Is the Voter Ignorant? – An Analysis from Kenyan’s Voting Behaviours
Image from BBC, 2013 - Voting process in Kenya Isn’t it interesting that many people spend more time, put more energy and effort gathering information when they want to buy…
Why 50 Million People have failed to Rescue a Sick Nation?
Lack of political will, the root cause for systemic corruption The Youth Cafe, 2019 Introduction Corruption is the “abuse of power for private gain” (Transparency International, 2020). This misuse has…
Trigger warning: femicides
LET US ADDRESS THE FEMICIDE CRISIS IN KENYA (Photo by Unsplash,2021) "For most people, it is just another story, another statistic, another number, but the reality is; it is a…
Conservation: People, Planet or Profit?
The dictionary definition of conservation is "protecting from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed.", And Africa seems to be the centre of "Conservation". Numerous conservation organisations are spread all over…
The Politics of Hair
Image: Twitter Your hair is not just hair. Then what is it? You might wonder. Hair has always had a significance socially, culturally, and even religiously for hundreds of years…
Building Accessible Technology Products In Africa
Africa as the next frontier for technology and innovation Africa has been christened as the next frontier, and rightfully so, for the adoption of evolving and emerging technologies. Some are…
Coronavirus is exposing decades of ugly truth about Wildlife Conservation in Kenya
The Colonial rationale in Kenya’s conservation sector remains as dry as ever, and the current pandemic emphasizes this and reveals its ugly secrets. December 2019, the Chinese city of Wuhan…
The Mindfulness Potion: A cure for Mankind
It is often profound that when we hear the word cancer or AIDS or even the Covid 19, we shiver at the horrific images of ourselves in ICUs, coffins or even the…
Lost in between; The state of the Arts in Kenya.
Look at Kenya or look back at your own country for perspective. Now, take out the music, the theatres, the media, the literature, the books, the newspapers, the paintings, the…
IT WASN’T ME!!! JUST SAY IT WASN’T YOU? ~Shaggy
Tracey sat at the back seat of her father’s car as they drove to the countryside on the Nairobi Nakuru highway. Her dad was overspeeding to beat the fall of…