PAUL “THE GENTLEMAN”TERGAT JOHNNIE WALKS WITH GIANTS

2012 saw world athletics record holder Paul Tergat named to the Johnnie Walker Whiskey’s hall of fame which shares and celebrates the life stories of some of the world’s most inspirational men through the global ‘Walk With Giants’ campaign.

 The campaign; featuring the brand’s iconic striding man, celebrates individuals who can be considered “Giants” in their fields and who share their personal stories to inspire others to take the next step on their personal journey and calling.

43 year old Tergat is respected globally for his exploits on the tracks and is one of the marathon legends across the world. He is a five-time world marathon champion who between 2003 and 2007; held the world marathon record.

Reacting to his recognition as a Johnnie Walker “Giant”, he said; “it is humbling that the story of my life can be used to inspire people across Africa and the world.”

The long distance runner becomes the first East African ‘Giant’ and the 5^th one from Africa after fellow athletics legend Haile Gabrselassie from Ethiopia; entrepreneur Prince Kofi Amoabeng from Ghana; musician Manu Dibango from Cameroon; retired soccer player Samson Siasia from Nigeria.

They go ahead to join other ‘Giants’ from beyond the continent: business magnate Richard Branson; formula one world champions, Lewis Hamilton an Jenson Button; advertising creative, John Hegarty; fashion designer, Ozwald Boateng and explorers Ranulph Fiennes an Amyr Klink.

Johnnie Walker is the world’s most awarded scotch whisky brand and is globally renowned for the Red Label blend- the most popular premium scotch whisky in the world and Black Label; the bestselling 12-yeara old blend as well as their collection of rare super-premium blends.

-Additional insights from the East African Breweries Limited (EABL)-www.eabl.com

DEMARCO "COOLE COOLE" KENYA

Coole coole, coole coole 
coole. coole, coole coole 

Busta whine Touch Your Toe 
6:30 the way You know 
dirty dancing private show 
oh, she a whine so must me be a pro. 

Coole coole look how she dashy weh 
coole coole me whine the body there 
coole coole me whine for take you there 
coole coole you make me off and say 

Puffi yeah real girl is nuh play 
whinin them girl them say 
right away no delay 
find out the xray 

Girl whine and don't stop 
girl steady whine and don't stop 
girl steady whine and don't stop 
the way she a whine she have whining in luck 
alright 

bend over gal badman a weh 
when you're whine girl you offer me a.. 
she chop a grow me a, me a.. 
wow there goes the blow out there 
me she vbimin i knw u wan mi 
because she bubble and whine Punjabi ... 

Those are the lyrics that are said to drive the ladies mad on the dance-floor and the "big kahunna" himself was in Nairobi Kenya over the weekend to perform at the carnivore grounds.

But who is Demarco?

Born in Portmore, Jamaica, singer, producer, and songwriter Demarcobegan performing at the island's famous Cactus nightclub when he was only 15. A year later he moved to the United States, first landing in New York City and later settling in Baltimore. It was there he began to learn about music production. He began to work boring day jobs, earning a living and spending every bit of extra cash he earned on studio equipment. Demarco began selling his beats to various hip-hop and dancehall artists, eventually attracting names like Styles P andElephant Man. Two of his riddims landed on Elephant's 2003 albumGood 2 Go, then Demarco's songwriting began to take hold withBounty Killer recording his songs "Warlord Reloaded" and "Hey Sexy Baby." Work for G-Unit associateOlivia plus reggae singer Sizzla followed, then Demarco began to focus on his own singing career. He released a couple moderately successful dancehall singles before breaking through with his 2007 cut "Fallen Soldiers." With its vocoder-driven hook and moving lyrics, Demarco's tribute to soldiers who have fallen in the line of duty was an instant Jamaican hit and topped the country's singles chart for over a month. Koch Records soon signed the artist and announced they would be releasing his full-length debut album in partnership with the Epic label.

Here are some photos courtesy of EYE-CON PHOTOGRAPHY on Facebook:

THE RELUCTANT OUTLAW; WHAT IT MEANS TO BE THE COUNTRY’S BLACK SHEEP; THE STORY OF A KENYAN MATATU DRIVER.

photo:Matwana ( matatu culture ) on facebook

I can say they hate us. I know they do! My son goes to school and says; “my dad is a matatu driver.” He is like, “what? A matatu driver?’’ it hurts and one is never proud.

I am one of those you just love to hate. We are the backbone of Kenya’s black market. Expected to pay off everyone from police to criminal gangs. Perhaps you don’t have any idea what it is like to be the black sheep of a country.

But let me explain. We wake up every morning at 3 to bring milk to Nairobi. From there; we take cops who have been on night duties home. Then, we pick up newspaper vendors, company drivers, office workers and your school kids.

After we are done with you; we take your housewife or houseboy to their secret lovers. Then comes Sunday and the entire Christian community depends on us. The pastors ought to pray for us; seeing we are assisting in their missionary work. But instead; they condemn us for missing the Sunday service.

We are lucky that it is not them but God judges us. Otherwise, we could be the most cursed human beings on the face of the earth.

-donda254.wordpress.com

-facebook.com/matwana or facebook.com/matatu

-wambururusblog.wordpress.com