Former Meru University chairman to UoN comrades; you are makers of your own misfortunes. Even if you cry more than the bereaved no body will come to your rescue since history defines your tears as crocodile tears. The then respected UoN generals long lost the spirit and respect. They have…
We are living in an era during which mankind, through ceaseless struggle, has been rewarded with two significant gifts – the freedom of expression and the freedom of assembly. These two offsprings of mankind’s struggle, if subjected to any form of curtailment, would mean that the sacrifices made by our…
Cash-strapped local universities risk closure in future as technological advancements continue to make deep inroads in the education sector. Technology-driven university education will be as disruptive as the likes of Uber and Airbnb are in the transport and hospitality industries respectively. To stay afloat during the oncoming winds of educational…
Will there be a better alternative for religion on Mars? People like me who would like to be among the first people to travel to Mars and eventually colonize the red planet are more concerned with the technical aspects of colonizing the planet. Almost everybody is talking about the technical aspect…
I recently sat through various pitches by Kenyan startups and during most of them the founders kept indicating their target market as “Millennials”, a statement I have been hearing dropped for a number of years but since this time I was a passive observer my brain kicked into some gear.…
The competencies of employees are an essential factor in the production or service delivery process of organizations. However, the same organizations that cherish this premise have eaten humble pies where incompetent employees get their way through promotions and pay increases. This can happen in any organisation due to a number…
The job market is a competitive one; especially in the days, we live in where almost everyone has papers. Employees will even make it harder by requiring you to have more than five years of experience and graduates are always left wondering how good their chances are. Not everyone is…
Receptionist spends not one but a 160 million shillings on twenty houses. This is the headline that hit us recently. I’m not the only Kenyan asking myself the question “How?” Honestly, how is that possible especially with the current economy? Then you remember, Oh! I’m a Kenyan in Kenya, and…
I was in a jav a couple of days ago exhausted… and frustrated. Mpesa had jammed for over three hours and that completely paralyzed my planned out self-date. So there I was, down five feet from cloud nine with no money. I get into the jav and the matt driver…
A lot has occurred in the three years after the last general election. Hands have been shook, jobs have been handed out and everyone is smiling. There is “peace” in our country again. I say again because if you are from the ghetto then you know that election time is…