Mungu si Athmani they say. To others, the collapse of the yet to be commissioned Sigiri bridge in Budalangi constituency in Busia County only serves to cement Railphobia. The nearly completed bridge collapsed within hours of Nasa presidential candidate tour of Busia. The challenger to Uhuru Kenyatta spent the lion share of his time there … Read more
On your way out of Trans Nzoia county headquarters, Kitale town, towards Endebess at the foot of Mt. Elgon on the Kenya-Uganda border; Matisi town straddles the ‘highway’ over a stretch of a kilometer thereabouts. Here, deep in mulembe, we find a Saboat saying that however aged, distills the answer to questions that still dog … Read more
This girl,said to be from a Primary School in Lugari, Kakamega County, smiles as she goes about Khumalao as wandase in Bungoma call this activity steeped in Mulembe tradition. Simiyu Wandibba in his 1985 book History and Culture In Western Kenya: The People of Bungoma District Through Time; reveals that the application of cow dung … Read more
This screenshot of a Facebook status update has been doing the rounds on social media. During this doctor’s strike, we have seen fake Facebook updates doing the rounds as propaganda wars raged on. So no telling its authenticity. Nonetheless, it is hard to ignore the pain and suffering that the satire balms: In another ill … Read more
The pulpy banana-pineapple like flavored Jack fruit first strikes one as something fit for Cameron’s Avatar, almost dinosaur-like, yet with a promise of abundant vigor and life in embodiment of the tropics. At first sight, meeting the Jack Fruit aka Fenesi in Swahili, one has to take another look. And another. And another. It just … Read more
It can’t get more Kenyan than this! Discovery of significant deposits of a valuable mineral ought be a proud, serene moment for a country like Kenya with a nascent mining sector. Right? Well, not so for Kakamega Gold …. The gold deposits estimated at 1.31 million ounces are of the highest quality (ever) so far … Read more
When I took this picture, it was dead in the night. A champions league night filled with the joys of youth and vitality of campus life. What struck me about this butchery was that in spite of it being the only butchery in Kefinco, the proprietor had gone to great lengths to advertise and attract … Read more
Graffiti painting on one of the steel doors leading into one of the many entertainment spots at Nalongo Busia Uganda tells the story of a place oft patronized but rarely admittedly so. The soldiers represent the Ugandan state. In Nalongo, they are there to maintain order, but not the law. She of white eyes and mouth … Read more
Dr. Henry Heimlich was an American chest surgeon who, dismayed at the high number of people who die from chocking, in 1974 developed an easy to learn maneuver to help save lives: The Heimlich Maneuver. St John’s Ambulance in Kenya has campaigned on their Facebook page for introduction of first aid lessons in Kenya’s educational … Read more
Kenyan doctors have been on strike since December 5th, 2016. The Kenyan government has thrown everything at the doctors save for a solution. The doctors have fought hard for the implementation of the agreement between their union, KMPDU and the Ministry of Health Kenya, CBA 2013, that addresses health sector inefficiencies from issues of staffing … Read more
