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What has transpired in Kenya since the election has been quite depressing to say the least. It’s sad to see a nation that was well and truly on its way to economic prosperity suddenly digress in that manner. The scale of violence has left me speechless, especially after getting firsthand accounts from friends caught up in areas that witnessed the worst of it.

Nonetheless, amid all of the political bickering that continues while lives are being ruined, cheetah innovation, ingenuity and passion shines bright as a group of friends and fellow TEDsters have come up with a new tool to help people chronicle/document incidents of violence, looting, etc. around the country called Ushahidi, Swahili for witness.

Thanks for the tip Hash.

I’m probably a bit late in blogging this, but do join the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) and the Stand Up and Speak Out campaign set to kick off in the next few hours! Millions of people around the world will rally together from 21:00hrs GMT today, the 16th of October until tomorrow evening at 21:00hrs to speak out against poverty and inequality and for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Let’s help “break the world record so we can break the record of broken promises.”