If you thought that blind dates are a modern phenomenon, the following story on a hilarious Luhya version of Tinder will re-frame your perceptions. This story isn’t about arranged customary marriages from the days of Jairus, my grandfather, and Nakhatama, my grandmother. Our story today is set in peri-independence Kenya. To put it another way, … 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
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
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
