How our African identities are coded in names
My father had a dream one day where his grandmother; my great grandmother Adah Ochumbo nya manyala told him my mother was carrying his gift.
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
Helios, France and World Bank eye African entertainment and sports complexes
Helios set up the Africa focused sports fund last year eyeing the African market, the youngest of the world’s continents with 15 and 24 year olds constituting 19.4 percent of the total population, while children under 15 years are nearly 41 percent
Africa should build its own financial architecture from ground up
In a generation an educated youthful population who number two for every child and pensioner delivers an economic boom since more people are economically active than dependents, and this builds up enough savings to reduce the cost of credit.
Let our kids learn in mother tongue first
In 2018, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development(KICD) approved the development of mother tongue learning materials for four communities namely, Gikuyu, Kamba, Dholuo, and Ekegusii.
Kenyan Wordsmith who spoke Pan African scrabble into existence: Part I; BINGO
They gave you two options, one is to write about a trip to Kisumu. The other is the same trip to Kisumu but they give you certain phrases; then you have to use your creativity so that the story flows from those