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Weekly column that I wrote for The Citizen in Tanzania…TZ, so near, yet so far.
Kenya is supposed to be one of the most religious countries in the world, which is quite possibly the mother of all ironies. And that’s saying a lot because we’ve had some outstanding moments of irony in the recent past….
Read moreSome women go through ‘normal’ labour, if indeed there is such a thing. The contractions start, short and intermittent at first, giving mama some time to catch her breath and situate herself. For women who’ve never given birth before, those…
Read moreWhen you’ve gotten used to things being a certain way it’s not easy to accept change. This is especially so when you move through life with a certain amount of privilege. While you may not be wealthy or powerful, you…
Read moreMedia people like to speak about Kenyans and their seasonal retreats to their ‘tribal cocoons’. It’s a phrase that rolls of the tongue smoothly, creating images of baby Kenyans being swaddled in the protective shroud of ethnic identity. And in…
Read moreSeth Panyako says he’s willing to die for the cause. Panyako is widely recognised as the de jure Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) secretary general. This is a man who, oddly enough, is at the helm of a traditionally…
Read morePeople talk about occupational hazards. Risks that are inherently associated with certain types of jobs. If you’re a construction worker for example, you’re supposed to wear a hard hat because there’s a real chance that a brick might fall on…
Read moreCall me naïve but I still believe in the rule of law. There is order to society, and that order must be protected, upheld and respected. The minute we begin to chip away at the framework of rules and regulations…
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