Kenya
TOP STORIES FROM YOUR SELECTION
-
-
The demise of Nairobi Asian Biashara Street dukawallahs
Up and till 2010 the Asian community were the nut & bolt of retail business in downtown Nairobi. Then the winds shifted, rocked in advent of Somali, Chinese and other […] More
-
VISIONARY BRITISH COLONIALISM: EAST AFRICAN COOPERATION, INTEGRATION, FEDERATION AND INDEPENDENCE.
Visionary British Colonialism: East African Cooperation, Integration, Federation and Independence By Oweyegha-Afunaduula Conservation Biologist Center for Critical Thinking and Alternative Analysis Visionary colonialism is not a widely accepted or established […] More
-
in Community & Opinion, Family, Friends and Relationships, Food and Dining, Health and Medicine, Self-help and Inspiration
What do you live for when you pop 60 years?
By the time you hit 60 years, most of your peers are either dead or divorced. Penning my journal. What do you live for when you pop 60 years? A […] More
-
-
Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga’s run for the top seat of Africa Union Commission in the much-awaited poll.
Mr Odinga is probably perched in a top hotel in Addis. As he stares into the distance, eyes half closed he reminisces on his political career. In a few days […] More
-
Our pilgrimage to Raila’s final resting place
I have been to Bondo and the Jaramogi homestead a few times. But this time was different. On the evening of October 18, a 70-person delegation set off on a […] More
-
in Building and Construction, Business and Entrepreneurship, Identity & Culture, Land, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and Literature
Folks, life in rural Kenya has changed, for the better.
#PenningMyJournal. Am amazed I have actually lived in rural Kenya 15 years down the wire. 2010 was the year I rocked into Migori. Had left KQ after clashing with CEO […] More
-
-
Kenyan women love naughty dudes & fairy beatitudes
Truth be said Kenyan women love naughty dudes & fairy beatitudes. How many men have dumped you for being ludicrously boring! For the feline gender warriors, I proudly state have […] More
-
My faith is not just something that ends in my name
When I learned that my faith is not just something that ends in my name, but that I carry God in my spirit and that I have the mind of […] More
-
in Diaspora, Family, Friends and Relationships, Fiction, Identity & Culture, Law, Crime and Justice, Religion and Spirituality
General O: The Ritualist and the Reckoning
Prev: General O: A Mole Amidst God’s Men They came to Okello’s church, not to pray, but to fish for their next victims. Sat amongst the congregation, blending with the […] More
-
-
FACE TO FACE WITH SURGERIES BUT STILL GROWING STRONG: My OWN STORY
I don’t know how many surgeries and what kind you have experienced in your life. For me, it has been six surgeries over a period of 76 years. My parents, […] More
-
General O: Echoes across Generations
The lake lay dark and silent, stretched before us like a vast sheet of black glass beneath the endless canopy of stars. Not a ripple disturbed the surface. The water […] More
-
Kisumu remembered me.
I used to live in Obunga. Kisumu. Back then, I was just a boy, brilliant-eyed, chasing the wind through the red dust of that chaotic, tender neighborhood. My father, always […] More
-
-
The Game That Takes Everything
In the glow of a smartphone screen, a quiet epidemic is claiming the hopes—and sometimes the lives—of Nigeria’s youth. ODIMEGWU ONWUMERE writes that what begins as a harmless bet on a football […] More
-
10th IBFD Africa Tax Symposium
I attended the 10th Africa Tax Symposium in Kigali, Rwanda dissecting trends in international tax from an African perspective. The forum was graced by tax practitioners, revenue authorities and policy […] More
-
1 Vote
in Competitions and Challenges, Family, Friends and Relationships, Fiction, Law, Crime and JusticeFOOLISH GIRLS DIE. I DIED. RUN
Dear John, That day was my death. My PhD in “Never again.” I whispered, “Now I know why your wife never fought to have you back.” You vanished for months, […] More
-
-
The Teen Personal Development Journal
I’ve asked Gemini the importance of the “Baby on board” or “baby in car” stickers and it said that they serve primarily as a visual alert to other drivers about […] More
-
Men are a besieged lot, ain’t no real men anymore.
Penning my journal. Teething 6th floor, I have seen a lot on my journey. I met Jomo Kenyatta in a school performance. Kenya’s founding president was a man with piercing […] More
-
Fake asthma medication
Some weeks ago, I landed on a post of a grieving mother who had lost her son to an Asthma attack. I kid you not, even though I have gotten […] More





















