenyaimagine.com and love reading through this site. Again while content is quite high quality there is too much news and analysis. The opinion is very political and I abhor politics so much that you will very rarely see me on Nationaudio or Eastandard.net as I have enough of Raila, Kibaki and their shenanigans to want to waste my valuable credit reading about them online.

In the last few months this new Haiya.co.ke website came onto the scene and I breathed a sign of relief. It promised to be the next home of Kenyan content. The next big thing. The successor to Kelele.com that we have all been waiting for. I figured that now I could sit back and read to my hearts content. And because they had a secretariat and reporters AND BLOGGERS, I could get fresh content everyday. Ahem. To say that I am disappointed is a gross understatement but I kept giving them some more rope and I have finally snapped. Earlier today I logged on and saw this promising looking headline, "Celibacy can cause depression." And I went like hallelujah! Finally. Some Kenyan content, stuff I can relate to. The story was quite cool lakini bila Kenyan references.No references to how a dude was so depressed that he was caught having sex with his goat Futete. And I'm thinking to myself "haiya! Kwani what is going down here?" I read through the Source at the very end of the story... Health24.co.za. Hmmm... So much for it being a Kenyan website eh? It has so much stuff that a South African would think that people in the province of Kenya would find interesting. And stuff I read on Lipstick and TMZ.com. What can one say when you imagine that this website was supposed to be representing Kenya. A pal reading that website must think that Kenyans have no lives and spend their whole day thinking about J-lo and her useless babies and Angelina Jolie and her UN kids and Mariah Carey marrying that kijana (OK that Mariah thing kind of got to me. Next its Whitney and Ray J).

Now I don't just want to continue hating anymore. I intend to take a more positive way to deal with this fake Haiya.co.ke. I have picked up the gauntlet and I will be returning to save my country's web space from the alleged invasion of allegedly “Kenyan content”. Will you join me? I don't have the fancy office (I'm still working on my PC in my house), the editors to get rid of my typos and gramatical errors, the budget or the fancy website with the snazzy blogging software. In my defence, I write my website in Nairobi (translated I am 100% Kenyan) and I have Nairobi in my heart. And knicked samurai Jack's sword so that should come in handy...

Haiya.co.ke; this is your final notice to pack up and go back to South Africa.

Don't say I didn't warn you!

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