Double Entendres and Zain Verjee

It’s inevitable that you end up doing something on live tv that could me considered a major gaffe, but Zain Verjee’s mistake has people coming up with all kinds of titles to sum up the problem.

She slipped up three times, calling peanuts penis….Zain, what do you have on your mind?? Oh well, I guess you can’t be perfect all the time, and, to your credit, you have given writers lots of fodder for creative titles. My favorite one– “Sane Virgin [a play on her name] Sees Nuts”,

Spielworks Media – Making Film Production A Reality

Spielworks Media

You just can’t keep a good Kenyan down, and that is very evident when you see what these two are doing!  Loyce Kareri and Dorothy Ghettuba, two Kenyan Jewels, are not content to rest on their laurels.

They  have founded Spielworks, an independent film and television concept development and production company that is already activley involved in several different projects.

Keep your eyes peeled as we watch what they come up with and keep you informed.

Kenyans make the Top Ten Sexiest Africans on Jamati.com

Sidney S. Sladen, Bollywood Designer

Kenyans made it to the long awaited Top 10 Sexiest African Women and Men for 2008.  Jason Dunford made the men’s list and Zain Verjee made the women’s lists.  Both lists feature the diversity that is Africa.  To see the lists  in their entirerity, visit the Jamati.com website.

There is also a powerful and influential list which features Pauline Jelimo, Sidney S. Sladen, and Barack Obama, among others. View the entire post here.

For the sexiest African women go here, and go here for the sexiest African men.

Zain Verjee asks Condeleeza Rice if Palin Can Handle Foreign Policy

Zain Verjee

Condeleeza Rice gave a measured answer to the question about whether Sarah Palin could handle a foreign policy situation. Although she didn’t come right out and say no, she did say that , “There are different kinds of experiences in life that help one to deal with matters of foreign policy.” (crickets chrirping)……….hmmmm, doesn’t that sound positively glowing? I have warm fuzzy feelings myself.

If Condeleeza Rice is not sure that Palin can lead then why are we just glowing about how great she is and how great she will be for the country? I would rather see Barack Obama and Biden in office knowing that there is one, yet untainted by government, and one, seasoned in government, who can work together to get things done using two different perspectives.

I think that we need to learn more about who the folks are who want to run our country! I still feel comfortable with Barack Obama! Go Barack! Give Us Free!!!!

Zain Verjee hit by teargas canister while reporting

Kenyan correspondent, Zain Verjee was hit by a teargas canister while reporting on the rioting in Nairobi at Uhuru Park.

Zain Verjee – Washington DC

Born and brought up in Kenya of Indian parents, Verjee received her undergraduate degree in English from McGill University, Montreal, and studied at York University, Canada, as well. Zain is a citizen of Canada.Zain Verjee is CNN’s State Department correspondent based in the network’s Washington, D.C., bureau. Before her assignment to that position in November 2006, Verjee reported on a wide variety of stories, including international news developments for CNN’s The Situation Room. She previously co-anchored CNN International’s rolling newscast, Your World Today, with Jim Clancy, and hosted the debate program Q&A on that network.Since joining CNN in 2000, Verjee has covered numerous breaking news and world events, such as the India-Pakistan Agra Summit, the conflict in the Middle East, the trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic, the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Hajj and the war in Iraq.
In July 2006, she reported from the DMZ, and in September, she conducted an exclusive interview with former Iranian president Mohammed Khatami.Previously, Verjee anchored the prime-time news bulletin and compiled, produced and presented documentaries for the Kenyan Television Network. She also hosted The Third Opinion, a political talk show, and freelanced for the BBC, producing several programs including African Perspectives, a documentary on the de-registration of non-governmental organizations after the U.S. Embassy bombings in East Africa in 1998.

Verjee’s journalistic efforts extend beyond the broadcast realm. She recently published Live and On the Air, a children’s book exploring the experiences of a young girl who moves from rural Kenya to Nairobi to work as a broadcaster. Verjee also has produced successful radio campaigns spreading awareness of HIV/AIDS, road safety and violence against women. Her community efforts include work with Street Children and with Operation Smile.

Verjee received her undergraduate degree in English from McGill University in Montreal and studied at York University in Canada. She speaks Gujarati, Kiswahili and conversational French.

Source: CNN