Obliterating intl'l law, supinely subjecting it to the will of the mightest, is suicidal. People in the "west" should not take for granted the freedoms most of us have enjoyed in the last 80 years: they are speedily evaporating.

Right On, Keith...

Dear Taita, I hope that you will find this pdf of a historic document interesting and useful: Here is a pdf of the 1903 Kisagalla First Kisagalla Reader "Mashona 'ga Hambiri' https://t.co/hS2Q9i6UkE @DishomeKidawida @TaitaDictionary

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Today is a good day to remind ourselves on the US declaration on Greenland: “DECLARATION. In proceeding this day to the signature of the Convention respecting the cession of the Danish West-Indian Islands to the United States of America, the undersigned Secretary of State of the

Greenland is an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Norway stands in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark.

@helenaverley It's a Kitaveta word meaning cousins. It is mainly used by cousins of different genders, the same gender cannot call each other Rumburia.

Dear Taita and Taveta, Please does anyone know what Rumburia means - probably in Kitaveta ?? and in what way is it used, eg in a family.. is it informal or formal? Thanks XX @DishomeKidawida

Boxing Day at Mahoo: in the open space outside the church at Sela Ndongo, 38 little children had their Christmas Feast of similar fare, but without tea. As soon as it was dark enough, Rev Steggall showed them magic lantern views which these children had never before seen!

Dear Taita & Taveta XX Xmas dinner 1894 for 50 school boys at Mahoo: Cooked heartebeast meat w/ bananas, 3 xmas puddings roughly 10lbs each [probably sent from Consett, England], a kind of custard made of corn flour, tea, two biscuits each w/ jam, & a small packet of sweets 😍

In Malgis, Northern Kenya, one Acacia tree holds a thousand journeys. Before maps. Before road signs. This lone acacia was the meeting point. Livestock still rest beneath its branches. Travellers still pause in its shade. ( Courtesy of Pntv)

Dear Taita & Taveta - Menu for Xmas 1894, for 40 school kids at Mahoo: Cooked heartebeast meat with bananas, 3 xmas puddings roughly 10lbs each [prob sent from Consett], a kind of custard made of corn flour, tea, two biscuits each with jam, and a small packet of sweets.

Blue Heron drying itself https://t.co/cOgWiYs1H9

RT @ASE: Watch @FranceskAlbs tell @TuckerCarlson that her American daughter risks a felony simply for giving her a gift under the US sancti…

117 years ago, Taita got its first maternity ward. This kind of construction (using intertwined sticks - which are mostly from a tree called Ndomoko), mud and small stones is known asVikuro. Durable? Yes it is. Presently being done?... Maybe 1 in 100 houses. 📸: @helenaverley

Often we think of the past as B&W because of the photos. I love this image taken in 1956 in Maseno, Kenya by my grandfather showing a riot of colour and reminding us that people before us lived lives in full colour & emotion. These ladies gathered, as beautiful as any garden🌸🌼

#Tanzania: UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk urges investigations into the killings & other violations linked to the 29 October elections, as reports emerge of bodies collected by security forces & taken to undisclosed locations. https://t.co/dxLUkE9e09

SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten. "I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

A British National who has lived in Tanzania🇹🇿 for so many years and endeavored to promote the country's tourism globally is in disbelieve and can't take it anymore. Five children who were under his soccer scouting centre were murdered by tryrant @SuluhuSamia regime.

Following the brilliant film Last Night in Soho by @edgarwright I was haunted by Sandie and Holly Golightly, who possessed me to write this (largely from texts to myself, hence some aberrant formatting for now) #LastNightInSoho #Epstein #Trump #Andrew https://t.co/46M0PBgPaD