Ten years ago, Africa was mainly known for its scenic beauty, wildlife, obscurity, poverty and at times backward traditions- well at least that is how the Western media i.e the likes of CNN/ BBC would feature us. Now, look at us, Africa, and what creative, life-style enhancing and poverty reducing mechanisms have sailed through; only thanks to a phone? Enhanced Lifestyle In a country…
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This is my personal blog where I'll share a lot of stuffs about life and work everything I do in between.
I am currently pursuing an Msc in Development Studies at Jomo Kenyatta University (JKUAT), and as such I wanted us to indulge on the relevance and opportune time for Kenya’s development and that of Africa’s through the ‘Sauti Kuu‘ Foundation, the literal translation being powerful voices for our future generations. Today, this auspicious sports, resource and vocational training centre was opened by none other than former…
Each and every one of us gets so busy in our lives with mundane, routine and petty worldly things that we often don’t fully live our lives the way we ought and put priorities and proper perspectives into our ‘frame of reference’ as psychologists are often bound to say. We are busy with work, school, business and held ransom by family and community responsibilities. Now,…
Pregnancy is the leading cause of death among teenage girls in developing countries. Girls aged 15-19 are twice as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as women in their twenties. Early pregnancy also leads girls to drop out of education earlier. Abortion has become the solution to the increasing rates of unplanned pregnancies in Kenya and more especially in Nairobi and its environs. Religion will…
Times are quickly changing in the workplaces the world over. Organizations are seeking to revamp their profit margins by cost cutting and this means employing technology and laying off workers at that. This trend continues to roll forth as the world seeks to become a global village. Already, you can now work at the comfort of your home without reporting to the workplace due to…
We are living in very fascinating times the world over and with a more keen interest in local, international and geopolitics which in one way or another has an effect upon each one of us. We are becoming a generation that is too glued to the internet, blog sphere and any breaking news that the center of our being and universe sadly starts to panic…
There is fascism, communism and Trumpism. America/world please choose your political truism. The Obama presidency, for the past eight years has been a blessing unto the world and the American people because it has exposed the great drift and divisions between white/ black America to an often pretending public and many naysayers and worshipers of the false American dream. We have seen the extent of…
The greatest civilizations known to history are the Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, the British empire, Nazi regime and in our modern days the duel between America in the land of the free and China in the far east. What made these empires and societies grandiose, majestic, powerful and historical? Did they exhibit super human abilities, endowments, powers or gifts compared to us? Honestly, I beg to differ…
We are living in changing times in terms of climate, economy, values and political correctness. The pace of daily living has quickened exponentially due to our demands to survive and meet our needs. Each people, generation and society has always inherited something from their forebears. This includes folklore, language, diet, culture, land, literature and even music. In our modern-day society, the very things that we…