Blogging in Kenya : The Inevitable Vehicle of Modern Writing
"Blogs are the insight of human experiences captured in words. There is an uncanny beauty in seeing life as an outsider and trying to piece up other people’s lives with the narrow scope of...
To The ‘Black sheeps’
Are you or have you ever been the black sheep of your family? Well…
You just can't help it but make mistakes over and over and over again. You are defined as the stubborn one;...
When Your Nature is Your Weakness
Have you ever felt like the way you are engineered, like your natural personality, that is, being you, prevents you from getting opportunities that can advance your personal growth? Like being you mostly holds...
THE PERKS OF BEING AN AWKWARD PERSON
Let me ask you something, do you have trouble fitting in? Is your foot always in your mouth? Do you have trouble expressing what you really feel most of the time? Do you end...
Facade – Societal Standards of Normalcy that Leave us Looking Abnormal
Personally, I've had more why-I'm-I-like-this moments than I'd care to admit. I have realized that Society rarely likes Different. You are taught to accept all of you, to be bold, to speak up, and...
Blank Mask – The Powerful Mentality of a Strong Person
I have always wanted to be a strong person. Strength exudes maturity. That though what you’re dealing with hurts; Pain doesn’t win. You don’t allow it to. Sheer willpower does. You may have been...
Pavlov’s Dogs – Are Kenyan Schools Hardening Criminals with Corporal Punishment?
The gods of Pavlov. Let's talk about caning in Kenyan schools. Are we creating hardened criminals or correcting bad behavior?
I was caned a lot at St. Josephs and I was among the more fortunate...
An Open Letter To All Kenyans – Uko Na Thao Nitakurefund Next Week?
Taniua... Jameni
Si you know I'm Kenyan? (Nah, don't answer that, it's rhetorical).
So that means you know I know psychiatry is for mad people (potriz), right?
And, that I'm also well aware therapy is for rich...
Chapati Love – I Love my Chapatis the Same Way I Love Love
I love my chapatis the same way I love love.
For those who make chapatis or have had a glimpse of people making chapatis, you know it’s a process. You start by assembling your ingredients...
What did they tell you about life? Married by 26? Three Babies by 30?
Doing you? Routines take away our uttermost interest blindly. That Sunday evening Chama relaxing with your girlfriends, choosing what to wear, reading that harry potter series afresh? Friday night at your favorite joint or...
