Back in 2012, I received a text message from a young lady, devastated after losing her brother in an accident while he was at work. She wanted to know how I had ‘managed’ when my dad died earlier that year. Her text found me still raw, taking one wobbly step at a time to find
My memory takes me several years back to a very cold night; somewhere in the central highlands, sandwiched between the eastern base of the Aberdare Range and the western slopes of Mount Kenya, my dorm mates and I stood outside the door to our dorm tightly hugging our books – not out of love but
I could hear my feet and tens of other runners’ feet pounding the tarmac, heavy breathing and sighing from every angle. I pushed on, tired but determined, my legs feeling heavy as I jogged upwards. It was my fourth time participating in a marathon, my second in this course that is known to be very
“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” -C.G. Jung I can still vividly see my mother standing before me, hands akimbo, her anger palpable and eyes narrowed as she spat out the words – ‘who do you think you are?’
How are you today? I am glad to be back from a month-long break, which did me good. I come back with a sense of newness and anticipation. I would like to share something I have been reflecting on a lot lately, and which I have shared in a couple of social forums. It is
A few months ago, the press in Kenya wrote about high school graduates who had qualified for university but did not apply to join, some of them choosing to go to TVET institutions. This has been a trend for the last few years now, and it has become apparent that with a TVET diploma, one
After their performance, the musicians gathered to listen to their teacher as he read out the judge’s comments. Upon hearing that their performance was lackadaisical, they were ecstatic, giving each other high-fives and exchanging smiles and nods. The jubilation died down fast when the teacher, baffled by their reaction to the feedback, explained the meaning
If you are Kenyan, you probably received a message yesterday from a hardware store or supermarket where you shop, referring to you as a hero, and wishing you a happy Mashujaa Day. ‘Mashujaa’ is the Swahili word for heroes, and October 20th is set aside to celebrate heroes in Kenya. You probably wondered what is so