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.
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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.
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.
‘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!