INSIDE: Mboya received a British Labour Party education scholarship to attend Ruskin College in Oxford, England.He wanted to get similar funds for African students but the British colonial authorities failed thus heading to America to look for assistance. He later started the African Students Airlift to America which took about 800 students to the United … Continue reading “The Famous Flight of 81” was the beginning of Mboya’s light to African students in the 20th Century.
INSIDE: Mombasa is county number 1 out of 47 counties in Kenya.It has a population of approximately 1, 208, 333 and a population density of 4,100/km2. It is highly recognized by Mombasa Tusks which is a very famous landmark. It consists of tourist sites like the Fort Jesus, Haller Park, Mombasa Marine National Park, North … Continue reading Mombasa has been a treasure for Kenya, maritime Swahili town for generations.
Elderly dancers from Mbeere South educate residents on the Mbeere culture through music - Courtesy of Nation Media Group, FULL VIDEO HERE. What does the name "Mbeere" mean? Mbeere means "First". Mbeere community is part of the Bantu linguistic group as well as closely related to the Embu people. Much is not known regarding their … Continue reading Mbeere Community.
Lodwar County and Referral Hospital in Turkana County. Governor Josphat Nanok is trying as much as possible to fasten his belt in a bid to fight COVID-19. Six days earlier, Nanok unveiled a three-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and a four-bed High Dependency Unit at Lodwar County and Referral Hospital. Nanok said the facility has … Continue reading Meeting the COVID Cost -Turkana County.
Are Kikuyu Men Romantic? I have heard this question countless times. At times, someone would approach me and inquire about my marital status and when I give out the feedback that I was in a relationship, some people would narrow down and ask from which tribe I was dating. This is tribal but I would … Continue reading Facts about Kikuyu Men.
Title: Across the Bridge (1979) Author: Mwangi Gicheru Pages: 178 A servant quarter boy who struggles to cross the bridge of poverty to richness because of love becomes a service boy to his master’s only daughter. Across the bridge is a book which supersedes love with crimes and rejection. The book begins with a prison … Continue reading Across the Bridge; A Review.
It is time we become alert and start building on measures and strategies to end teenage pregnancy in Kenya. The pandemic will leave a legacy in Kenya. I am not talking of how fast the virus is spreading or the case where things like Curfew, Road blocks, Quarantine or Sanitizing are concerned but rather the … Continue reading An alarming rate of Teenage Pregnancies during the Pandemic.
While trying to familiarize yourself with the Kikuyu Community, their customs, traditions and many more, there is one thing that is on the front line; their women. Kikuyu women have been ridiculed in our modern times of how terrible they are in cooking and how they are worst in bed games. Apart from that, more … Continue reading Kikuyu Women are the best to Marry.
The players within the society/media/politics model. It is time we dust off our media houses with political headlines that do not bridge the divide but break citizens into segments. As a journalist, I understand fully that one work of the media is to act as watchdog. There is no society practically not guided by what … Continue reading Media Houses: Beds for political headlines that divide.
Baada ya dhiki faraja, wenye ndimi walisemaKipungu keshaondoka, usukani ni kwetu sasaKatu siamini ninayoona, beramu sasa inapepeaMola bariki taifa letu, daima mimi ni mkenya Hatua mbele tumepiga, kamwe nyuma hatutarudiDhamira yetu sisi ni moja, kujenga letu taifaLetu jukumu pia ni moja, kuulinda wetu uhuruMola bariki taifa letu, daima mimi ni mkenya Nanyi viongozi wetu, haki … Continue reading Uhuru Tumepata (Independence).
While we were silently working from home, observing curfew hours and social distancing, the devil was out there busy mobilizing his crew. A few days back in the USA George Floyd story went down. May his soul rest in Peace. Not many days later another story pops up. This time not about the USA, it … Continue reading The Pandemic Vs Injustice!
Graduates and University students spend a lot of time doing assignments and write ups for companies and individuals just to earn a living. In order to survive as a young graduate or as an ambitious university student then you need and must definitely ghostwrite. In fact, ghostwriters walk the talk of business, client and good … Continue reading In order to survive, you must Ghostwrite.
The Kikuyu community undergone several rites of passage among them is initiation, the most common across all communities. It is known as Kurua in Kikuyu and the period referred to as Mambura ma Irua. During Initiation, the Agikuyu circumcised young boys, a process which involved the survival removal of the Penis' foreskin. As I noted … Continue reading The Agikuyu Circumcision.
A woman in Ikoli village, Kakamega County allegedly stabbed her husband to death on April 4, 2020 after an altercation over a plate of ugali. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP For the past three months, we have had a lot of cases of women chopping their husbands. The headline is either a woman … Continue reading ‘Till love rip us apart; Women thirsting for blood!
Nina uchungu moyoni, sikomi kutesekaKamwe sitaki kukumbuka, nasema sitakiLimekuwa ni donda, lakataa kuwa kovuNani kasema baada ya dhiki ni faraja? Pengo kubwa uliacha, kuzibwa haliweziKaniacha nifilie mbali, mimi kiumbe dhaifuChakula hakiliki, kimekuwa kichunguNani kasema baada ya dhiki ni faraja? Nilikuenzi ja mboni ya jicho, mama ajuaNikakupumbaza kwa huba, baba ni shahidiMapenzi yasojua kufa, kawaulize wanakijijiNani … Continue reading Natamani Kukuona Tena (I long to see you again).
The distinguished professor of english and comparative literature, Ngugi wa Thiongo was born in Kamirithu 1938. Ngugi whose original name was James Thiongo Ngugi went to Makerere University where he attained his bachelor’s degree. He later went to Leeds University in England for his undergraduate work. He has served as a lecturer in English in … Continue reading Ngugi Wa Thiongo – In Brief.
A dish of MUKIMO, beef and some greens. MUKIMO is best served this way. Well, having inscribed down the Kikuyu Traditions, Customs and Marriage on my previous article; if you have not read it yet you can get it here. In this article, I want us to learn something about the Kikuyu foods. There is … Continue reading Foods of the Agikuyu; In the heights of KIKUYU CULTURE.
They are also known as Agikuyu, a Bantu group and the largest ethnic group in Kenya and one of the most popular tribes in Kenya. The Agikuyu community is well scattered along Mt. Kenya region, the central province. History The Agikuyu believe that God (Ngai Mwene Nyaga) who lived in Mt. Kirinyanga -present (Mt. Kenya) … Continue reading In the heights of KIKUYU CULTURE.
You can make anything by writing – C.S. Lewis There are times when life is exasperating. Your guesses are all wrong in an exam; your team loses a game by a single point; your friend has hidden the very important item you value; your girlfriend is silent on you; your parents have high hopes on … Continue reading Our Memories, Family and Friends – Prose and Poetry.
she crept into the room slowly like a worm, took the left turn upholding the banister with her hands so tight and at that point vividly recalling her past life, she previously had herself deep into a deceit love relationship before enduring the pain of being used and dumped. She checked if her pistol gun … Continue reading Desolated Life; Longreads.
Professor Everett Maraka Standa. Photo credits; Phoebe Okall of Daily Nation. When we talk about fathers of literature, we can't exclude professor Everett Maraka Standa whose works have evidently been employed in the education sector especially in the field of poetry. Soft-spoken as he is, Everett was an undergraduate student at the University of Nairobi … Continue reading Professor Everett Standa; An Icon in Literature.
An adult desert locust which grows from being a hopper into a flying locust. As countries continue suffering and battling with an outbreak of locusts since last month, the swarm of these mini-monsters is getting bigger and bigger while they migrate. The severe infestation of desert locusts is putting many countries affected at risk of … Continue reading The Desert Locusts.
Red Cross Members of Chuka University Chapter repairing a bed in a family they visited for support TOTO program. Support toto is an initiative endorsed by the Kenya Red Cross society, Chuka University chapter which aims at identifying poor struggling families that require immediate assistance and help such families in various ways possible. This initiative … Continue reading Support TOTO.
The job market absorbs millions of graduates every year creating a tight competition in terms of securing job opportunities. For some of the graduates, defending a job in their favour is hard due to lack of skills offered out of class. Getting a job begins with how good you are in interviews before it goes … Continue reading Convincing Interviewers.
When a flower blossom, our eyes revolve around the outside case of the beauty. We less discover how beautiful it looks like and we tend to judge it in accordance with that first look it gives. At a budding stage, none is ever interested to talk about the tales of how beautiful this flower will … Continue reading Bloom is Big.
First, it began with CJ and his team counting a win already in their side. Who would have known that when they say don't count your chicks before they hatch, you must not and never count them before they see the planet earth? A great mistake CJ had pocketed in his side. Secondly, how do … Continue reading The End; CJs Tragedy.
Last year January seemed to be the change of a political phase in Chuka University, a time where comrades used an illusion of oppression to drive out a leadership described as that controlled by the interests of an administrative society. They never knew what they thought was a positive change was going to turn out … Continue reading The Verdict Begins; Cornelius Kimutai’s Regime.
Chuka University aerial view; Image credits, Eric Captions. The chief whips are here, it is either do it for Anthony CJ Kimani or Chif Boni Limiri through the delegates or die with your vote burning but with no one to win it. In a formal way, we call it CUSA elections but a portion of … Continue reading A Ballot for CJ or LIMIRI.
When an ambitious lady revealed that she was interested to serve comrades, vying for the presidency seat, to some it seemed like the greatest joke. The first lady ever in the history of Chuka University politics to be bold enough to face the political fist from men; Betel Ahmed. While many would say that the … Continue reading Bridging the Divide; Women in Leadership.
Chuka University aerial view; Credits Eric Captions. Months ago, comrades were shouting and throwing insults to Kidero in pursuit of a new regime which saw Kimutai and his team alias team Kenya into power. It was all jubilation to those who felt oppressed with Kidero’s term but to his followers, it was a sad moment. … Continue reading Is it Kidero Again?
The truth is that they are sweet, juicy to the eyes despite the fact that they are sold in an environment where flies overrules. The bitter truth is that they are deadly, deadly in a way that they can mess up with your body system you might think you are torn apart. If you never … Continue reading Deadly African Sausages (Mutura)
Home office outlook; Image courtesy of DLA Piper publications Canada. Most people think that for you to work at home you need the strongest internet source to get connectivity that suits the kind of work you do while for others working at home will be sitting in the house synced into a pyjama. Online working … Continue reading A Home Workstation with a Distinct Brand.
Basic needs basic rights in collaboration with amazing minds theater group conducted a mental health art galore that took place at Chuka University on the 28th of November. This event comes hand in hand with various mental health awareness programs that have been happening across Kenyan universities sponsored by basic rights basic needs organization. The … Continue reading National Mental Health Art Galore.
Pixabay. About a week ago, a second-year student pursuing a degree in education was robbed by a gang as early as 5 am when she was coming from a night church function. Afraid as she was, she had been threatened to be stabbed if she was not going to give her belongings. To her, she … Continue reading Theft in the Woods; Slaughter and Lowland areas.
Sofia is growing due to Charcoal Business that is on the rise in that particular place. I have had a chance to experience life between the Kenya-Uganda border and I can tell you for sure, the experience is very hilarious and bad in a way. Located around Busia-Kenya, Busia-Uganda popularly known as Sofia or as … Continue reading Walking Through Sofia Uganda.
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