Rosie picture for Africa?, No i Say

In defense of 'The Constant Gardener from the onslaught of John Kariuki 's article I would like to refute some points that Mr. John Kariuki pointed out in the said article.

The author quotes Charlie Simpson of Film Studios on his assault of the movie, Is this some one who understands the reality of Kenya, the person who has his studios nestled in the heart of Jamhuri Park with no links to the real Kibera, someone who is not in a position to tell us what is really going on in the kibera slums. What was over done Mr. Simpson, that question is also directed to you Mr. Kariuki, did you see anything overdone, Are the kibera slums some cinema trick that we are not aware of? Are the stagnant pools of water the same trick cleverly achieved by technology? No, these are the realities of Kibera.

The point of insecurity up north is also as real as it could be, as much as you would like the movies made that reflect the Africans as writers or intellectuals or the mention of school going children, the reality of Africa is that very few of us are able to claim this things.

The 'The Constant Gardener is a book/movie that is created for provocative social realism, it also address the dire results of human greed and corruption, and to top it all, the movie gives us incredible shots of the African landscape. Mr. Kariuki my guess at this point is that you must have misinterpreted the movie. There are many other issues in the movie that are tackled other than the perception that was created by the movie, the movies main theme is the effect/ continuous exploitation of the African counties by multinational companies and the failure by our governments to do anything’s about it because of the greasing of the palms

The perception that the movie has created has been a positive one, one that has made people ask questions, why is Africa the way it is? What are the benefits of the new world order? And what the multinationals are doing for the continent? And most importantly, how can we help? This Story, that is so eloquently told does more good than harm to Africa and Kenya.