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.
Scripted Society
Across the Bridge; A Review.
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.
An alarming rate of Teenage Pregnancies during the Pandemic.
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.
Media Houses: Beds for political headlines that divide.
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.
Uhuru Tumepata (Independence).
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).
The Pandemic Vs Injustice!
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!
In order to survive, you must Ghostwrite.
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 Agikuyu Circumcision.
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.
Mama Kama Wewe Hakuna (Mother, their’s none like you!)
Mwana hutazama kisogo cha nina, wasemao walisemaYamkini maneno yamekataa kuitika, sijui ntasemajeMilizamu ya machozi yanitoka, nikikumbuka uliyopitiaFadhila na heshima mpe mama, Mola ‘takubariki Kaniweka utumboni mwako, nafasi ya kuona mwanga kanipaKanilea tangu utotoni, elimu ya mama ukanipaSkulini ulinituma nilipokomaa, stashahada na shahada n’taletaFadhila na heshima mpe mama, Mola ‘takubariki Mengi ulipitia, hivi nani wa kulinganishwa … Continue reading Mama Kama Wewe Hakuna (Mother, their’s none like you!)
‘Till love rip us apart; Women thirsting for blood!
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!