Today, the cowards in power didn’t know exactly what to do when the courageous youth they’ve hired as new interns assured them that they’d keep confidential only the good deeds of the Government of Kenya. They assured the power honchos that they’ll be working for, and learning from their time with the diverse public institutionsContinue reading “Brave Citizens Governed by Cowards”
Category Archives: Random Reflections
Who knew?
I saw as I had seen instantly that everyone knew everything about the same thing in ways that everyone else of them didn’t know anything about on the same thing that everyone of them thought they had known in the same way
A Kenyan Revolution? We Must Wait Longer. Unfortunately
What is common in all revolutions is the existence of threats to citizen’s dignity and humanity and the willingness of citizens, in their numbers, to do something about it. Not blueprints, nor clarity on steps and milestones; nor any definitive leadership; nor hard consensus about how the revolution’s results could look like. It’s fury first,Continue reading “A Kenyan Revolution? We Must Wait Longer. Unfortunately”
Rain Therapy
Today it rained heavily my end of the city. Looking outside I marveled at the nourished raindrops. A sense of nostalgia about the rainy days of my childhood set in and quickly overwhelmed me. I wanted that downpour on me. And it was urgent. So I decided to get out, embrace the rain, kiss it,Continue reading “Rain Therapy”
A dream and a fight
In my dream I felt a sharp itch on the side of my rib cage. When I reached to scratch I noticed the source was a wormlike lifeless creature that was leisurely snacking away on my skin. A painless uncomfortable sensation is what I felt, spreading from the surface of my skin, inwards and sidewaysContinue reading “A dream and a fight”
Who Knows?
who knows? the secret of the mystery of your life could be a lonely sand particle in the desert’s expanse why do you fear getting out to go try find it? who knows? the answers you seek may be tucked in the ocean’s wave? rushing to the shores as if to be in time toContinue reading “Who Knows?”
NOT DRESS! IT’S MISOGYNY, SEXISM AND LAWLESSNESS
From verbal and physical attacks on girls and women in my life, it is clear to me that the stripping of women by some male scoundrels as recently witnessed in Nairobi, Bungoma and Mombasa had nothing to do with the dressing of those women. These attacks are outward projections of a society drenched in misogyny,Continue reading “NOT DRESS! IT’S MISOGYNY, SEXISM AND LAWLESSNESS”
WESTGATE: WHY NO ONE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
The Westgate terrorist attack of September 21, 2013 and its aftermath prove one thing: There are reasons why gross failure by Kenya’s state security agencies and top political leadership will neither be acknowledged nor punished.
Goodbye 2013: If it were as simple as that
2013 was an eventful year for Kenya. Today, the air is filled with mixed emotions depending on individuals’ experiences of the past year. For those that the year heralded good tidings, their emotions when bidding good bye 2013 could be nostalgic and clingy. If only the good year could last longer. For those whose experiencesContinue reading “Goodbye 2013: If it were as simple as that”
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