Oral East Africa

Kenyan Wordsmith who spoke Pan African scrabble into existence: Part III

As the government takes up at least 20 percent of payslips in deductions, and tax induced inflation takes up the rest, the disposable income that would go to savings is narrowing. It does not help when young Kenyans see that it does

February 13, 2024

Outdoor

This Valentines; the wild within

Kisumu city starts and ends in nature. Backed up by the lake, the city extends from the papyrus at Dunga, plush greenery of Milimani into the central business district. Here street photography is easier, you do not have to literally look over

February 11, 2024

Long Read·Project Unemployment

How to be unemployed in 2024: Part IV; Social capital

Bush assessed my belongings, a mattress a 13 kilo meko cylinder and a bag of clothes and concluded I only needed two motorcycles for the move.

February 9, 2024

Long Read·Project Unemployment

How to be unemployed in 2024: Part III; The Kenya Kwanza’s Jubilee playbook

I took a chance on a path that led me back to surprising places, back to Kisumu city where I had lived as a child; I would be roughly the same age as Manyala, my son, when we moved here in the

February 8, 2024

Long Read·Project Unemployment

How to be unemployed in 2024: Part II; Flying blindly

Despite the fact that the shilling is now undervalued, the CBK has raised rates considerably to make it attractive, and a strong flow of dollars from the multilateral lenders are coming in; why aren’t investors rushing in? It all comes down to

February 6, 2024

Long Read·Project Unemployment

How to be unemployed in 2024: Part I: Why the oracles are silent

For the media the intimidation was monetary, early one morning, the management of a leading newspaper was summoned to the Central Bank and bullied about reporting on the currency ostensibly to put pressure to stop negative coverage.

February 5, 2024

Fiction·Fiction & Non Fiction

they cut off her wings right before she could fly

I could tell it was serious business by the way it was talked about in low tones. Rukiya was placed before the adults in the wide sitting room and she looked squeamish on the seats like she could fall over and disappear

February 2, 2024

Opinion

Are you a safe man for our women?

What accountability measures have you put in place when going out on a date or one night stand with a woman you have just met to ensure that at least one other person knows of your whereabouts – that if you harm

February 2, 2024

Outdoor·Photography

Floating at Dunga Boardwalk

When we raise our eyes from the wooden pier we notice that we are in the presence of unmolested nature, right here.

February 2, 2024

Economy & Politics

Jaramogi’s bursaries to India and abroad supported 5000 Kenyans

Various scholarship and bursary schemes offered by both the government and corporates have not been enough to cover a rise in number of drop out cases. WhatsApp groups are fundraising for children who are unable to pay school fees while social media

February 2, 2024

Oral East Africa

Kenyan Wordsmith who spoke Pan African scrabble into existence: Part III

This Valentines; the wild within

How to be unemployed in 2024: Part IV; Social capital

How to be unemployed in 2024: Part III; The Kenya Kwanza’s Jubilee playbook

How to be unemployed in 2024: Part II; Flying blindly

How to be unemployed in 2024: Part I: Why the oracles are silent

they cut off her wings right before she could fly

Are you a safe man for our women?

Floating at Dunga Boardwalk

Jaramogi’s bursaries to India and abroad supported 5000 Kenyans

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