Comments on: Art, and the Road to Riches – by Rasna Warah http://kwani.org/main/art-and-the-road-to-riches-by-rasna-warah/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:25:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mehul http://kwani.org/main/art-and-the-road-to-riches-by-rasna-warah/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Mehul Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:30:16 +0000 http://kwani.org/main/?p=214#comment-843 Mrs. Warah is wrong. The government, though it may not have stated it as loudly as the other things, is ACTIVELY supporting the 'creative' aspects of vision 2030. I am one of the top chess players in the country and the government is keenly interested in developing the game. The national chess body CK (Chess Kenya) has provided a proposal to the government outlining their vision of where they think Chess in the country should be in 2030. The government has already agreed to sponsor one of the identified juniors financially (to pay for costs of training, airfare to chess tournaments abroad etc). The Governments idea is to have a Grandmaster in the country by 2030. Chess is as backwater and neglected a sport/creative venture as it can get. Mrs. Warah is wrong. The government, though it may not have stated it as loudly as the other things, is ACTIVELY supporting the ‘creative’ aspects of vision 2030. I am one of the top chess players in the country and the government is keenly interested in developing the game. The national chess body CK (Chess Kenya) has provided a proposal to the government outlining their vision of where they think Chess in the country should be in 2030. The government has already agreed to sponsor one of the identified juniors financially (to pay for costs of training, airfare to chess tournaments abroad etc). The Governments idea is to have a Grandmaster in the country by 2030. Chess is as backwater and neglected a sport/creative venture as it can get.

]]> By: wing http://kwani.org/main/art-and-the-road-to-riches-by-rasna-warah/comment-page-1/#comment-770 wing Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:38:19 +0000 http://kwani.org/main/?p=214#comment-770 i think it has something to do with the habit of reading and appreciating arts as well. only a country has grown into a reading nation, and a government also have people who consider arts of diverse kinds are necessity in life, then there is hope to have government's direct support to nurture art works. it is a relatively long term investment which takes gut to pour in money without a short-term direct gain to secure political power. i think it has something to do with the habit of reading and appreciating arts as well. only a country has grown into a reading nation, and a government also have people who consider arts of diverse kinds are necessity in life, then there is hope to have government’s direct support to nurture art works. it is a relatively long term investment which takes gut to pour in money without a short-term direct gain to secure political power.

]]> By: Kasyaba Brendan http://kwani.org/main/art-and-the-road-to-riches-by-rasna-warah/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Kasyaba Brendan Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:35:48 +0000 http://kwani.org/main/?p=214#comment-735 Well the creative pores of some african writers, artists et el have just strtedopening up. But by and large we have got alot of mediocrity embedded therein on the whole compared to the choice of examples you mentioned. Take India for example, the costs of publication are so low that mediocrity is soon polishhed as its critised fast and gets better. Most african leaders do not even have the basic grip even on the most bsic issues in the cretive arts. Am though optimistic that with forums like this can create a change attitudetowards the subject. Well the creative pores of some african writers, artists et el have just strtedopening up. But by and large we have got alot of mediocrity embedded therein on the whole compared to the choice of examples you mentioned. Take India for example, the costs of publication are so low that mediocrity is soon polishhed as its critised fast and gets better.

Most african leaders do not even have the basic grip even on the most bsic issues in the cretive arts. Am though optimistic that with forums like this can create a change attitudetowards the subject.

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