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Talk to the Hand – Southern Sudan sends a message

rob — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:15:01 +0000

I need to work on a better one than this, but figured I would post anyhow. Ever since I saw the referendum ballots I kept thinking of “talk to the hand”. Oh no they didn’t. Well, yes they did.

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HOW LONG ALBUM CD & NOVEL LAUNCH

rob — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:25:52 +0000

THIS WEEKEND!!!
June 19th starting from 6 p.m. @ Charter Hall, next to City Hall in Downtown Nairobi Ksh 500/- at the door, Ksh 400/- advance at Booksfirst Restaurant in any Nakumat store VIP Tickets Ksh 2000/- inclusive of novel & CD Coozos Clan & Evans Maendeh launch “HOW LONG?” , a CD & Book [...]

Mary Boyoi, Parliamentary Candidate, Arrested in Pibor

rob — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:26:07 +0000

Today Mary was arrested in Pibor when she went to cast her vote in the election.

I was only able to talk with her briefly. She sounds ok and is no longer in custody, although I believe she is extremely shaken up and feeling bruised. From what I understood, she went to the polling station [...]

2nd Day Sudan Election

rob — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:13:15 +0000

Communication. Get frustrated with it sometimes. Briefly spoke with Mary. Still lots of problems on ground in Pibor. So today in places like Manyabol and Gumuruk, just outside of Pibor town, people were refusing to vote. They said what was the point of voting if they were not going to be allowed to choose who [...]

This is not an Election

rob — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:16:47 +0000

I spent the whole day trying to get through to my wife in Sudan. ”The number you are trying to reach is unavailable, please try again later”. Worried. All sorts of scenarios playing out in my head as to what might have happened. Forcing myself to assume her phone was off, battery was low or [...]

“100 percent sure” that she will be arrested

rob — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:37:25 +0000

UPDATE: Just spoke with Mary on the phone. She is now in Pibor town and has not been arrested yet. She sounded very calm and a bit more relaxed than I expected. She was able to get word out to some outside sources that seemed to have been ablel to send messages to the local [...]

Violence in Pibor

rob — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:49:30 +0000

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We have been getting reports out of Pibor this morning that SPLA soldiers have arrested and detained large groups of people within Pibor town and have transported them to unknown locations. Mary has been trying to get in touch with her brother who is currently in the area, but his [...]

Sudan Votes Music Hopes

rob — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:28:19 +0000

Sudan Votes Music Hopes is finally online! Go check it out and listen to 12 different artists from sudan (including my wife) that contributed to the project. Obviously I think Mary’s is the best:) Give support, they really need and deserve it. I know they all worked very hard to get [...]