African seems to have healed her wounds and forgiven her past. The mantra Facing Forwards carries forth her hungering spirit. It yanks us to the magnificent dream of a prosperous continent. Since we launched Agenda 2063 in 2013 by the African Union, we’ve been trekking towards what seems to be a glorious future. Villages areContinue reading “East Africa: A Region in Its Prime Season for Potential Greatness”
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Motivation Monday
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” Steve Biko.
A Clarion Call to Revamp Civic Leadership Among Youths of Africa
I have always maintained the eye of my pen on the youths, because I believe change must begin here. I will not even on a single day write about the old geezers of the African politics in Kenya. I will not bash Raila, Uhuru, Ruto and their ilk. Never. Because these folks have lived theirContinue reading “A Clarion Call to Revamp Civic Leadership Among Youths of Africa”
“Kenya Would Be Better Today if The Wazungus Tarried a Little Longer”
“Freedom! We want Freedom Now! We want our government…Us governing Us!” These were the decry of our forefathers against the colonial regime. Their enchanted zeal was for an establishment of own government. An African government, a Kenyan government. The echoing voices of the Pan Africanist could be heard. Seems like the time was ripe forContinue reading ““Kenya Would Be Better Today if The Wazungus Tarried a Little Longer””
The Society is Full of Bad Men Because Most Dads Didn’t Spend Enough Time with Their Sons
“Your presence matters more than your presents,” is almost a colloquial cliché but loaded with incontestable truth. We are brooding or rather, living in an aching society. There is a yawning gulf that exists between the society that we ought versus the society that we indeed are. The appalling reality is that today, we haveContinue reading “The Society is Full of Bad Men Because Most Dads Didn’t Spend Enough Time with Their Sons”
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton