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For the patient art of mythbuilding, where isolated artifacts and phenomena are imagined first to probe a simple idea of the future.

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CBC curriculum turmoil has Kenyan schools billing up inequality

Competence does not mean skill, it is the standard used for TVET. It would mean our children would learn the bare minimum. Denying them chance to expand their minds and gain knowledgeable education and skills. To accept their place lower in the

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Ever Touched Your Baby Boy’s Balls?

A deeply unsettling wind of panic hits you as a mother when you think there’s a chance that your child may not be well. So a few minutes to 5 pm, I was out of the door to touch my son’s balls.

January 14, 2025

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The great western migration

A festival of sorts is thrown all across its shores from our Isambo festival in Budalangi, Rusinga Festival in Homabay, Piny Luo in Siaya and now the largest RnB party outside Nairobi, Kisumu Old School and RnB Brunch.

December 31, 2024

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The ticket-man who wrote the lyrics to Simba Wanyika’s hit songs.

Hidachi’s job was to collect the takings at the gate. “Hitaji was a doorman selling tickets at the gate. After that he gave the money to Wilson then Wilson paid us

December 24, 2024

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Cycling from Kisumu to Kampala and back; Part 2, The madness in Kampala.

Motorbikes will be hooting at you and I'm like, where do you want me to go? There was a point in Kampala city both motorbikes cyclist and pedestrians were all riding and walking on the same pavement.

December 11, 2024

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Cycling from Kisumu to Kampala and back; Part 1, A journey of Faith and climate

I remember I had hallucinations of like getting to Iganga three times! I was constantly checking the kilometers and according to the map I should have been in a Iganga by now but lo and behold we just kept going.

December 10, 2024

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The life of Dr Habil Olaka in retirement in Kitale

I have got coffee that I do, avocado, beekeeping and some macadamia. Initially, I was doing telephone farming, but now I have got time to be hands on.

November 26, 2024

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Lucky unlucky, the march for Kisumu preterms with no neonatal-ICU

Premature births are quite a common occurrence in Kenya, with 12 percent out of all babies born annually being premature.

November 19, 2024

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Why banks are finally interested in business

With credit to the private sector having tumbled to 3.7 percent in July from 13.9 at the end of last year, banks are coming to knock on your door, those who cultivate these relationships are the ones that will come out on

November 12, 2024

Sleepy villages at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. The mountain’s base measures up to 40 km across and covers an area of about 388,500 hectares.

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Climbing Kilimanjaro, no downhill task

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, which at 5,895 meters is the highest peak in Africa, is not for the weak of heart. Most importantly, it is not for the weak of pocket. I recently found myself on a flight from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

October 29, 2024

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The Battle for Laikipia, a documentary you cannot UNSEE

At the end of the documentary, you feel that something you have seen cannot be unseen. Most of the white people in the audience hurriedly left, piqued.

October 22, 2024

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CBC curriculum turmoil has Kenyan schools billing up inequality

Ever Touched Your Baby Boy’s Balls?

The great western migration

The ticket-man who wrote the lyrics to Simba Wanyika’s hit songs.

Cycling from Kisumu to Kampala and back; Part 2, The madness in Kampala.

Cycling from Kisumu to Kampala and back; Part 1, A journey of Faith and climate

The life of Dr Habil Olaka in retirement in Kitale

Lucky unlucky, the march for Kisumu preterms with no neonatal-ICU

Why banks are finally interested in business

Climbing Kilimanjaro, no downhill task

The Battle for Laikipia, a documentary you cannot UNSEE

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