End of Pax-Americana; grim days ahead
I grew up in USAID estate in Kisumu. When I was my son’s age, we used to call it ‘You-Said’ or rather Uuusssaid with all the Luo accent you can imagine into the sss, and for a time that is what I
Vihiga Farmers making 3k a day on ten-by-seven metres greenhouses growing tomatoes and Zucchini
A boda-boda, which has become a choice retirement plan for many villagers lately, can only bring in about an income of three hundred to five hundred bob, after the rider has paid himself and deducted expenses. And you haven’t factored in the
Rise welfare associations for social capital
Kenya is witnessing a resurgence of local village and clan ties as communities turn to welfare associations to form groups for resilience to weather the multi-year economic slump. The number of welfare associations being formed is rising as communities form welfare groups
Mashemeji; the peace marriages of Nyanza Royalty
When confronted with the age old question of who I was, where we come from, my young mind never quite got contented with the answer our people gave, we were Manyala, simply interpreted as ‘Yes We Can’. My own parents are Christians
Namuonja the Manyala who ruled North East Nyanza before we became Kenya
In December, the blood of Paul Khasamba Namwonja Mukudi flowed back from its hundreds of tributaries back to its source at Idokho, Rugunga where the king rests, for the first memorial by his progeny. Namuonja Mukudi who today would have dominion over
Taban Lo Lyong’s After Troy
There is a master of the written word who follows no rules and takes no prisoners. He wears his skin as only a South Sudanese would and there is a fire in his eyes that even age cannot vicariate it smothering ember.
Why the Proposed U.S. – Kenya Healthcare Deal is a Trap
While Kenyan mothers are currently being detained in hospitals because the new Social Health Authority (SHA) claims system is “still stabilizing,” government officials are in high-level talks with the U.S. government to sign a new Global Health Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). On the surface,
Tanzania crisis shows old power across EAC has lost youth imaginings
At the risk of sounding sexist in this sensitive era where gender issues easily raise hackles; in the ornate palaces of the Middle East and the Orient, during the Middle Ages, when the Arabic culture was taking shape, one of the most
Enforcing Railamania in Kondele; when you could not like bananas
The first time I became conscious of the impact of Raila Amollo Odinga was back in 2005 when my cousin made me choose between an orange and a banana. Back then, I thought these were just fruits. I vividly remember the day,
The Mercurial Baba and his many Chameleon faces
Aluo, Raila Amolo Odinga died at 80 years, having built a legacy as simply one of the most outstanding politicians in Kenya. The fallen enigmatic Raila Odinga has seen it all in the struggle for what came to be known as Kenya’s