In a country where the media is filled with negativity and what MPs are doing every weekday, it is easy to be drowned in all this content and miss opportunities available. I am definitely in the camp, my social media feed is filled with so and so is dating nani,…
So I recently went to refill my 13kg gas cylinder with around Kshs 2000 in my pockets confident that I would at least have pocket change for airtime. Shocker unto me, I did not even have enough money for the purchase. The owner of the store calmly told me, ‘…
As an academic working at a university in Kenya, I’ve witnessed at first hand the massive disruptions to learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation is not unique to Kenya. Universities in neighbouring Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia are similarly affected. Kenya has over 70 universities, 38 of them public and 35 private. Over 500,000 students were…
Have you ever felt left out, ashamed and afraid to show a part of yourself to society since they will view you differently? Have you also felt that you were better than someone else because of a characteristic feature they had and in a way made them feel that way?…
I was recently listening to a conversation Dickson Morande held on YellowTape. This conversation can be found on Aqute Media and other podcast streaming platforms. It is a podcast I would highly suggest that you check out, it is informative. So the conversation I was listening to concerned the fair…
Someone recently asked me. ‘What’s your end game?. Before that question, I had a plan all laid out [or so I thought]. I was going to master my crafts I was going to be disciplined, I was going to listen to my parents and elders, and most of all I…
Social media and internet forums function as an important space of contestation for issues relating to queer identities. This is evident in reactions to two fairly recent queer-themed African films, one from South Africa – Inxeba/The Wound – and the other from Kenya – Rafiki. The films were met with diverse responses, from…
Certified Managers Bill: The recent publication of a Parliamentary Bill to establish the Institute of Certified Managers (ICM) has rekindled the longstanding debate on whether or not management is a profession. And if it is, does it warrant formation of both a professional body and an examinations board? For an…
You can’t! One of the biggest challenges facing young entrepreneurs is that often they’ve had no prior experience working inside a successful company. They thus never got to learn and understand fully the #Processes that drive such companies to success. Unless they fully appreciate this handicap and seek ways to…
Since its earliest traces, at least 5,000 years ago, formal education – meaning an education centred on literacy and numeracy – has always been highly selective. Ancient Egyptian priest schools and schools for scribes in Sumeria were only open to the children of the clergy or future monarchs. Later on, the wealthy would use private…
